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  Marine Biodiversity Loss Due to Global Warming and Predation, Study Predicts

  November 28, 2011 — The biodiversity loss caused by climate change will result from a combination of rising temperatures and predation -- and may be more severe than currently predicted, according to a new ... > full story
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  Protecting the Red Coral of the Catalan Coastline, Spain

  November 25, 2011 — Poaching accounts for the loss of up to 60% red coral biomass in the Medes Islands Marine Reserve, according to a new article. The article reports the first study of poaching and its effects in the ... > full story
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  DNA System Developed to Identify and Authenticate Plant Species

  November 23, 2011 — Biologists have developed a method which can detect the use of illegal or counterfeit plants in medicine and could also be used to boost conservation by identifying and monitoring the exploitation of ... > full story
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  Amazon's Biodiversity: Clearing Up Doubts as to the Benefits of Ecotourism

  November 22, 2011 — Ecological tourism has no effect on the presence of large mammals in the Amazon, according to a study that for the first time compares the biological diversity of ecotourism zones with that of ... > full story
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  Taking Bushmeat Off the Menu Could Increase Child Anemia, Study Finds

  November 21, 2011 — When the dinner menu includes endangered species, human nutritional needs must contend with efforts to manage wildlife resources, according to a new study. Researchers estimate that a loss of access ... > full story
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  Satellite Data Can Help Protect Bluefin Tuna

  November 21, 2011 — A new model allows the potential presence of bluefin tuna to be tracked through daily updated maps, helping to protect endangered stocks and fight illegal ... > full story
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  A New Model for Understanding Biodiversity

  November 21, 2011 — Biology researchers have developed a unified, spatially based understanding of biodiversity that takes into account the complex food webs of predators and ... > full story
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  Date and Rate of Earth's Most Extreme Extinction Pinpointed: Results Stem from Largest Ever Examination of Fossil Marine Species

  November 17, 2011 — Through the analysis of various types of dating techniques on well-preserved sedimentary sections from South China to Tibet, researchers determined that the mass extinction peaked about 252.28 ... > full story
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  Environmental Conditions and Predators Affect Atlantic Salmon Survival in the Gulf of Maine

  November 17, 2011 — Atlantic salmon face new challenges in the Gulf of Maine, where changing spring wind patterns, warming ocean temperatures and new predators along migration routes are affecting their survival. Maine ... > full story
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  Satellite Images Help Species Conservation

  November 17, 2011 — Organisms living on small islands are particularly threatened by extinction. However, data are often lacking to objectively assess these threats. Researchers have used satellite imagery to assess the ... > full story

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