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We had an article published today in the open science journal #PeerJ about my method for recording roadkill. I've been mapping and counting roadkill along my bike commute to work since 2003. Our paper describes how I now do it using a smart phone (I started with pen and paper).
It includes some examples of the patterns emerging, from all the species killed, to persistence of carcasses on the road, to where on and by the road each species is typically seen.
A lot of animals are dying on NZ roads, far more than was thought. That's because past surveys from cars typically missed a lot of carcasses, especially on the roadside (which are typically birds) and they've exaggerated the proportion of mammals killed, since hedgehog and possum carcasses last far longer than birds.
Our initial analysis finds that 62.4% of roadkill along my route between Christchurch City and Lincoln town have been birds. We estimate a roadkill rate here of between 3,760–6,093 road-kill/100 km/year, which is near the high end of international estimates. NZ has about 55,000 km of sealed roads, so we are killing *a lot* of animals every year.
https://peerj.com/articles/21636
#ConservationBiology #Ecology #Zoology #EnvironmentalImpacts #PeerJ #roadkill #science
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We had an article published today in the open science journal #PeerJ about my method for recording roadkill. I've been mapping and counting roadkill along my bike commute to work since 2003. Our paper describes how I now do it using a smart phone (I started with pen and paper).
It includes some examples of the patterns emerging, from all the species killed, to persistence of carcasses on the road, to where on and by the road each species is typically seen.
A lot of animals are dying on NZ roads, far more than was thought. That's because past surveys from cars typically missed a lot of carcasses, especially on the roadside (which are typically birds) and they've exaggerated the proportion of mammals killed, since hedgehog and possum carcasses last far longer than birds.
Our initial analysis finds that 62.4% of roadkill along my route between Christchurch City and Lincoln town have been birds. We estimate a roadkill rate here of between 3,760–6,093 road-kill/100 km/year, which is near the high end of international estimates. NZ has about 55,000 km of sealed roads, so we are killing *a lot* of animals every year.
https://peerj.com/articles/21636
#ConservationBiology #Ecology #Zoology #EnvironmentalImpacts #PeerJ #roadkill #science
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We had an article published today in the open science journal #PeerJ about my method for recording roadkill. I've been mapping and counting roadkill along my bike commute to work since 2003. Our paper describes how I now do it using a smart phone (I started with pen and paper).
It includes some examples of the patterns emerging, from all the species killed, to persistence of carcasses on the road, to where on and by the road each species is typically seen.
A lot of animals are dying on NZ roads, far more than was thought. That's because past surveys from cars typically missed a lot of carcasses, especially on the roadside (which are typically birds) and they've exaggerated the proportion of mammals killed, since hedgehog and possum carcasses last far longer than birds.
Our initial analysis finds that 62.4% of roadkill along my route between Christchurch City and Lincoln town have been birds. We estimate a roadkill rate here of between 3,760–6,093 road-kill/100 km/year, which is near the high end of international estimates. NZ has about 55,000 km of sealed roads, so we are killing *a lot* of animals every year.
https://peerj.com/articles/21636
#ConservationBiology #Ecology #Zoology #EnvironmentalImpacts #PeerJ #roadkill #science
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We had an article published today in the open science journal #PeerJ about my method for recording roadkill. I've been mapping and counting roadkill along my bike commute to work since 2003. Our paper describes how I now do it using a smart phone (I started with pen and paper).
It includes some examples of the patterns emerging, from all the species killed, to persistence of carcasses on the road, to where on and by the road each species is typically seen.
A lot of animals are dying on NZ roads, far more than was thought. That's because past surveys from cars typically missed a lot of carcasses, especially on the roadside (which are typically birds) and they've exaggerated the proportion of mammals killed, since hedgehog and possum carcasses last far longer than birds.
