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From dark dragonflies becoming paler to plants flowering earlier, some species are slowly evolving with the climate. Evolutionary biologists explain why few will evolve fast enough.
Every living thing leaves traces in its environment. By sampling water or even air for this environmental DNA, we can know which species live where.
Slime gets a bad name in popular culture, but it’s food for invertebrates who become food for many other creatures.
Wildlife populations continue to decline in the UK, one of the world’s most nature-deprived countries.
Monitoring and protecting the Kasanka bat colony helps protect bats from the entire sub-continent, and thus supports ecosystem services in a wide area.
Invasive ants are a major threat to biodiversity, according to a study.
Many animal species can be detected using a simple, low tech method of collecting DNA from the environment.
According to a new UN report, invasive species do more than US$423 billion in damage worldwide every year. Four articles explore examples, from mollusks to poisonous fish.
Modern ecosystems are very different to how they were just a few centuries ago.
Native trees have been found at new heights in the Scottish Highlands, demonstrating how mountain woodland could recover from deforestation – benefiting humans, wildlife and climate issues.
We used to focus just on protection of vital ecosystems like the reef. But as climate change and other threats accelerate, we need to actively help nature get ready for the heat.
What happens when wild native bush rats meet cockroaches they’ve never seen before?
Freshwater megafish numbers have fallen by 94%, according to one study.
Our activities now affect the entire planet. But there’s a vital debate over when we started disrupting these systems. Was it 1950 – or hundreds and thousands of years earlier?
The forests around Mount Mabu in Mozambique are rich in biodiversity, including some newly discovered species.
Building a culture where fire is respected rather than feared is essential to maintain resilient landscapes.
Beavers are an important ecosystem engineer in the boreal forest and researchers are demystifying their secrets.
Mangroves and salt marshes pump out methane – but soak up carbon dioxide. Overall, the world’s coasts are a net greenhouse sink – and we must preserve them
Reintroducing wolves can restore important ecological processes, but it can have unintended effects when smaller predators like coyotes are driven closer to people, a team of ecologists found.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Research fellow, Charles Sturt University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
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Senior lecturer, University of Sydney
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Professor Emerita, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
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Associate professor in ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Lecturer in Ecology, University of New England
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Associate Professor, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Associate Professor, University of Adelaide
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Distinguished Professor and Director, Trophic Cascades Program, Oregon State University
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
