Study helps arboreta, botanical gardens meet genetic diversity conservation goals
Findings published in Proceedings B biological research journalCredit: The Morton Arboretum LISLE, Ill. (April 30) - In a groundbreaking study, ...
Tag: Biodiversity
Cultivating cooperation through kinship
Cooperation among biologically unrelated individuals is uniquely humanCredit: Painted by: Liane Gabora While the capability for organisms to work together ...
Long-term consequences of coastal development as bad as an oil spill on coral reefs
Credit: Smithsonian Archives The near-shore habitats of Bahia Las Minas in the central Caribbean coast of Panama became heavily contaminated ...
Conservation goals may be stymied by a lack of land for biodiversity offsetting
Credit: Dr Laura Sonter Developers may struggle to find enough land to offset the biodiversity impacts of future development, according ...
Latest results of myriapod research from the 18th International Congress of Myriapodology
Credit: 18th International Congress of Myriapodology Last year, the 18th International Congress of Myriapodology brought together 92 of the world's ...
Invasive lionfish likely to become permanent residents in the Mediterranean
Credit: Marine and Environmental Research (MER) Lab An invasive species first identified in the Mediterranean Sea just eight years ago ...
Making sense of the viral multiverse
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University In November of 2019--likely, even earlier--a tiny entity measuring just a few ...
‘We urgently need a renewed public debate about new breeding technologies’
Göttingen agricultural economist evaluates research results on food securityCredit: S Koppmair Plant breeding has considerably increased agricultural yields in recent ...
New species of moths discovered in the Alps named after three famous alpinists
Credit: P. Buchner / Tiroler Landesmuseen The discovery of new, still unnamed animal species in a well-researched European region like ...
Poor Amazonians go hungry despite living in one of the most biodiverse places on Earth
Credit: Daniel Tregidgo Poorer rural Amazonians are going hungry despite living in one of the most biodiverse areas on the ...
Climate change may push some species to higher elevations — and out of harm’s way
Upslope movements may push species away from human pressure, which could reduce extinction risk for many mountain-dwelling speciesCredit: (Photo credit: ...
Learn from past to protect oceans
Credit: NOAA Photo Library History holds valuable lessons - and stark warnings - about how to manage fisheries and other ...
Hummingbirds show up when tropical trees fall down
Credit: Photo by Henry Pollock, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - When the tree fell that October in 2015, the ...
Following the insect meltdown, numbers of orb web spiders have drastically declined
Credit: Rainer Altenkamp The abundance of large orb web spiders in the Swiss midland has declined drastically over the last ...
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