A rare orchid makes a return to its home range
The plant that was almost loved to death returns to its former partner.
Ecosystems
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Rock could aid humanity
This excellent news is no surprise to followers of Bill and Ted.
Fort McMurray researchers find forests highlight the high fire risk areas
The larger the tree, the drier the peat and so the greater the fire risk.
It’s Bears, not Birds that scatter seeds in Alaska
The discovery comes after scientists spent time watching what bears do in the woods.
Scientists call for action to tackle a tree species invading Jamaica’s national parks
An Australian escapee from a botanical garden, now accounts for more than 10% of tree stems in a Jamaican National Park
How diverse do you need biodiversity to be?
Intensification of agriculture has led to a decline in pollinators. One reason is the loss of key species to support bees and flies, but how diverse a mix of plants to you need to support an ecosystem?
Expanding forests can be bad news for the environment
You might think that increasing forest cover is good news in Brazil, but that’s not always the case, according to a new study.
China to buy biodiversity?
Study says compensation schemes could help regrowth of biodiverse forests on collectively owned land
Climate change could increase biodiversity – if a location already has biodiversity
Climate change could increase biodiversity with a couple of provisos, and those provisos are important.
How a misunderstanding over diet created an ecocide
For years the tale of how the inhabitants of Easter Island depleted their soils and destroyed their ecosystem has been a cautionary tale for western civilisation. There’s just one problem with this as a historical warning – it seems that it never happened.
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