University of Oklahoma researchers lead US-China grassland microbial biodiversity study
Grassland soil today experiences increased nutrient inputs, which have dramatic impacts on biodiversity. To help understand this issue, researchers at ...
Tag: Biodiversity
Citizen scientists help assure quality of coastal biodiversity monitoring
In 2019, history student Rodrigo Gomes found out on social media about a call for volunteers to take part in ...
The surprising marine biodiversity in the Barcelona Forum beach
A study identified 514 marine species in the bathing areas of the Barcelona Forum, an artificial beach affected by different ...
Ecological redlines: Possible model for maintaining biodiversity in mainland Southeast Asia
With the upcoming launch of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, identification of conservation targets is essential. However, current global conservation ...
New paper lays out agenda for the next generation of biodiversity research
Weather and climate disasters in the United States have cost more than $100 billion this year, according to reports from ...
Non-English-language science could help save biodiversity
It is commonly assumed that any important scientific knowledge would be available in English, and so scientific knowledge used in ...
New BiCIKL project to build a freeway between pieces of biodiversity knowledge
In a recently started Horizon 2020-funded project, 14 European institutions from 10 countries, representing both the continent’s and global key ...
How geology and climate shape biodiversity
Tropical rainforests are the most biodiverse habitats on Earth. They are home to a huge number of different plants, animals, ...
Coral reef biodiversity predicted to shuffle rather than collapse as climate changes
Coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse, complex and productive ecosystems on the planet. Most of coral reef biodiversity ...
Coral reef cover, biodiversity, fish catches have declined by half since the 1950s
Coral reefs around the world are under threat because of climate change, overfishing, pollution, and more. Now, researchers reporting in ...
Herbaria awarded $4.7 million to mobilize digital collections of Asian plant biodiversity
Charles Davis, Professor in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Vascular Plants at Harvard University Herbaria, ...
Biodiversity loss may have serious consequences for water courses in well-conserved areas
GLoBE is an international research network that conducts pioneering studies on the functioning of river ecosystems at a global scale, ...
Transforming marine biodiversity discovery and monitoring
A new system for sampling fragments of DNA from marine organisms drifting in the ocean is set to create new ...
Juicy past of favorite Okinawan fruit revealed
Credit: Hidekazu Sumi Citrus fruits from the mandarin family have important commercial value but how their diversity arose has been ...
New study sheds light on function of sex chromosomes in turtles
Credit: Nicole Valenzuela AMES, Iowa - A new study led by an Iowa State University scientist sheds light on how ...
The impact of climate change on Kenya’s Tana river basin
Many species within Kenya's Tana River Basin will be unable to survive if global temperatures continue to rise as they ...
New measure of tropical forest vulnerability to help avoid ‘tipping point’
Credit: Photo by Michael Nichols, National Geographic. Humid tropical forests, vital in global efforts to limit rising temperatures, are under ...
Scientists identify five new plant species in Bolivia
Credit: John Wood Scientists have identified five new plant species in the Bolivian Andes. The species are all part of ...
The National Academy of Sciences admits IPK scientist Nicolaus von Wirén as member
Credit: IPK/ Andreas Bähring "When I received the news about my election by the members of the Leopoldina, I was ...
Southeastern US herbaria digitize three million specimens, now freely available online
Credit: Photo courtesy of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Herbarium A network of over 100 herbaria spread out across ...
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