Ecosystem Biodiversity

It was more than 200 years ago that Alexander von Humboldt noticed a striking pattern: Most of the earth's biodiversity is bunched up in the tropical ...  

IBAT for business is an innovative tool designed to facilitate access to accurate and up-to-date biodiversity information to support critical business decisions. The tool is the result of a ground-breaking conservation partnership among BirdLife International, Conservation International and...  

The biggest ever United Nations conference held to tackle worldwide biodiversity loss closed today without producing a clear roadmap to achieve the 2010 target to substantially reduce biodiversity loss, WWF said.  

Will climate change exceed life's ability to respond? Biodiversity in a Warmer World, published in the Oct.  

Researchers believe the current practice of planting only one species of tree to absorb carbon dioxide is threatening WA's biodiversity, reports Aaron Fernandes.  

Incorporating native plants into landscape design can play an important role in promoting biodiversity, according to ecologist Doug Tallamy.  

Incorporating native plants into landscape design can play an important role in promoting biodiversity, according to ecologist Doug Tallamy.  

The results of both studies suggest that global warming will present challenges not seen in tens of millions of years for the world's biodiversity. ...  

California Biodiversity Councila s Fall 2008 Meeting: Children in Nature Preservation Park, Oakland October 9: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meeting CHILDREN IN NATURE a oeNature Deficit Disordera is running rampant.  

Will climate change exceed life's ability to respond? Biodiversity in a Warmer World, published in the Oct. 10, 2008, issue of the journal, Science, illustrates that cross-disciplinary research fostered by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama clearly informs this urgent debate.  

Abstract DNA from low-biodiversity fracture water collected at 2.8-kilometer depth in a South African gold mine was sequenced and assembled into a single, complete genome.  

Over the next five years, the foundation will fund efforts by conservation groups working to preserve biodiversity hotspots in Asia and the Pacific, Africa, and Latin America....  

New biodiversity business models may also help reduce rural poverty. While employment and skills development are a normal part of every business, ...  

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 Holdridge's Toad from Costa Rica , not seen since 1986, is declared extinct.  

The Canterbury Biodiversity Advisory Group has launched a “one-stop shop” website to showcase the region’s unique and varied wildlife and ecosystems. ...