Our initial analysis finds that 62.4% of roadkill along my route between Christchurch City and Lincoln town have been birds. We estimate a roadkill rate here of between 3,760–6,093 road-kill/100 km/year, which is near the high end of international estimates. NZ has about 55,000 km of sealed roads, so we are killing *a lot* of animals every year.
https://peerj.com/articles/21636
#ConservationBiology #Ecology #Zoology #EnvironmentalImpacts #PeerJ #roadkill #science
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We had an article published today in the open science journal #PeerJ about my method for recording roadkill. I've been mapping and counting roadkill along my bike commute to work since 2003. Our paper describes how I now do it using a smart phone (I started with pen and paper).
It includes some examples of the patterns emerging, from all the species killed, to persistence of carcasses on the road, to where on and by the road each species is typically seen.
A lot of animals are dying on NZ roads, far more than was thought. That's because past surveys from cars typically missed a lot of carcasses, especially on the roadside (which are typically birds) and they've exaggerated the proportion of mammals killed, since hedgehog and possum carcasses last far longer than birds.
Our initial analysis finds that 62.4% of roadkill along my route between Christchurch City and Lincoln town have been birds. We estimate a roadkill rate here of between 3,760–6,093 road-kill/100 km/year, which is near the high end of international estimates. NZ has about 55,000 km of sealed roads, so we are killing *a lot* of animals every year.
https://peerj.com/articles/21636
#ConservationBiology #Ecology #Zoology #EnvironmentalImpacts #PeerJ #roadkill #science
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Local evolutionary adaptation occurs when populations of a single species develop heritable, genetic traits that are finely tuned to the highly specific conditions of their immediate environment.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Ecology #ConservationBiology #sflorg
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Local evolutionary adaptation occurs when populations of a single species develop heritable, genetic traits that are finely tuned to the highly specific conditions of their immediate environment.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Ecology #ConservationBiology #sflorg
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Local evolutionary adaptation occurs when populations of a single species develop heritable, genetic traits that are finely tuned to the highly specific conditions of their immediate environment.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Ecology #ConservationBiology #sflorg
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Local evolutionary adaptation occurs when populations of a single species develop heritable, genetic traits that are finely tuned to the highly specific conditions of their immediate environment.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Ecology #ConservationBiology #sflorg
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Local evolutionary adaptation occurs when populations of a single species develop heritable, genetic traits that are finely tuned to the highly specific conditions of their immediate environment.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Ecology #ConservationBiology #sflorg
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/415766/ Multiple bursts of speciation in Madagascar’s endangered lemurs #ConservationBiology #EvolutionaryBiology #HumanitiesAndSocialSciences #Madagascar #MolecularEvolution #multidisciplinary #Phylogenetics #science #zoology
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A genomic analysis investigating whether newly observed short-tailed phenotypes in the critically endangered Tsushima leopard cat are the result of hybridization with domestic cats.
#Genetics #ConservationBiology #Zoology #sflorg
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A genomic analysis investigating whether newly observed short-tailed phenotypes in the critically endangered Tsushima leopard cat are the result of hybridization with domestic cats.
#Genetics #ConservationBiology #Zoology #sflorg
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A genomic analysis investigating whether newly observed short-tailed phenotypes in the critically endangered Tsushima leopard cat are the result of hybridization with domestic cats.
#Genetics #ConservationBiology #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/gen09072601.html -
A genomic analysis investigating whether newly observed short-tailed phenotypes in the critically endangered Tsushima leopard cat are the result of hybridization with domestic cats.
#Genetics #ConservationBiology #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/gen09072601.html -
A genomic analysis investigating whether newly observed short-tailed phenotypes in the critically endangered Tsushima leopard cat are the result of hybridization with domestic cats.
#Genetics #ConservationBiology #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/gen09072601.html -
Declines in European bumblebee habitat suitability attributable to climate change
IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem…
#Europe #EU #Attribution #climatechange #ClimateChange/ClimateChangeImpacts #Climate-changeecology #Conservationbiology #Ecologicalmodelling #environment #EnvironmentalLaw/Policy/Ecojustice #European #general
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/670333/ Declines in European bumblebee habitat suitability attributable to climate change #Attribution #ClimateChange #ClimateChange/ClimateChangeImpacts #ClimateChangeEcology #ConservationBiology #EcologicalModelling #Éire #Environment #EnvironmentalLaw/Policy/Ecojustice #general #IE #Ireland #Science
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An extensive, artificial intelligence-driven acoustic monitoring study has determined that northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) populations in the Pacific Northwest have crossed or are rapidly approaching functional extinction thresholds.
