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Friday links: the piranha principle, and more

Also this week: NIH vs. replication, science vs. hiking, and more. Also, Jeremy is traveling, so comment moderation will be slow. From Jeremy: Tosh et...

Tropical plant species are as threatened by climate change as widely feared, study confirms

Brown University biologists who set out to better understand the effects of climate change on plant species in tropical mountain regions found that...

New Zealand’s flightless birds are retreating to moa refuges

Researchers have found New Zealand's endangered flightless birds are seeking refuge in the locations where six species of moa last lived before going...

Balkan Ecology Project : Gardens Around the World

 Welcome to Gardens Around the World a new series where I’ll be sharing observations and thoughts about gardens I visit around the world....

Balkan Ecology Project : Garden Review

Welcome to Gardens Around the World a series where I’ll be sharing observations and thoughts about gardens I have visited around the world.During...

Supportive effect of uncut refuge strips on grassland arthropods may depend on the amount and width of strips – The Applied Ecologist

In this blog post, author Kitti Révész and her team share their latest study exploring the effects of uncut refuge strips on the...

The ocean is becoming too loud for oysters, research finds

Baby oysters rely on natural acoustic cues to settle in specific environments, but new research from the University of Adelaide reveals that noise...

What kind of Twitter/X profile do recently hired North American tenure-track ecology profs typically have?

For the extremely boring data, read on. These days, it’s common, though far from universal, for academic ecologists to use social media. Often to...

Do Phylogenetic Relationships Influence Priority Effects in Grassland Plants?

Julia Dieskau, from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, discusses her article ‘Phylogenetic relationships and plant life stage but not biogeographic history mediate priority effects...

Ask us anything: is modern coexistence theory backed by data?

Recently, we invited you to ask us anything. Today’s question comes from Ric Charnov, who asks (paraphrasing): Is modern coexistence theory backed by...

Researchers find that frogs can quickly increase their tolerance to pesticides

Although there is a large body of research on pests evolving tolerances for the pesticides meant to destroy them, there have been considerably...

Whale remains tracked to highlight sustainable disposal benefits

A string of whale strandings on the East Australian Coastline and questions around the appropriate disposal methods for the remains has prompted a...

Study examines urban forests across the United States

In recent years, tree-planting campaigns have been underway in the United States, especially in cities, as part of climate mitigation efforts. Urban forests can...

Friday links: against the burden of knowledge, Triassic kraken, and more

Also this week: Priyanga Amarasekare petition, tweets vs. citations, philosophy of science vs. street names, back to the future (of natural history museums),...
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