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She's spearheading a global protest movement at just 16 years old. Here's what else you need to know about Greta Thunberg.
For Higher Biology, look at mass extinction rates and effects on biodiversity. Discover how to measure biodiversity and negatively impacts.
Biodiversity provides humans with different sources for a living. Learn the threats to biodiversity and what you can do to minimize its negative effects.
Established protected areas are crucial for biodiversity, but University of Helsinki research reveals mixed effects on species, questioning their overall effectiveness.
Essay on Effects of Deforestation: The diverse effects of deforestation are mainly causing our environments worse, such as soil erosion, biodiversity impacts and social effects. Deforestation has varieties of social effects on our society; its impact affects us not only humans but also animals, plants and the surrounding environment. Deforestation forces and causes the surrounding […]
Biodiversity and effects of climate change can be significantly affected by small-scale rewilding projects argues designer Julia Watson.
Biodiversity is an absolute necessity for the success of your garden. It helps your plants thrive and produce positive environmental effects. And, if not for our little BRB ecosystem, our Rose and Chamomile Gel Moisturizing Serum would have never been possible! We used all our last year’s Rose and Chamomile harvest to make this product, and we can't thank our plants and critters enough! Head to our blog to read more! #biodiversity #gardening #earthmonth #rooftopfarming #urbanfarming
Movement of organisms is one of the key mechanisms shaping biodiversity, e.g. the distribution of genes, individuals and species in space and time. Recent technological and conceptual advances have improved our ability to assess the causes and consequences of individual movement, and led to the emergence of the new field of ‘movement ecology’. Here, we outline how movement ecology can contribute to the broad field of biodiversity research, i.e. the study of processes and patterns of life among and across different scales, from genes to ecosystems, and we propose a conceptual framework linking these hitherto largely separated fields of research. Our framework builds on the concept of movement ecology for individuals, and demonstrates its importance for linking individual organismal movement with biodiversity. First, organismal movements can provide ‘mobile links’ between habitats or ecosystems, thereby connecting resources, genes, and processes among otherwise separate locations. Understanding these mobile links and their impact on biodiversity will be facilitated by movement ecology, because mobile links can be created by different modes of movement (i.e., foraging, dispersal, migration) that relate to different spatiotemporal scales and have differential effects on biodiversity. Second, organismal movements can also mediate coexistence in communities, through ‘equalizing’ and ‘stabilizing’ mechanisms. This novel integrated framework provides a conceptual starting point for a better understanding of biodiversity dynamics in light of individual movement and space-use behavior across spatiotemporal scales. By illustrating this framework with examples, we argue that the integration of movement ecology and biodiversity research will also enhance our ability to conserve diversity at the genetic, species, and ecosystem levels.
2002/03 This project involved aquatic biodiversity public surveys of the Hudson River in proximity to pollution sources. This work culminated with an installation that attempted to portray Hudson River biological diversity and the effects of pollution. Installed in 2003 at WaveHill’s Glyndor Gallery (Bronx, NY), the exhibition contained three inter-related components: Eco-Displacements 2003 Each sculpture […]
Humanity’s enormous and increasing demand for the planet’s natural resources has resulted in a dramatic loss of biodiversity. Many of the pressures and underlying causes affecting ecosystems interact at a variety of scales from local to global. Trying to reverse or prevent further detrimental effects on nature within such a complex web of interdependent processes is a formidable challenge. Intensive unsustainable agriculture is one of the central global challenges affecting ecosystem integrity and biodiversity. The Netherlands is a hotspot intensive agricultural area and biodiversity in agricultural areas has been steadily declining. With a 35% share in land use in the Netherlands, dairy farming poses one of the key threats, but can also be part of the solution to restoring biodiversity. At the request of WWF-NL, the Louis Bolk Institute developed a conceptual framework for ‘biodiversity-based dairy farming to increase resilience and reduce risks’. Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners were commissioned by WWF-NL, to turn this theoretical concept into a spatial landscape transformation framework. control model A focus on short-term risk management and maximum profit drives intensive production. Production levels are boosted through the use of external inputs such as fertilizers, irrigation, antibiotics and pesticides. This model relies heavily on controlling externalities in the environment and the market and is characterized by a dependency on loans and bank investments. Resilience MODEL The resilience model provides an alternative approach where biodiversity and natural processes provide the foundation for increased resilience and reduced risks. Such a system combines optimisation of production with nature and biodiversity protection. By doing so, it also reduces off-farm impacts on the natural environment. Balance Input & output The control model targets high output (production), but requires substantial external input (resources). The resilience model aims to optimize production levels in relation to available resources. A better balance between input and output makes a system more resilient and therefore better able to cope with fluctuations and risk. The transformation from the control model to the resilience model requires a paradigm shift. Moving from maximum production to optimal production in relation to available resources results in larger profit margins and a more resilient system. THE 4 PILLARS OF BIODIVERSITY A resilient and biodiverse dairy farming system builds on four interconnected pillars of biodiversity: Functional agrobiodiversity, landscape diversity on the farm, specific species and corridors and source areas. To improve resilience and reduce risk, it is important to enhance functional agrobiodiversity. Functional agrobiodiversity should be supported by landscape diversity and connections of biodiversity source areas in the wider landscape. Maintaining and increasing specific target species often requires additional management. Building blocks The resilience model moves away from a ‘one size fits all’ model for dairy farming. Instead, it provides principles and building blocks whose physical implementation depend on the local ecological and cultural context. application in a cultural and ecological context The ecological context is determined by biophysical factors such as climate, topography, landscape type, local flora and fauna and soil composition. The cultural context derives from societal factors such as the history, values and belief systems in an area. The resilience model provides a framework for locally adapted biodiversity-based dairy farming. idzegea, friesland To illustrate the context specific elaboration of the resilience model, a case study has been developed for a pilot area. Idzegea is an area in Friesland, in the northern part of the Netherlands, with a long history of dairy farming, milk production and cows at pasture. Idzegea is a peatland area dominated by dairy farming on pasture with some nature reserves, crisscrossed by a network of ditches and lakes. The landscape is dotted with small villages and dairy farms. The cultural and ecological conditions give substance to the four pillars of the resilience model for the specific context at Idzegea. slider
Learn about food chains and how energy flows through living organisms in this ks3 science webpage. Find out what are producers, consumers, and decomposers, and how they interact in different ecosystems. Discover the effects of human activities on food chains and how to protect biodiversity.
Dingoes are our best chance of suppressing feral species that will destroy our country! The management of dingoes is a highly conflicted and frequently...
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The deep sea, the largest ecosystem on Earth and one of the least studied, harbours high biodiversity and provides a wealth of resources. Although humans have used the oceans for millennia, technological developments now allow exploitation of fisheries resources, hydrocarbons and minerals below 2000 m depth. The remoteness of the deep seafloor has promoted the disposal of residues and litter. Ocean acidification and climate change now bring a new dimension of global effects. Thus the challenges facing the deep sea are large and accelerating, providing a new imperative for the science community, industry and national and international organizations to work together to develop successful exploitation management and conservation of the deep-sea ecosystem. This paper provides scientific expert judgement and a semi-quantitative analysis of past, present and future impacts of human-related activities on global deep-sea habitats within three categories: disposal, exploitation and climate change. The analysis is the result of a Census of Marine Life – SYNDEEP workshop (September 2008). A detailed review of known impacts and their effects is provided. The analysis shows how, in recent decades, the most significant anthropogenic activities that affect the deep sea have evolved from mainly disposal (past) to exploitation (present). We predict that from now and into the future, increases in atmospheric CO2 and facets and consequences of climate change will have the most impact on deep-sea habitats and their fauna. Synergies between different anthropogenic pressures and associated effects are discussed, indicating that most synergies are related to increased atmospheric CO2 and climate change effects. We identify deep-sea ecosystems we believe are at higher risk from human impacts in the near future: benthic communities on sedimentary upper slopes, cold-water corals, canyon benthic communities and seamount pelagic and benthic communities. We finalise this review with a short discussion on protection and management methods.
Articles on biodiversity and the importance of protecting the breadth of life on our planet for future generations and our survival.
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