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Published A healthy but depleted herd: Predators decrease prey disease levels but also population size - A Healthy but Depleted Herd: Predators Decrease Prey Disease Levels but Also Population Size
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Nature documentaries will tell you that lions, cheetahs, wolves and other top predators target the w...
Published Rising temperatures alter 'missing link' of microbial processes, putting northern peatlands at risk - Rising Temperatures Alter 'Missing Link' of Microbial Processes, Putting Northern Peatlands at Risk
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers show that rising temperatures in northern regions may damage peatlands: critical ecosyst...
Published Study finds carrying pollen heats up bumble bees, raises new climate change questions - Study Finds Carrying Pollen Heats Up Bumble Bees, Raises New Climate Change Questions
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study finds carrying pollen is a workout that significantly increases the body temperature of...
Published Hope for salamanders? Study recalibrates climate change effects - Hope for Salamanders? Study Recalibrates Climate Change Effects
(via sciencedaily.com) For tiny salamanders squirming skin-to-soil, big-picture weather patterns may seem as far away as ou...
Published Mitigating climate change through restoration of coastal ecosystems - Mitigating Climate Change through Restoration of Coastal Ecosystems
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers are proposing a novel pathway through which coastal ecosystem restoration can permanentl...
Published Viruses could reshuffle the carbon cycle in a warming world - Viruses Could Reshuffle the Carbon Cycle in a Warming World
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The roles microbes play in ecosystems are changing with global warming. Microbes are also affected b...
Published Like ancient mariners, ancestors of Prochlorococcus microbes rode out to sea on exoskeleton particles - Like Ancient Mariners, Ancestors of Prochlorococcus Microbes Rode Out to Sea on Exoskeleton Particles
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Throughout the ocean, billions upon billions of plant-like microbes make up an invisible floating fo...
Published Climate 'spiral' threatens land carbon stores - Climate 'Spiral' Threatens Land Carbon Stores
(via sciencedaily.com) The world's forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon due to increasingly 'unstable' conditi...
Published Fossil discovery reveals complex ecosystems existed on Earth much earlier than previously thought - Fossil Discovery Reveals Complex Ecosystems Existed on Earth Much Earlier Than Previously Thought
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source About 250 million years ago, the Permian-Triassic mass extinction killed over 80 per cent of the pla...
Published Phone-based measurements provide fast, accurate information about the health of forests - Phone-based measurements provide fast, accurate information about the health of forests
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have developed an algorithm that uses computer vision techniques to accurately measure t...
Published Supersized fruit eater database on climate change frontline - Supersized Fruit Eater Database on Climate Change Frontline
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source To conserve precious and fragile biodiversity hotspots, a crucial step is knowing how the fruit eate...
Published Kangaroo Island ants 'play dead' to avoid predators - Kangaroo Island Ants 'Play Dead' to Avoid Predators
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source They're well known for their industrious work, but now a species of ant on Kangaroo Island is also s...
Published Detecting the impact of drought on plants with user-friendly and inexpensive techniques - Detecting the Impact of Drought on Plants with User-Friendly and Inexpensive Techniques
(via sciencedaily.com) Climate change is aggravating the impact of droughts -- one of the factors that only affect plant ph...
Published Invasive rats transform reef fish behavior - Invasive Rats Transform Reef Fish Behavior
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have discovered for the first time that invasive rats on tropical islands are affecting t...
Published Archaea in a warming climate become less diverse, more predictable - Archaea in a Warming Climate Become Less Diverse, More Predictable
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Using a long-term multifactor experimental field site researchers showed that experimental warming o...
Published Scientists discover hidden crab diversity among coral reefs - Scientists Discover Hidden Crab Diversity Among Coral Reefs
(via sciencedaily.com) The Indo-West Pacific is the largest marine ecosystem on Earth, but scientists who study its diversi...
Published Software to untangle genetic factors linked to shared characteristics among different species - Software to Untangle Genetic Factors Linked to Shared Characteristics Among Different Species
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have developed a software package to help answer key questions about genetic factors asso...
Published Biodiversity safeguards bird communities under a changing climate - Biodiversity Safeguards Bird Communities Under a Changing Climate
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study shows that North American bird communities containing functionally diverse species have...
Published U.S. birds' Eastern, Western behavior patterns are polar opposites - U.S. Birds: Eastern and Western Behavior Patterns are Polar Opposites
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have established what could be considered a baseline map of annual avian functional and s...
Published Researcher discovers threshold that triggers drought response in forests - Researcher Discovers Threshold That Triggers Drought Response in Forests
(via sciencedaily.com) Missouri is home to an array of natural resources, with forests among the state's most valuable ecos...