Biodiversiteit nieuws
Op deze pagina presenteerd NLBIF een selectie van nationaal en internationaal biodiversiteitnieuws afkomstig van verschillende nieuws-sites, de berichten worden gefilterd op basis van relevantie voor biodiversiteit en wetenschap.
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Preference for gravid females makes rare iguana consumption unsustainable
02 / 12 / 2014, Eureka AlertThe Valle de Aguán spiny-tailed iguana is a critically endangered species found in Honduras. A recent survey of people living in the region shows that, although residents are aware of the...
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Protected area expansion target: Is a huge promise lost due to land conversion?
18 / 11 / 2014, Eureka AlertBy expanding the protected area network to 17 percent of land one could triple the present protection levels of terrestrial vertebrates. Globally coordinated protected area network expansion could...
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Trends in plant biodiversity data online
14 / 11 / 2014, Eureka AlertToday's herbaria, as well as all other collections-based environments, are now transitioning their collections data onto the web to remain viable in the smartphone-in-my-pocket age. A team of...
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New Megaselia fly inspires the invention of innovative method for streamlined descriptions
13 / 11 / 2014, Eureka AlertScientists from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles describe a new distinctive fly species of the highly diverse genus Megaselia. The study published in the Biodiversity Data Journal...
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Live longer? Save the planet? Better diet could nail both
12 / 11 / 2014, Eureka AlertA new study led by University of Minnesota ecologist David Tilman shows how a shift away from this trajectory and toward healthier traditional Mediterranean, pescatarian or vegetarian diets could...
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Does it help conservation to put a price on nature?
30 / 10 / 2014, Eureka AlertAssigning an economic value to the benefits which nature provides might not always promote the conservation of biodiversity, and in some cases may lead to species loss and conflict, argues a...
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Global boom in hydropower expected this decade
24 / 10 / 2014, Eureka AlertAn unprecedented boom in hydropower dam construction is underway, primarily in developing countries and emerging economies. While this is expected to double the global electricity production from...
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Mediterranean, semi-arid ecosystems prove resistant to climate change
20 / 10 / 2014, Eureka AlertClimate change predictions for the Middle East, like other arid regions of the world, are alarming. But in testing these dire predictions, Tel Aviv University ecologists found that, contrary to...
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Loss of big predators could leave herbivores in a thorny situation
16 / 10 / 2014, Eureka AlertGlobal declines in carnivore populations could embolden plant eaters to increasingly dine on succulent vegetation, driving losses in plant and tree biodiversity, according to UBC research...
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No single explanation for biodiversity in Madagascar
10 / 10 / 2014, Eureka AlertNo single 'one-size-fits-all' model can explain how biodiversity hotspots come to be, finds a study of more than 700 species of reptiles and amphibians in Madagascar. By analyzing the distribution...
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