This amazing photograph of a male gharial carrying lots of little ones was taken by Dhritiman Mukherjee, external in India's National Chambal Sanctuary. It served as inspiration for a piece of artwork Davide Bonadonna created for the Big 8 exhibition in Hong Kong (1/3).
Im więcej betonu, tym mniejsze lęgi ptaków w miastach. Takie wnioski płyną z badań kierowanych przez prof. @MartaSzulkin z @BiolUW. Artykuł na ten temat ukazał się na łamach @ConLetters. Praca jest pionierska dla obszaru Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej i dostarcza danych twórcom polityk miejskich.
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New research published in @ConLetters says the world's peatlands — squishy, waterlogged, buggy habitats — are vastly under-protected, despite vital role they play in regulating the environment. Canada is home to a quarter of the world’s peatlands. @TheWCStheweathernetwork.com/en/new…
SSRI co-fund @AnnePisor (@PSU_Anthro) recently contributed to a study about how long-distance friendships can provide benefits to community-based conservation in @ConLetters. Pisor examined 28 fishing villages in northern Tanzania.
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A nature #conservation paradox: A study led by biologists from the University of Vienna and La Sapienza University in Rome shows that some of the species introduced by humans are themselves endangered in their native areas. Study from @ConLettersphys.org/news/2024-12-nature…
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New research in @ConLetters from @AlexJB497, @MarsKlaassen, Richard Kingsford, @rohanclarke01, and I demonstrating the potential for HPAI H5N1 virus transmission via food-theft (kleptoparasitism) in seabirds: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.c…
Pic: David Tipling
Our new paper shows fisheries data are usually too noisy to resolve model uncertainty. Thus, typical sustainability targets (e.g. maintaining 60% of carrying capacity) might be too aggressive, w V Cattoni @LeahFSouth @DavidJWarne @cboettig @SMB_MathBiologylink.springer.com/article/10…