Strawberry farms threaten Spanish wetlands
Standing in the middle of a stretch of land surrounded by dunes and pine forest, Juan Romero examines the cracked ground then stares at the dusty horizon.
Standing in the middle of a stretch of land surrounded by dunes and pine forest, Juan Romero examines the cracked ground then stares at the dusty horizon.
Ecology
May 27, 2022
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Birds of a feather not only flock together but also appear to settle down together.
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2022
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In Finland, climate change is causing the pine pest Panolis flammea, or pine beauty moth, to shift its range northward 50 years ahead of predictions. Changes in both the distribution and size of the pine beauty moth population ...
Plants & Animals
May 10, 2022
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Trees are an essential cornerstone in the functioning and survival of forest ecosystems. But as global change accelerates, certain tree populations, too slow to adapt, may experience population decline or even extinction. ...
Ecology
May 2, 2022
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There are more and more threatened species by the impact of human activity and about a million of them are estimated to be endangered if the rate of biological extinction does not stop. Over the last fifty years, the global ...
Ecology
Apr 26, 2022
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A better understanding of tree growth-climate sensitivity across regions and species may reduce uncertainties in simulating forest carbon budgets. However, few studies have explored the growth-climate sensitivity of different ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 6, 2022
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The wildfires that broke out in the Florida Panhandle in early March 2022 were the nightmare fire managers had feared since the day Hurricane Michael flattened millions of trees there in 2018. It might sound odd—hurricanes ...
Environment
Mar 11, 2022
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The humble pine tree is more than just a common sight in North Carolina—it's also a handy tool for monitoring the proliferation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in our state over time.
Ecology
Feb 21, 2022
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Synergy isn't always a good thing—take climate change and invasive plants.
Ecology
Feb 10, 2022
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New research has shown how current red squirrel conservation strategies in the UK and Ireland, that favor non-native conifer plantations, are likely to negatively impact red squirrels.
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2022
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