While we invent new words to describe human activity and mis-influence we lose species and ecosystems at an out of control and seemingly irretreivable pace. Not just a samey world but likely a wild world that is just in a few select captive places for a select audience.

https://theconversation.com/welcome-to-the-homogenocene-how-humans-are-making-the-worlds-wildlife-dangerously-samey-274092

#anthropocene #homogenocene #SpeciesExtinction #nature #conservation #ethics #wildlife #species #extinction #humanactivities

Meng-Qiu Niu et al. constructed #Plant_plantCo_occurrenceNetworks within #CushionMicrohabitats at both regional and local scales in the Himalaya–Hengduan Mountains, focusing on the influences of multiple #CushionPlants in shaping plant–plant network structures.

#AlpineEcosystem | #ClimateChange | #PlantDiversity | #SpeciesExtinction

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf116

💻 The influences of multiple #CushionPlants in shaping plant–plant network structures

Results:
1️⃣ Cushion plants significantly influence the network structures.
2️⃣ Cushion plants⬆️, network complexity⬆️.
3️⃣ The loss of cushion plants would likely trigger cascading extinctions of associated non-cushion plants.

#AlpineEcosystem | #ClimateChange | #PlantCo_occurrenceNetwork | #PlantDiversity | #SpeciesExtinction

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf116

Free audiobook of my previous poetry pamphlet "For the hypothetical aliens" which is an exploration of our place in the universe and our relationships both with one another and nature, explored through the twin lenses of cosmology and Sci-Fi...

https://soundcloud.com/literal-fraud-press/sets/for-the-hypothetical-aliens

#Free #Book #Audiobook #Aliens #AreWeTheAliens #Poems #Poet

Featuring: #Squid #Poetry #IceWorms #DrakeEquation #KardashevScale #Daleks #IMBanks #TheCulture #Filk #SpaceProbe #SpeciesExtinction

"The number of wild bee species in Europe at risk of extinction has more than doubled over the past decade, while the number of endangered butterfly species has almost doubled.

The jeopardy facing crucial pollinators was revealed by scientific studies for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list of threatened species, which found that at least 172 bee species out of 1,928 were at risk of extinction in Europe.

The number of butterflies threatened with extinction in Europe has increased from 37 to 65 since the last study, conducted 14 years ago. One species, the Madeiran large white (Pieris wollastoni) has now been declared extinct.

“Beyond their beauty and cultural significance, pollinators like bees and butterflies are lifelines for our health, our food systems and our economies – sustaining the fruits, vegetables and seeds that nourish us,” said Grethel Aguilar, the IUCN director general. “The latest European red list assessments reveal serious challenges, with threats mounting for butterflies and crucial wild bee species.”"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/11/number-of-wild-bee-species-at-risk-of-extinction-in-europe-doubles-in-10-years

#Europe #Bees #Butterflies #SpeciesExtinction

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Multiple #CushionPlants enhance alpine #PlantDiversity through sustaining #Plant_plantCo_occurrenceNetworks

#AlpineEcosystem | #ClimateChange | #SpeciesExtinction

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf116