Volcanic plains stretching from Melbourne's west to the South Australian border were once home to native grasslands strewn with wildflowers and a vast diversity of animals. Today, this grassland ecosystem is critically endangered.
Ecology
Aug 13, 2020
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A trio of researchers, two with the University of Illinois, the other Auburn University, has found that the use of neonicotinoid pesticides on farm crops leads to reductions in some bird populations. In their paper published ...
Most countries have a staple food: native, fast-growing and easy-to-store plants high in carbohydrates.
Other
Jul 30, 2020
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A major loss of grassland and significant increases in urbanisation and woodland in Great Britain since 1990 have been revealed in a new scientific analysis of land cover changes across the country.
Environment
Jul 9, 2020
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Scientists used a radar to track a bumblebee from its maiden flight until death for the first time as part of wider research racing to understand the impact and needs of declining bee populations, including on Europe's fragmented ...
Ecology
Apr 27, 2020
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In nature, certain species are able to regulate the cycling of soil nutrients and vegetation diversity and dynamics.
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2020
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Farmers could increase their revenues by increasing biodiversity on their land. This is the conclusion reached by an interdisciplinary research team including the fields of agricultural sciences, ecology and economics at ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2020
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In the north eastern Free State, a 60 km green corridor is being created that will link the upper Wilge Protected Environment to the Sneeuwberg.
Ecology
Jan 17, 2020
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There's a long-held myth that Johannesburg is the globe's largest urban forest, resplendent with an annual purple Jacaranda show. But before the planting of these (alien) trees for timber during the Gold Rush in the 19th ...
Ecology
Jan 17, 2020
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Ghosts of land use past haunt current biodiversity in farmland ecosystems, according to a new study led by a researcher from the German Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre. The study on farmlands in southwestern ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 7, 2020
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