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Nature Today | Microorganisms essential to achieve global ...
WEB2 days ago · Microorganisms essential to achieve global sustainability goals. 19-SEP-2024 - The United Nations' sustainable development goals can be achieved by relying extensively on the use of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi and viruses. This was written by an international group of scientists, including Jef Huisman of the University of Amsterdam ...
Nature Today | The glass slipper of Cymbulia: the sea butterfly …
WEBThe glass slipper of Cymbulia: the sea butterfly wonder of the ocean. 06-MAR-2022 - Cymbulia peronii is a sea butterfly that occurs in large numbers in the deep sea throughout the world. This unusual animal has been nominated for the ‘Mollusc of the Year 2022’ election. If this species gets the most votes, its entire genome will be sequenced.
Scientists estimate the land area needed to save species
WEB64 million square kilometres – 44 percent of Earth’s land area – require conservation to safeguard biodiversity. This is revealed in a new research led by biologists of the University of Amsterdam, that was published on June 3rd 2022 in the prestigious journal Science.
Coral monitoring finds annual coral bleaching on Bonaire
WEBDutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) 31-JUL-2021 - A recent report released by STINAPA notes the occurrence of coral bleaching on Bonaire between 2016 and 2020. During this study, coral bleaching was detected every year, highlighting the need for continuous monitoring and rigorous conservation measures to build resilience moving …
Nature Today | Sea turtles are returning, what are the effects on ...
WEBThey also help protect the coast by stabilising sediment and reducing wave energy. With the return of the large herbivore – the sea turtle – it is important to quantify its impact on the ecosystem services a seagrass meadow can provide. Often these services are measured separately, but in the new study, the most essential services have been ...
Nature Today | Tropical vegetation benefits less from elevated ...
WEBSequestration of carbon from the atmosphere into tropical vegetation has been suggested as a mitigating factor of anthropogenically elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. A new study now shows that over the long term there is actually a stronger role for moisture change than for atmospheric carbon dioxide in determining tropical woody vegetation …
Nature Today | Global comparison shows: soil transplantation …
WEBA new study comparing 46 field experiments in 17 countries across four continents clearly spells it out: areas in need of nature restoration benefit from soil transplantation. The global results were collected by an international research team coordinated by Jasper Wubs from the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW). Their findings have just been …
Nature Today | Ice Age poo reveals the mammoth’s varied diet
WEBThe current Arctic region is a desolate place with sparse scrubs, barely enough to support roaming reindeer. Yet 50,000 years ago, in the Pleistocene, that picture was completely different: large herds of woolly mammoths and steppe bison roamed around the landscape. Thanks to a new study, we now have a better idea of what the landscape looked like …
Open wide! What bird beaks say about tropical biodiversity
WEB15-MAR-2022 - In areas of the globe where fruit-eating birds have wider beaks, palm trees bear larger fruits, a new study shows. This provides new insights into tropical biodiversity and clues for solving species conservation, forest restoration and …