Mr and Mrs TrellisResearchers issue warning after observing concerning change in animal behavior: 'Much more far-reaching than previously assumed'...
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/plant-protection-products-impact-wildlife-bees-fish/
Graeme Cumming
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Professor at James Cook University, QLD, Australia. Unceded Bindal & Wulgurukaba land. #Ecology, #ConservationBiology, #LandscapeEcology, #Interdisciplinary research, #SocialEcologicalSystems
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Red, pink or white, all roses were once yellow says genomic analysis https://phys.org/news/2025-04-red-pink-white-roses-yellow.html
"the shared ancestor was a yellow flower with a single row of petals and leaves divided into seven leaflets. As they were domesticated, they developed new colors, distinct petal markings, and the ability to bloom in clusters... The genetic evidence pointed to two major centers of rose diversity in China—one in the dry NW (yellow with small leaves) and another in the warm and humid SW (white, fragrant)"
Red, pink or white, all roses were once yellow says genomic analysis
Red roses, the symbol of love, were likely yellow in the past, indicates a large genomic analysis by researchers from Beijing Forestry University, China. Roses of all colors, including white, red, pink, and peach, belong to the genus Rosa, which is a member of the Rosaceae family.
John HolmesWorld-first analysis of seabirds who’ve eaten plastic reveals slow, insidious health impacts https://theconversation.com/world-first-analysis-of-seabirds-whove-eaten-plastic-reveals-slow-insidious-health-impacts-222893
Prof. Stefan RahmstorfWe must thus expect a faster AMOC decline than hashtag#IPCC has predicted: "It is very likely (90–100% probability) that the AMOC will weaken faster than CMIP6 projections if meltwater forcing is considered." That's bad news; it increases the risk of passing the AMOC tipping point.
If you want to know more about this topic, watch my short talk: https://youtu.be/mm_YZ2juQL4?si=1W9RAjWSQu7YSwzX
If you want to know more about this topic, watch my short talk: https://youtu.be/mm_YZ2juQL4?si=1W9RAjWSQu7YSwzX
Is the AMOC Shutting Down?
NSW.BiodiversityThere is an increase in marine-based industries — including recreation, tourism, oil and gas, offshore renewables and shipping in the whale's habitats.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-03/southern-right-whale-numbers-migration-nullarbor-marine-park/104544496
#ocean #biodiversity
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-03/southern-right-whale-numbers-migration-nullarbor-marine-park/104544496
#ocean #biodiversity
Garry PetersonStrong regional trends in extreme weather over the next two decades under high- and low-emissions pathways
Iles+
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01511-4
Global warming is rapidly shifting climate conditions away from what societies and ecosystems are adapted to. ...
over the next 20 yr
20-70% of world populations is expected to experience strong (>2 s.d.) combined changes in temperature and precipitation extremes
depending on GHG mitigation action
Peer Community JournalNow published in Peer Community Journal, #Ecology section: Diagnosis of planktonic trophic network dynamics with sharp qualitative changes https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.417
Large pockets of WA's central to south-west coast are facing a potential forest collapse event, where trees and other smaller plants get so dry they die. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-11/ecologists-warn-potential-forest-collapse-event-wa/103682304
#ecosystem #collapse #FossilFuels
#ecosystem #collapse #FossilFuels
A Healthy Dose of #Coral Mucus https://oceanbites.org/a-healthy-dose-of-coral-mucus/
Coral mucus effects on bacterial growth, respiration, and grazing mortality in reef systems https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022098124000182
"#Corals, specifically the #Acropora species, regularly spew #bacteria-filled #mucus into the sea to defend against environmental and biological stressors. The mucus can trap and carry particles, energy, and large amounts of organic matter throughout the #ocean."
Fast and slow advances toward a deeper integration of theory and empiricism
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12080-019-00441-x
a modern commentary on Ludwig et al's classic 1978 paper
“Qualitative analysis of insect outbreak systems: the spruce budworm and forest,”
"[the paper] has become a foundational reference in areas as disparate as insect ecology and management, alternative stable states, the effects of natural enemies, and the separation of time scales between fast- and slow-changing variables."