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Land use plan should prevent conflicts between human inhabitants and wildlife
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“There were no big land use conflicts in the past. Villagers could move freely between places like Parakurungu, Kavimba, and Mabele in the Chobe...
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‘Plant roots exhibit starling behaviour’, Farewell lecture of prof. Frank Berendse
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Plant roots exhibit starling behaviour. The interactions between roots are essential to the continued existence of rich biodiversity in wild plant...
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Surprise discovery: large bee species are becoming increasingly smaller
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As part of their research into the causes of declining bee populations, an international group of researchers, including Jeroen Scheper and David...
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Biodiversity benefits resistance
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Grassland containing a wide variety of plant types is more resistant to problems caused by climate change. Biomass production and ecosystem services...
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Wageningen University appoints two professors to the Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group
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Wageningen University has appointed Dr David Kleijn as Professor of Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation. The appointment takes effect on 1 July. He...
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Restoration of species diversity in dike grasslands makes dikes more resistant
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Decreased species diversity in the grasslands on dike slopes leads to a dramatic increase in soil erosion and dike deterioration. This was shown in a...
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Warning from European Academies of Science about implications of neonicotinoid use
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A joint report to the European Commission from the Academies of Science in the EU Member States concludes that there is rapidly increasing scientific...
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Moths prefer to reproduce in the dark
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Night-time is no longer dark by definition in our country. ‘Light pollution’ is increasing by around 6% each year, while the ecological...
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Well-maintained peatlands important in fight against climate change
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Peatlands in the northern hemisphere are important areas of carbon capture and storage. This could amount to as much as 500 gigatonnes. The...
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Success of the Month for Milena Holmgren, Juul Limpens and Monique Heijmans
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They published a news breaking paper in Global Change Biology on the impact of climate change on boreal peatlands