Science news articles about 'habitat fragmentation'
Networks of small habitat patches can preserve urban biodiversity
... as being too far apart. Thus, many species are able to make use of the total of the habitat fragments in the network instead of relying on the individual habitat patches for their persistence. "By ...'Biodiversity beyond the habitat's borders'
... of the world's largest experimental test of corridors and one of the world's largest habitat fragmentation experiments. "We are restoring these patches for longleaf pine savanna with prescribed fire ...Sichuan earthquake caused significant damage to giant panda habitat
... , disconnected patches, which Xu says can be just as harmful as habitat destruction. "It is probable that habitat fragmentation has separated the giant panda population inhabiting this region, which ...Study of guanacos launched in Chile
... migrations of ungulates like guanaco are endangered due to a variety of issues ranging from habitat fragmentation to over-hunting. The Wildlife Conservation Society is working to protect wildlife ...Diversity of trees in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest defies simple explanation
... Earth Observatory network (CTFS/SIGEO). It is difficult to determine the effects of climate change, habitat fragmentation and species extinctions on life's diversity without a coherent model of how ...Study rules out inbreeding as cause of amphibian deformities
... Williams and his former doctoral adviser, lead author Andrew DeWoody, hypothesized that habitat fragmentation or other factors might increase the probability that related salamanders could return to ...Study on wildlife corridors shows how they work over time
... Forest Service-Savannah River to understand whether "corridors" help plants and animals survive habitat fragmentation. The Washington University biologists are Ellen Damschen, Ph.D.,and John Orrock, ...Ten new amphibian species discovered in Colombia
... to selective wood extraction, extensive cattle ranching, illicit crop cultivation, hunting, mining and habitat fragmentation. Between 25 and 30 percent of the natural vegetation of the area is being ...Notre Dame researchers describe new tool for evaluating 'managed relocations'
... 2006, uses the lessons of past environmental change to understand how climate change, habitat fragmentation and the arrival of new species and diseases affect forests and other plant communities. A ...Research recommends compromise when choosing conservation site
... variation among sites in their ecological richness and sensitivity of some ecological functions to habitat fragmentation. Their work also pushed research on conservation preserve design forward by ...New research provides insights into potential ecological costs and cobenefits of REDD
... two-fold, aquatic habitat quality and water quality is increased in 40% of the region's streams, and habitat fragmentation is reduced by nearly two-thirds and interior habitat area is increased by ...
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