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Researchers Develop DNA Approach to Forecast Ecosystem Changes

Nov. 10, 2020 — The rapid, low-cost technique is the first to analyze DNA left behind in animals' feces to map out complex networks of species interactions in a terrestrial system. It could help redefine ...

Dolphins Ride out Dietary Ups and Downs

Nov. 3, 2020 — More evidence has emerged to support stricter coastal management, this time focusing on pollution and overfishing in the picturesque tourist waters off Auckland in New Zealand. A study of common ...

Climate Change and Food Demand Could Shrink Species' Habitats by Almost a Quarter by 2100

Nov. 6, 2020 — Mammals, birds and amphibians worldwide have lost on average 18% of their natural habitat range as a result of changes in land use and climate ...

Eradicating Black Rats on Palmyra Atoll Uncovers Eye-Opening Indirect Effects

Nov. 4, 2020 — The black rats weren't supposed to be there, on Palmyra Atoll. Likely arriving at the remote Pacific islet network as stowaways with the US Navy ...

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New Study Uses Satellites and Field Studies to Improve Coral Reef Restoration

Nov. 10, 2020 — A recent study found evidence that particulate organic carbon levels are one of the most important factors in determining coral outplant ...

Global-Scale Animal Ecology Reveals Behavioral Changes in Response to Climate Change

Nov. 5, 2020 — Biologists developed a data archive of animal movement studies from across the global Arctic and sub-Arctic and conducted three case studies that ...

Seabirds' Response to Abrupt Climate Change Transformed Sub-Antarctic Island Ecosystems

Nov. 5, 2020 — A 14,000-year paleoecological reconstruction of the sub-Antarctic islands done by an international research team including HKU has found that seabird ...

Transparent Soil-Like Substances Provide Window on Soil Ecology

Nov. 3, 2020 — By using two different transparent soil substitutes, scientists have shown that soil bacteria rely on fungi to help them survive dry periods, says a new ...

The Cement for Coral Reefs

Nov. 3, 2020 — Coral reefs are hotspots of biodiversity. As they can withstand heavy storms, they offer many species a safe home. A team has now discovered that a very specific type of 'cement' is responsible for ...

Drones That Patrol Forests Could Monitor Environmental and Ecological Changes

Nov. 3, 2020 — Researchers have created drones that can attach sensors to trees to monitor environmental and ecological changes in ...

China's Most Important Trees Are Hiding in Plain Sight

Oct. 30, 2020 — Scientists have synthesized long-term biodiversity data from 12 immense forest study plots spanning 1,500 miles, from China's far north to its southern tropics. Their results point to maple trees - ...

Radical Changes in Ecosystems

Oct. 30, 2020 — Earth and all the living organisms on it are constantly changing. But is there any way we can detect if these changes are occurring at an abnormal rate? Scientists have now developed a method of ...

Small Mussels in the Baltic Are Getting Even Smaller

Oct. 27, 2020 — Blue mussels in the Baltic Sea are getting smaller with time but bigger in numbers, according to a new study. Analyzing data from the last 24 years, the main reason for this appears to be changes in ...

Species Loss Affects Basis of Life of Humans

Oct. 27, 2020 — Current species loss also affects our food, water supply, building materials and energy sources. This is confirmed by one of the biggest biodiversity experiments. Researchers found that ecosystem ...