Science news articles about 'forest fragment'

  • Climbing to new heights in the forest canopy

    ... of human-induced climate change, such as increasing carbon dioxide concentration and increasing forest fragmentation. A greater knowledge of these fascinating plants is warranted as we begin to ...
  • Tigers disappear from Himalayan refuge

    ... Dr. Sybille Klenzendorf, director of WWF's Species Conservation Program. "Tigers cannot be saved in small forest fragments when faced with a threat like illegal wildlife trade— ...
  • World's smallest snake found in Barbados

    ... 2008 in the journal Zootaxa. Hedges found the new snake -- a type of threadsnake -- in a tiny forest fragment on the eastern side of Barbados. He believes the species is rare because most of its ...
  • Extinction threat growing for mankind's closest relatives

    ... of the IUCN Primate Specialist Group. "The work with lion tamarins shows that conserving forest fragments and reforesting to create corridors that connect them is not only vital for primates, but ...
  • Shade coffee benefits more than birds

    ... trees growing in a network of coffee farms and forest fragments. Typical of many coffee farms in the area, ... The difference likely occurs because small, forest-dwelling birds like the chestnut-sided ...
  • Tree death rate in Pacific Northwest doubled in 17 years

    ... about 1.5 times faster than California forests, where mortality rates took 25 ... very oldest trees dying. Also ruled out were the effects of forest fragmentation, air pollution and suppressing wildfires, ...
  • Well-traveled wasps provide hope for vanishing species

    ... pollinated by this type of insect should be very resistant to forest fragmentation." "Fig wasps are weak flyers," added Dr Compton. "They fly up in an air column and are then ...
  • Africa's rarest monkey had an intriguing sexual past, DNA study confirms

    ... makeup of this monkey. The kipunji is found in two tiny forest fragments totaling less than 7 square ... Davenport. "Part of the challenge we have is making sure the forest isn't degraded any further ...

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