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Monkeys Stressed from Longer Foraging Times
January 22, 2013 — Disturbed habitats are resulting in increasingly poor diets for monkeys, and the additional time required to find food is causing concerning levels of stress in endangered ... > full story -
Human-Tiger Conflict: Are the Risks Overestimated?
January 21, 2013 — A new study has found a complex web of factors increases perceived risk of tiger attack in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh. Wildlife conservationists are well aware of the potential conflicts that exist ... > full story -
Climate Change's Effects on Temperate Rain Forests Surprisingly Complex
January 18, 2013 — Longer, warmer growing seasons associated with a changing climate are altering growing conditions in temperate rain forests, but not all plant species will be negatively affected, according to new ... > full story -
Severe Climate Jeopardizing Amazon Forest, Study Finds
January 18, 2013 — An area of the Amazon rainforest twice the size of California continues to suffer from the effects of a megadrought that began in 2005, finds a new NASA-led study. These results, together with ... > full story -
Global Approach to Monitoring Biodiversity Loss?
January 17, 2013 — In contrast to climate change, there is no coordinated global system in place for measuring and reporting on biodiversity change or loss. An international team of biologists is now addressing this ... > full story -
Global Plant Diversity Still Hinges on Local Battles Against Invasives, Study Suggests
January 17, 2013 — Scientists have long suspected that studies of the impact of invasive species on biodiversity sometimes come to different conclusions because the impact depends on the size of the study site. Their ... > full story -
Tree and Human Health May Be Linked
January 16, 2013 — Evidence is increasing from multiple scientific fields that exposure to the natural environment can improve human health. In a new study, the presence of trees was associated with human ... > full story -
Bugs Reveal the Richness of Species on Earth
January 11, 2013 — Researchers have carried out a survey of the biological diversity in a tropical rainforest. Their efforts have helped them find the key to one of the existential questions to which people have long ... > full story -
Bengali Forests Are Fading Away
January 10, 2013 — RAPID deterioration in mangrove health is occurring in the Sundarbans, resulting in as much as 200m of coast disappearing in a single ... > full story -
Mixed Forests More Productive Than Monocultures
January 9, 2013 — Forestry and nature conservation can benefit from promoting a diversity of tree species, new study finds. Modern forestry is largely based on monocultures mainly because it is considered more ... > full story
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