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Research and reporting on wildlife, plant systems, climate effects, and biodiversity from field and laboratory.
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07:002026-08-05
Global butterfly ranges shifting dramatically in response to climate change
Nature nature.com
Researchers across the globe have been documenting significant redistributions of butterfly species linked to climate change, with findings spanning tropical, temperate, and alpine regions and covering shifts in both latitude and elevation.
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07:002026-07-31
Satellite Data Underestimates Carbon Stored in Mature Forests Worldwide
Nature nature.com
A growing body of scientific literature indicates that satellite-based measurements consistently undercount the carbon being stored in the world's mature forests, with implications for how the global carbon budget is understood.
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07:002026-08-05
One in Ten Butterfly Species Has Shifted Range as Climate Warms
EurekAlert! Science News Releases eurekalert.org
New research analysing over 6,000 range-shift records across 105 countries finds that butterflies are on the move globally, with climate change the dominant driver — and large gaps remaining in tropical monitoring.
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07:002026-09-14
Resource–Trait Coordination Under Multiple Global Change Factors Shapes Ecosystem Stability
Nature nature.com
A growing body of scientific literature finds that how resources and plant traits align under combined global change pressures — including warming, nitrogen addition, elevated CO₂, and altered rainfall — is central to understanding ecosystem stability.
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07:002026-07-31
Common Birds and Butterflies Forecast to Decline Across Europe Despite Conservation Policies
Nature nature.com
A new study finds that widespread bird and butterfly species face predicted abundance declines across Europe, persisting even when conservation policy measures are factored into future scenarios.
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07:002026-08-17
Non-Native Plant Mycorrhizal Strategies Shift Across Biomes and Disturbance Levels
Nature nature.com
Researchers combined global vegetation, mycorrhizal, climate, soil, and disturbance datasets to examine how non-native plants' fungal associations vary across the world's biomes and under different levels of human and natural disturbance.
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07:002026-08-18
Biodiversity Credits Gain Integrity Through Culturally Significant Species Recognition
Nature nature.com
Recent academic work highlights how acknowledging culturally significant species could strengthen the integrity of biodiversity credit markets, with findings drawn from a range of ecology, conservation, and sustainability journals.
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07:002026-09-03
Common Birds and Butterflies Face Decline Despite Europe's Toughest Conservation Efforts
Nature nature.com
New research finds that common birds and butterflies are declining across Europe despite strict protections, while a global study links range shifts in over 1,700 butterfly species to climate change and landscape transformation.
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