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Study finds how blaze affected bacteria, fungi over time
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Researchers at UC Riverside have discovered small organisms that not only survive but flourish in the first year following a wildfire
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Aquatic organisms respond to flooding, drought disturbance in different wa
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Populations of various species of aquatic insects and other invertebrates respond to flooding and waterway drying due to drought in different ways that can be anticipated, according to a new Penn State-led study that employed a novel method to assess the stability of stream ecosystems.
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Study: Genetic diversity among species reduces climate change vulnerabilit
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Genetic diversity is the building block that allows populations to vary in response to environmental changes, hence the more diversity, the better.
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How species adapt: Ancestral variation guides future environmental adaptat
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The speed of environmental change is very challenging for wild organisms. When exposed to a new environment individual plants and animals can potentially adjust their biology to better cope with new pressures they are exposed to -- this is known as phenotypic plasticity.
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Reef fish find it harder to locate rivals due to coral bleaching: Study
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Mass coral bleaching events are making it harder for some species of reef fish to identify competitors, new research reveals. Scientists studying reefs across five Indo-Pacific regions found that the ability of butterflyfish individuals to identify competitor species and respond appropriatel
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New species of microalgae was found in water from a home aquarium
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A new species of microalgae was found in water from a home aquarium. While analyzing DNA samples taken from the algae, researchers from the University of Tokyo discovered Medakamo hakoo, whose DNA sequence didn't match any on record. This new species is the smallest known freshwater green al
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Researchers discover new species of microalgae
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In the water from a home aquarium, a brand-new species of microalgae was discovered. While analyzing DNA samples taken from the algae, researchers from the University of Tokyo discovered Medakamo hakoo, whose DNA sequence didn't match any on record.
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DRI recovers smuggled rare 139 animals from Bengaluru farmhouse
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In a joint operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Karnataka Forest Department have recovered 139 animals belonging to 48 different species, including 34 that were listed species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (C
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Researchers discover elephant extinction could have major impact on atmosp
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Researchers report that elephants play a key role in creating forests which store more atmospheric carbon and maintaining the biodiversity of forests in Africa. If the already critically endangered elephants become extinct, rainforest of central and west Africa, the second largest rainforest
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China adamant about turning environmental laws into laughing stock with it
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China is overfishing, dumping waste into marine protected areas, polluting air, water and land alike, disturbing and destroying the coral reefs, and killing protected fish species.
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Chinese distant-water fishing activities growing rapidly, unsustainably ac
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China is often found guilty of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices, targeting prohibited species, causing irreversible environmental damage as well as intelligence gathering, espionage and space tracking.
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Nagpur: Annual Asian Waterbird Census underway, exotic birds spotted aroun
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Bird watchers and authorities spotted species of native and exotic birds in the Asian water bird Census in Maharashtra's Nagpur.
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