News tagged with journal of biogeography
Voyages of discovery or necessity? Fish poisoning may be why Polynesians left paradise
May 18, 2009 |
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Fish poisoning, or ciguatera could be the reason that New Zealand, Easter Island and, possibly, Hawaii in the 11th to 15th centuries became colonized by masses of migrating Polynesians.
New explanation for a puzzling biological divide along the Malay Peninsula
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Ecologists at the University of California, San Diego, offer a new explanation for an apparently abrupt switch in the kinds in of mammals found along the Malay Peninsula in southeast Asia - from mainland species to island ...
Study shows effect of feral buffalo on Kakadu
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Jan 13, 2009 |
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The ecological effect of feral buffalo on Kakadu National Park has been the focus of a research study by a team of prominent Charles Darwin University researchers.
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Exotic plant species are more widespread than native on Boston Harbor Islands
May 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The recent findings by a team of Northeastern University ecologists studying plant life on the Boston Harbor Islands may advance societal efforts to stem the damage caused by invading exotic ...
Invasions by alien plants have been mapped in Europe
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Jan 22, 2009 |
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Biological invasions are one of the major threats to biodiversity and in many cases they have considerable impact on economy and human health. For their effective management it is important to understand which areas and ecosystems ...
Humans related to orangutans, not chimps
Jun 18, 2009 |
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New evidence underscores the theory of human origin that suggests humans most likely share a common ancestor with orangutans, according to research from the University of Pittsburgh and the Buffalo Museum of ...
First comprehensive 'inventory' of life in Antarctica
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Dec 01, 2008 |
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The first comprehensive "inventory" of sea and land animals around a group of Antarctic islands reveals a region that is rich in biodiversity and has more species than the Galapagos. The study provides an important benchmark ...
Antarctic plants and animal life survived ice ages
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Sep 27, 2007 |
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Springtails, mites, worms and plant life could help solve the mystery of Antarctica’s glacial history according to new research published in the journal Science this week.
Climate change may threaten species of amphibians and reptiles in southwestern Europe
Jun 19, 2006 |
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Projected climate change could trigger massive range contractions among amphibian and reptile species in the southwest of Europe, according to a new study published in the Journal of Biogeography.
Rosella research could re-write 'ring theory'
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Jul 30, 2008 |
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New research has uncovered how different crimson rosella populations are related to each other – a discovery which has important implications for research into how climate change may affect Australia’s biodiversity.
Invasion of the island bats
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May 08, 2007 |
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Ever since the relationship between land area and number of species crystallized into a mathematical power function, islands and island archipelagoes have been thought of as biological destinations where species from large ...
The poop on finding penguins: Follow the guano
Jun 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scientists looking for lost penguins stumbled upon an effective method: Follow their poop from space.
Climate change driving pika to extinction
Dec 29, 2005 |
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The American pika, a small cousin of the rabbit, may be on the verge of extinction in the Great Basin, the high desert centered in Nevada.
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