#ConservationBiology #Bioacoustics #PopulationEcology #WildlifeEcology #DataScience #ArtificialIntelligence #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/cons08252601.html -
An extensive, artificial intelligence-driven acoustic monitoring study has determined that northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) populations in the Pacific Northwest have crossed or are rapidly approaching functional extinction thresholds.
#ConservationBiology #Bioacoustics #PopulationEcology #WildlifeEcology #DataScience #ArtificialIntelligence #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/cons08252601.html -
An extensive, artificial intelligence-driven acoustic monitoring study has determined that northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) populations in the Pacific Northwest have crossed or are rapidly approaching functional extinction thresholds.
#ConservationBiology #Bioacoustics #PopulationEcology #WildlifeEcology #DataScience #ArtificialIntelligence #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/cons08252601.html -
An extensive, artificial intelligence-driven acoustic monitoring study has determined that northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) populations in the Pacific Northwest have crossed or are rapidly approaching functional extinction thresholds.
#ConservationBiology #Bioacoustics #PopulationEcology #WildlifeEcology #DataScience #ArtificialIntelligence #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/cons08252601.html -
An extensive, artificial intelligence-driven acoustic monitoring study has determined that northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) populations in the Pacific Northwest have crossed or are rapidly approaching functional extinction thresholds.
#ConservationBiology #Bioacoustics #PopulationEcology #WildlifeEcology #DataScience #ArtificialIntelligence #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/cons08252601.html -
https://www.europesays.com/africa/374202/ Seven new frog species discovered on Madagascar | National #biodiversity #Biology #ConservationBiology #diamond #frog #Lineage(evolution) #Madagascar #MarkScherz #museum #research #species #StephenBeech
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Macquarie: Australia removed rats, mice and rabbits from Macquarie Island after nearly 200 years, and seabirds and native vegetation are now recovering | World News
Representative Image of the recovery of Macquarie Island’s wildlife …
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #Antarctica #Australia #australianantarcticprogram #Conservationbiology #Fed #macquarie #MacquarieIsland #macquarieislandpesteradicationprogram #Science #southgeorgia #UK #UnitedKingdom #wildlifeservice
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Macquarie: Australia removed rats, mice and rabbits from Macquarie Island after nearly 200 years, and seabirds and native vegetation are now recovering | World News
Representative Image of the recovery of Macquarie Island’s wildlife and seabird pop…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #antarctica #AU #Australia #AustralianAntarcticProgram #Conservationbiology #Fed #macquarie #MacquarieIsland #macquarieislandpesteradicationprogram #Science #SouthGeorgia #wildlifeservice
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Macquarie: Australia removed rats, mice and rabbits from Macquarie Island after nearly 200 years, and seabirds and native vegetation are now recovering | World News
Representative Image of the recovery of Macquarie Island’s wildlife and seabird pop…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #antarctica #AU #Australia #AustralianAntarcticProgram #Conservationbiology #Fed #macquarie #MacquarieIsland #macquarieislandpesteradicationprogram #Science #SouthGeorgia #wildlifeservice
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/372472/ Seven new frog species discovered on Madagascar | Interests #biodiversity #Biology #ConservationBiology #diamond #frog #Lineage(evolution) #Madagascar #MarkScherz #museum #research #species #StephenBeech
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/371999/ Seven new frog species discovered on Madagascar | National #biodiversity #Biology #ConservationBiology #diamond #frog #Lineage(evolution) #Madagascar #MarkScherz #museum #research #species #StephenBeech
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/371936/ Seven new frog species discovered on Madagascar | Features #biodiversity #Biology #ConservationBiology #diamond #frog #Lineage(evolution) #Madagascar #MarkScherz #museum #research #species #StephenBeech
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/629780/ The role of conservation bioacoustics in achieving global biodiversity goals #Biodiversity #ConservationBiology #Ecology #Ecosystems #Éire #Environment #EnvironmentalImpact #Forestry #general #IE #Ireland #LifeSciences #NatureConservation #Science
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An international research team utilized advanced genomic sequencing to construct the first comprehensive evolutionary map of Hawaiian honeycreepers, resolving the complex relationships among living, extinct, and fossilized species.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Genomics #Paleontology #ConservationBiology #Ornithology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/ebio08042601.html -
An international research team utilized advanced genomic sequencing to construct the first comprehensive evolutionary map of Hawaiian honeycreepers, resolving the complex relationships among living, extinct, and fossilized species.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Genomics #Paleontology #ConservationBiology #Ornithology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/ebio08042601.html -
An international research team utilized advanced genomic sequencing to construct the first comprehensive evolutionary map of Hawaiian honeycreepers, resolving the complex relationships among living, extinct, and fossilized species.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Genomics #Paleontology #ConservationBiology #Ornithology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/ebio08042601.html -
An international research team utilized advanced genomic sequencing to construct the first comprehensive evolutionary map of Hawaiian honeycreepers, resolving the complex relationships among living, extinct, and fossilized species.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Genomics #Paleontology #ConservationBiology #Ornithology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/ebio08042601.html -
An international research team utilized advanced genomic sequencing to construct the first comprehensive evolutionary map of Hawaiian honeycreepers, resolving the complex relationships among living, extinct, and fossilized species.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Genomics #Paleontology #ConservationBiology #Ornithology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/ebio08042601.html -
Predicted decline in common bird and butterfly species even under conservation policy scenarios in Europe
Burns, F. et al. Abundance decline in the avifauna of the European Union reveals cross-continental similarities in biodiversity…
#Europe #EU #biodiversity #BiologicalandPhysicalAnthropology #Conservationbiology #Ecology #European #Evolutionarybiology #general #Lifesciences #paleontology #Socioeconomicscenarios #Zoology
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Predicted decline in common bird and butterfly species even under conservation policy scenarios in Europe https://www.byteseu.com/2242402/ #biodiversity #BiologicalAndPhysicalAnthropology #ConservationBiology #ecology #Europe #EvolutionaryBiology #General #LifeSciences #Paleontology #SocioeconomicScenarios #Zoology
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/598327/ Global assessment shows blue carbon wealth dominated by ocean processes and unevenly distributed across countries #ClimateChange #ConservationBiology #DevelopmentAndSocialChange #DevelopmentAndSustainability #economics #Éire #Environment #EnvironmentalScienceAndEngineering #IE #Ireland #RenewableAndGreenEnergy #Science #SustainableArchitecture/GreenBuildings
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1103166/ In 2003, scientists discovered wolves refused to cross a simple line of fluttering flags; today it helps protect cattle without killing predators | #ConservationBiology #fladry #OriginsOfFladry #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #WesternNorthAmerica #wildlife #WolfDepredationTrends #WolfHuntingTechnique
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/597013/ In 2003, scientists discovered wolves refused to cross a simple line of fluttering flags; today it helps protect cattle without killing predators | #ConservationBiology #Éire #fladry #IE #Ireland #OriginsOfFladry #Science #WesternNorthAmerica #Wildlife #WolfDepredationTrends #WolfHuntingTechnique
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Current EU and UK wildlife protection frameworks are anthropocentric and fragmented, requiring an urgent legislative transition to integrate animal sentience and recognize animals as individuals capable of experiencing suffering.
#ConservationBiology #EnvironmentalLaw #EnvironmentalPolicy #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/cons07202601.html -
Current EU and UK wildlife protection frameworks are anthropocentric and fragmented, requiring an urgent legislative transition to integrate animal sentience and recognize animals as individuals capable of experiencing suffering.
#ConservationBiology #EnvironmentalLaw #EnvironmentalPolicy #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/cons07202601.html -
Current EU and UK wildlife protection frameworks are anthropocentric and fragmented, requiring an urgent legislative transition to integrate animal sentience and recognize animals as individuals capable of experiencing suffering.
