Hundreds of thousands of species could soon go extinct due to the effects of deforestation, new research examining global data has found.
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Among its many other claims to fame, the Amazon rainforest contains more than 1,500 bird species. Around a quarter of them are found nowhere else on Earth. Many of these birds have evolved to fill a specific role – whether ...
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Nov 9, 2016
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Researchers studying plants, ants, birds, dung beetles and orchid bees in the Brazilian Amazon have found clear evidence that deforestation causes drastic loss of tropical forest biodiversity.
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Aug 24, 2015
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An international team of conservationist scientists and practitioners has published new research showing the precarious state of the world's primary forests.
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Aug 18, 2014
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A team of researchers from Singapore, Australia, Switzerland, the UK and the USA has carried out a comprehensive assessment to estimate the impact of disturbance and land conversion on biodiversity in tropical forests. In ...
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