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What areas should Canada protect to save species at risk of extinction?

webfull — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 13:57:29 +0000

At the recent COP 15 conference in Montreal, Canada committed to protecting 30% of its land by 2030, but which areas are most crucial to protect for at-risk species such as the spotted turtles? In a new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, �㽶��Ƶ researchers overlayed maps of species at risk to find hotspots where many species live together. They found that hotspots often overlap.

Published: 5 April 2023

Expert: International Day for Biological Diversity | May 22

webfull — Thu, 21 May 2020 14:23:53 +0000

May 22 is International Day for Biological Diversity. As the global community is called to re-examine its relationship to the natural world, one thing is certain: despite all our technological advances we are completely dependent on healthy and vibrant ecosystems for our water, food, medicines, clothes, fuel, shelter and energy, just to name a few. The 2020 theme “Our solutions are in nature” emphasizes hope, solidarity and the importance of working together at all levels to build a future of life in harmony with nature.

Published: 21 May 2020

Adaptation: Competition and predation may not be the driving force scientists thought

webfull — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 14:36:30 +0000

Species adapt to their local climates, but how often they adapt to their local communities remains a mystery. To find answers, researchers at �㽶��Ƶ and the University of British Columbia examined over 125 studies testing local adaptation in over 100 species of plants and animals in an article published in The American Naturalist.

Published: 25 February 2020

Mega-experiment shows species interactions stronger towards tropics and lowlands

webfull — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 19:11:59 +0000

An international research team led by a �㽶��Ƶ researcher used a simple experiment that mimics how plants and animals interact with each other—leaving seeds out for 24 hours to see how many get eaten. Seven thousand seed beds were deployed across a huge geographic scale, with 70 sites cutting across 18 mountains from Alaska to the equator.

Published: 20 February 2019