Mixed forests: A missed opportunity?
Forestry and nature conservation can benefit from promoting a diversity of tree species, new study finds.
Environment
Jan 14, 2013
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Page 10 - News tagged with natural diversity
Looks like turtle weed, but it's not: Molecular tools aid in identification of new algae species
Newly described species points to richer marine biodiversity in Guam waters than previously understood.
Ecology
Oct 10, 2012
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Genetic diversity: The hidden face of biodiversity
Will future conservation policies have to take account of the genetic diversity within each species ? A large-scale study into plants found at high altitude throughout the Alps and the Carpathians, has enabled an international ...
Ecology
Oct 8, 2012
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Researchers discover eight new Thai plant species
Researchers in the Trinity Botany Department's Herbarium, together with Thai collaborators, have just discovered eight species, three subspecies and four varieties of the plant genus Eriocaulon from Thailand, all new to Science.
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2012
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Scientists call policy-makers to be scale-aware
To be successful, nature conservation measures must account for the complexity of the human impact and how nature responds to them, at different spatial and temporal scales. "Scale-sensitive research" emerges as a new, interdisciplinary ...
Ecology
Aug 30, 2012
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Small-scale gold mining impacts river algae in French Guiana
Small-scale gold mining in French Guiana is having long-term effects on diatoms, small single-celled algae, by eliminating the species that are most vulnerable to water turbidity. The findings come from research carried out ...
Environment
Feb 29, 2012
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Saving wildlife with forensic genetics
Wildlife face many threats with spreading urbanization, including habitat loss and inbreeding when populations become fragmented and isolated. It doesn't help that there is a billion-dollar international industry dedicated ...
Biotechnology
Jun 8, 2011
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The same type of forest is good for both birds and people
Birds and people both enjoy urban woodlands that have been cleared to just the right degree. This is the conclusion of scientists at the University of Gothenburg who have carried out large-scale field experiments in urban ...
Ecology
Jun 8, 2011
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UN aims for biodiversity treaty by July 2012
A global treaty on the harvesting of genetic resources will probably be ratified by July 2012, the UN executive secretary on biological diversity said Tuesday.
Ecology
May 31, 2011
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Amphibian disease risk higher in undisturbed habitats
Amphibians may be more susceptible to disease in undisturbed natural habitats, a study in this week's issue of PNAS finds.
Ecology
May 30, 2011
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