COVID-19 threatens to derail conservation efforts and research for a year, which could be a huge blow to the field. Here, a biologist explains the threat.
Katherine Gianni-Boston University •
futurity
May 12, 2020
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~7 min
Researchers have identified biodiversity hotspots in the high seas, "the planet's last global commons." Will a UN treaty establish international ocean parks?
Sonia Fernandez-UCSB •
futurity
April 9, 2020
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~7 min
Farms with diverse crops can protect endanged species and biodiversity while also standing up better to the effects of climate change, researchers say.
In a kind of "fatal attraction," small predators drawn to kill sites for leftover scraps may get killed themselves when big predators return for seconds.
Michelle Ma-Washington •
futurity
March 18, 2020
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~6 min
"One of the most critical and conspicuous ways that diversity is changing is by changing the distribution of species across space." Bird "census" data indicate the risks.
Talia Ogliore-WUSTL •
futurity
March 6, 2020
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~7 min