Ethan Linck’s Cataclysms to Desolate the World is a beautiful piece of nature writing about the loss of forest birds on Guam and the impact that introduced tree snakes have …
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The massive impact of animals on forest nutrients
A study recently published in the journal of Functional Ecology shows us how large fruit-eating animals can be responsible for massively enhancing forest nutrientA substance that contains the raw materials …
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How do you reduce shark attacks? Try increasing shark numbers
Ecology is a complex science and so often, our simplest assumptions about how things work, don’t hold up in practice. Take sharks for example. How do you reduce shark attacks? …
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A single lyrebird moves 350 tonnes of soil a year
Lyrebirds will make a few appearances in my forthcoming book. Mostly because they are are an outstanding and visible indicator of animal impactWhat is Animal Impact? Without wildlife, Earth would …
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Addressing the rapid decline of insects means having more insect-eating birds
The life-histories of insects and vertebrates are coupled. Predator and prey cannot exist without one-another. Species richnessThe number of species within a given area. Note, this is often confused with …
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Animals and ocean deoxygenation
A paper just published A 2021 Horizon Scan of Emerging Global Biological Conservation Issues (Sutherland et al 2020) identifies “Deoxygenation” impacts on Coral Reef Health and “Increases in Dissolved Iron …
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What is a keystone species? Animals stabilise ecosystems, not drive them
What is a keystone species? The term was coined by American zoologist Robert Paine in 1969 as meaning an animal that has disproportionate effect on its surroundings. Conservationists will often use …
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How Blue Whales help regulate climate by stirring and fertilising the ocean
How Blue Whales help regulate climate is by stirring and fertilising the ocean. In Indonesia’s Banda Sea, just north of Australia, they contribute to cold layer mixing and significantly contribute …
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