Tag: Forests

Island Biogeography Theory Misses Mark for Tropical Forest Remnants

April 16, 2014 | by: Marty Downs | 1

Species losses due to habitat fragmentation may be less bleak than predicted under the island biogeography theory, says a study of bat biodiversity in Costa Rica and Panama.

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Juggling Chainsaws: Carbon, Biodiversity, and Livelihoods in the Logging Landscape

February 21, 2014 | by: Bronson Griscom | 0

Smaller areas of high intensity wood production or larger areas of lower-impact logging? It’s not a simple question — and maybe not even the right one.

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The Cooler: Tweeting Sharks, Animal Cannibals, Farmbots & More

January 17, 2014 | by: Marty Downs | 1

Also in our Friday best-of-the-web: a dolphin mega-pod, a trove of old snake venom, and one acid-loving coral reef.

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The Grouse in Winter

January 16, 2014 | by: Matt Miller | 5

Self-made snow igloos, “reverse” migrations and big sagebrush. The unusual ways 3 grouse species survive and thrive in deep snow and frigid temperatures.

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Bear Nap by the Camera Trap

January 13, 2014 | by: Matt Miller | 3

Does a bear sleep in the woods? Camera Trap Chronicles features a time-lapse video of a black bear’s ten hour nap underneath a camera trap.

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Rudolph Versus Bambi: A Conservation Story

December 23, 2013 | by: Matt Miller | 3

Rudolph versus Bambi? No, it’s not the worst holiday special ever. It’s a real struggle between endangered woodland caribou and too-abundant white-tailed deer along the U.S./Canada border. “Bambi” is winning. Can conservationists do anything about it?

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A Lung Scan for the Planet: A New Global Forest Change Interactive Map

December 19, 2013 | by: Peter Ellis | 4

A map that inspires? The new interactive Global Forest Change Map provides an incredible look at our global forests. And it could change the way we conserve them.

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Camera Trap Chronicles: Wildlife of North Idaho’s Working Forests

December 9, 2013 | by: Matt Miller | 1

Grizzly bears and moose and flying squirrels, oh my. Check out the critters captured via camera trap images on Conservancy projects in North Idaho.

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Quick Study: Do REDD+ Projects Benefit People as Well as Forests?

June 20, 2013 | by: Jonathan Adams | 1

They often provide modest but tangible benefits to local communities–and don’t encourage land grabs, says a new article co-authored by the Conservancy’s senior advisor on forests and climate. But challenges remain to meaningful community participation in these projects.

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