#ConservationBiology #EnvironmentalLaw #EnvironmentalPolicy #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/cons07202601.html -
Current EU and UK wildlife protection frameworks are anthropocentric and fragmented, requiring an urgent legislative transition to integrate animal sentience and recognize animals as individuals capable of experiencing suffering.
#ConservationBiology #EnvironmentalLaw #EnvironmentalPolicy #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/cons07202601.html -
Current EU and UK wildlife protection frameworks are anthropocentric and fragmented, requiring an urgent legislative transition to integrate animal sentience and recognize animals as individuals capable of experiencing suffering.
#ConservationBiology #EnvironmentalLaw #EnvironmentalPolicy #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/cons07202601.html -
Colobus congoensis is a newly discovered, distinct species of monkey endemic to the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, characterized by its mostly black fur and striking orange facial patches.
#Primatology #EvolutionaryBiology #Taxonomy #ConservationBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/zoo07152601.html -
Colobus congoensis is a newly discovered, distinct species of monkey endemic to the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, characterized by its mostly black fur and striking orange facial patches.
#Primatology #EvolutionaryBiology #Taxonomy #ConservationBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/zoo07152601.html -
Colobus congoensis is a newly discovered, distinct species of monkey endemic to the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, characterized by its mostly black fur and striking orange facial patches.
#Primatology #EvolutionaryBiology #Taxonomy #ConservationBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/zoo07152601.html -
Colobus congoensis is a newly discovered, distinct species of monkey endemic to the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, characterized by its mostly black fur and striking orange facial patches.
#Primatology #EvolutionaryBiology #Taxonomy #ConservationBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/zoo07152601.html -
Colobus congoensis is a newly discovered, distinct species of monkey endemic to the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, characterized by its mostly black fur and striking orange facial patches.
#Primatology #EvolutionaryBiology #Taxonomy #ConservationBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/zoo07152601.html -
Biodiversity recovery is slow following clear-cut harvest of boreal forests
This transatlantic meta-analysis showed that clear-cut harvest in boreal forests consistently resulted in divergence of community composition away…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #Conservationbiology #Forestecology #Science #SustainableDevelopment
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Biodiversity recovery is slow following clear-cut harvest of boreal forests
This transatlantic meta-analysis showed that clear-cut harvest in boreal forests consistently resulted in divergence of community composition away…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #Conservationbiology #Forestecology #Science #SustainableDevelopment
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/744359/ -
Biodiversity recovery is slow following clear-cut harvest of boreal forests
This transatlantic meta-analysis showed that clear-cut harvest in boreal forests consistently resulted in divergence of community composition away…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Conservationbiology #environment #Forestecology #Science #sustainabledevelopment #UK #UnitedKingdom
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/561275/ Biodiversity recovery is slow following clear-cut harvest of boreal forests #ConservationBiology #Éire #Environment #ForestEcology #IE #Ireland #Science #SustainableDevelopment
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Biodiversity recovery is slow following clear-cut harvest of boreal forests
This transatlantic meta-analysis showed that clear-cut harvest in boreal forests consistently resulted in divergence of community composition away…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #Conservationbiology #Forestecology #Science #sustainabledevelopment
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/768831/ -
Biodiversity recovery is slow following clear-cut harvest of boreal forests
This transatlantic meta-analysis showed that clear-cut harvest in boreal forests consistently resulted in divergence of community composition away…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #Conservationbiology #Forestecology #Science #sustainabledevelopment
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Although the total number of plant species in many European ecosystems has increased locally over the past century, this localized growth is primarily driven by adaptable generalists and non-native species rather than a thriving native ecosystem.
#Ecology #Botany #EnvironmentalScience #ConservationBiology
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/eco06292601.html -
Although the total number of plant species in many European ecosystems has increased locally over the past century, this localized growth is primarily driven by adaptable generalists and non-native species rather than a thriving native ecosystem.
#Ecology #Botany #EnvironmentalScience #ConservationBiology
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/eco06292601.html -
Although the total number of plant species in many European ecosystems has increased locally over the past century, this localized growth is primarily driven by adaptable generalists and non-native species rather than a thriving native ecosystem.
#Ecology #Botany #EnvironmentalScience #ConservationBiology
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/eco06292601.html