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A new study shows that losing a particular group of endangered animals -- those that eat fruit and help disperse the seeds of trees and other plants -- could severely disrupt seed-dispersal networks ...

Invasive plants are changing tropical ecosystems, displacing wildlife, and altering communities - yet some people are finding ...

The team analyzed DNA from about 100 trees per species, searching for genetic clues about the history and future of each ...

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Scientists are to deploy a network of microphones in the Amazon rainforest to listen and measure the numbers and species of birds, insects and other wildlife. The use of ‘ecoacoustics’ forms part of ...

Invasive species are reshaping ecosystems and local people's relationship with nature in the tropics, a study led by Danish ...

Joy Valley Nature Preserve, Ohio's largest privately protected forest tract, is now permanently conserved, preventing ...

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Scientists are to deploy a network of microphones in the Amazon rainforest to listen and measure the numbers and species of birds, insects and other wildlife. The use of 'ecoacoustics' forms part of ...