Species turnover: this isn’t the biodiversity you’re looking for
Re-examining biodiversity data from one hundred long-term ecosystem monitoring studies done around the world, a new paper has revealed that…
Fences causing “ecological meltdown,” claims new study
A general belief by conservationists that fences can help prevent the spread of diseases, protect wildlife from poachers, and help…
New analysis pokes holes in biodiversity’s supposed link to human disease
The vast majority of new, emerging or re-emerging human diseases are caused by pathogens from animals, according to the World…
Biodiversity backflip on warming climate
The notion that the planet’s warming climate will result in widespread extinctions has been challenged by a new study that…
Black Queen Hypothesis offers new interpretations of organism interdependency
A new theory based on the same premise as the card game Hearts (also known as Hunt the Lady or…
Return of wolves triggers renaissance in Yellowstone ecosystem
Fifteen years after the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park a beautifully revitalized ecosystem is emerging. Oregon State University…
Invasive plants can improve biodiversity, ecosystem health
Scientists have found that human-introduced, invasive species of plants can – contrary to prevailing ideas – have positive effects on…
Mass extinction event linked to invasive species
The arrival of invasive species can stop the dominant natural process of new species formation and trigger mass extinction events,…
Last ditch appeal to save irreplaceable seed bank from bulldozers
A frantic appeal has been made directly to the Russian government to save Europe’s largest fruit and berry seed bank…
Organic farming “a luxury we can’t afford,” concludes UK report
Organic farming is perceived as wildlife friendly, but the benefits to birds, bees and butterflies don’t compensate for the lower…
Biodiversity now a public health issue
The decline of species and their habitats may not just make nature less interesting. New research, published in Bioscience, suggests…
Nutrients from animal carcasses a missing piece of biodiversity jigsaw
A new study in the journal Ecology shows that the carcasses of moose killed by wolves enrich the soil in…
“Catastrophic decline” in freshwater biodiversity
Mismanagement and growing needs for water are causing freshwater ecosystems to collapse, making freshwater species the most threatened on Earth…
Frog communities undergoing “McDonaldization”
Under pressure from a fungal disease that has been labeled an “extinction filter” by researchers, frog communities in South America…
Biodiverse regions are hotspots for war
A new study in the journal Conservation Biology shows that more than 80 percent of the world’s major armed conflicts…
Biodiversity: It’s In The Water
Hydrology may be more important for predicting biodiversity than biology, say an international group of scientists whose study in the…
Biodiversity Crunch Threatens Plant Productivity
A new analysis suggests that as plant species around the world go extinct, natural habitats become less productive and contain…
Icebergs – Oases Of The Ocean
A new study in this week’s issue of Science reveals how free-floating icebergs are a haven for a startling array…
Limited Resources The Key To Biodiversity?
Somewhat counter-intuitively, experiments conducted by University of Minnesota (UM) researchers have shown that a plentiful supply of water and nutrients…
Threat From Plummeting Biodiversity Qualified
A new meta-study in Nature has analyzed more than 100 previous species diversity studies and come to the conclusion that…
Lost World Found In New Guinea
An expedition led by Conservation International (CI) to one of the most isolated regions of western New Guinea has discovered…
Lions And Elephants For U.S. Great Plains?
Researchers from Cornell University, ecologists and conservationists have jointly authored a paper inNature suggesting that cheetahs, lions, elephants, camels and…