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Hunting for Meat Impacts on Rainforest, Fruit Tree Seed Dispersal
March 20, 2013 — Hunting for meat in the African rainforests has halved the number of primates. However, the hunting also has other negative consequences. The decline in the number of primates causes a reduction in ... > full story -
Suggestions for a Middle Ground Between Unlogged Forest and Intensively Managed Lands
March 18, 2013 — In the world's forested regions, two management systems -- retention forestry and agroforestry -- are being used to alleviate conflicts between preserving biodiversity and addressing human needs in ... > full story -
Logging Debris Gives Newly Planted Douglas-Fir Forests a Leg-Up
March 12, 2013 — The downed limbs and other woody debris that are inevitable byproducts of timber harvest could be among the most important components of post-harvest landscapes, according to a new ... > full story -
Are Tropical Forests Resilient to Global Warming?
March 10, 2013 — Tropical forests are less likely to lose biomass – plants and plant material - in response to greenhouse gas emissions over the twenty-first century than may previously have been thought, ... > full story -
A New Cryptic Spider Species from Africa
March 7, 2013 — A revision of the cryptic, ground-dwelling spider genus Copa for the continental Afrotropical Region adds a new species to the genus, but altogether reduces the number of species in the region from ... > full story -
Bats Not Bothered by Forest Fires, Study Finds
March 6, 2013 — A survey of bat activity in burned and unburned areas after a major wildfire in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains found no evidence of detrimental effects on bats one year after the fire. The ... > full story -
Monopoly of the Male Orangutan: Comparative Field Observations on Sumatra and Borneo
March 5, 2013 — The sexual development, mating habits and social hierarchy of the orangutans are more heavily dependent on their environment than had previously been assumed: where the rain forest supplies more ... > full story -
Extinction Looms for Forest Elephants: 60 Percent of Africa's Forest Elephants Killed for Their Ivory Over Past Decade
March 4, 2013 — Across their range in central Africa, a staggering 62 percent of all forest elephants have been killed for their ivory over the past decade, new research ... > full story -
Where the Wild Things Go … When There's Nowhere Else
February 28, 2013 — The presence of endangered cats and primates in swamp forests might be seriously overlooked. Recent research concludes that swamp forests beg further exploration as places where endangered species ... > full story -
Exurban Residences Impact Bird Communities Up to 200 Meters Away, Study Finds
February 25, 2013 — According to a new study impacts to bird communities from a single rural, “exurban” residence can extend up to 200 meters into the surrounding forest. The study also determined that ... > full story
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