Culling gray squirrels not necessary for overall biodiversity, expert suggests
Life on Earth is facing the greatest rate of extinction in history—and humans are the disruptive force, according to a leading ecologist.
Life on Earth is facing the greatest rate of extinction in history—and humans are the disruptive force, according to a leading ecologist.
Plants & Animals
Nov 27, 2023
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Plant species are distributed in their preferred climatic zones, and plants growing at the edge of their natural distribution range often exhibit poor growth when relocated to a different environment. This phenomenon has ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2023
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How can so many different species coexist in an ecosystem? In a new study published in Ecology, researchers from Holden Forests & Gardens, the University of California, Davis, and Southern Oregon University reveal an under-appreciated ...
Ecology
Nov 2, 2023
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Traditional fermented milks are produced by the inoculating technique, which selects well-adapted microorganisms that have been passed on through generations. Few reports have used naturally fermented milks as model ecosystems ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 1, 2023
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Both ecologically and morphologically, the clouded leopards known as Neofelis nebulosa are a distinct lineage of big cats. These species are threatened due to human activities of targeted hunting and habitat loss. Evolutionary ...
Extreme fires drove biodiversity declines despite overall resilience after the 2019–2020 Black Summer bushfire season in NSW, a new study suggests.
Ecology
Oct 23, 2023
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Four threatened and endangered plant species growing in the San Bernardino National Forest will have an opportunity to thrive following the adoption of a plan by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2023
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One third of the global terrestrial carbon stock is stored in grasslands. A new global study implies that this stock may decrease as plant biodiversity is reduced, especially in warm and arid areas. The reason is that a species-poor ...
Ecology
Oct 20, 2023
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In the world of threatened and endangered species conservation, the genomic revolution has raised some complicated questions: How can scientists justify assessing species genetic diversity without consulting entire genomes ...
Evolution
Oct 16, 2023
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Beta-diversity serves as a crucial metric for gauging shifts in species composition over spatial or temporal scales, bridging the spectrum between localized (alpha) and broader regional (gamma) diversity. In the fields of ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2023
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