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- High-arctic butterflies shrink with rising temperatures
- Novel cybercatalog of flower-loving flies suggests the digital future of taxonomy
- The predator survives – but the ecosystem crashes
- Using, sharing, new technologies is key for conservation
- Genetic differences among monkeys in Tanzania show troubling pattern
| High-arctic butterflies shrink with rising temperatures Posted: 07 Oct 2015 12:32 AM PDT New research shows that butterflies in Greenland have become smaller in response to increasing temperatures due to climate change.  |
| Novel cybercatalog of flower-loving flies suggests the digital future of taxonomy Posted: 06 Oct 2015 09:38 AM PDT By providing a novel taxonomic 'cybercatalog' of the southern African flower-loving (apiocerid) flies, the authors demonstrate how the network of taxonomic knowledge can be made available through links to online data providers. The information is not only available to the reader, who follows the links, but also to machines making use of the growing number of digital online resources.  |
| The predator survives – but the ecosystem crashes Posted: 06 Oct 2015 05:52 AM PDT What do killer whales, polar bears and humans have in common? They are adaptable predators with the ability to select new prey when their favourite food is in low supply. But this change can disrupt entire ecosystems.  |
| Using, sharing, new technologies is key for conservation Posted: 05 Oct 2015 03:45 PM PDT Scientists estimate that we are losing species at 1,000 times the natural background rate. New technologies are improving conservation efforts by making it easier, faster, and cheaper to monitor threatened species. But technologies alone cannot conserve biodiversity, a new multi-institutional study finds. The challenge is to use technology more wisely, connect different technologies, and get appropriate technologies into the hands of those than can use them more effectively.  |
| Genetic differences among monkeys in Tanzania show troubling pattern Posted: 05 Oct 2015 10:26 AM PDT An endangered monkey species in Tanzania is living in geographical pockets that are becoming isolated from one another. The situation, researchers say, is mostly driven by the monkeys' proximity to villages and the deliberate burning of forests to make way for crops and pastures.  |
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