Biodiversity

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Resource-efficient compact bed plasticulture reduces production risks and sustainably intensifies agriculture

Redesign for sustainable intensificationConventional plasticulture beds (CONV; 76 cm wide, 20 cm tall) are less than 50% wetted with a single irrigation drip tape, especially...
Biodiversity
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Drivers of plant-associated invertebrate community structure in West-European coastal dunes

Shmida, A. & Wilson, M. V. Biological Determinants of Species Diversity. J. Biogeogr. 12, 1 (1985). ...
Biodiversity
8
minutes

Here’s what ‘deep listening’ can tell us about the natural world...

Have you ever taken the time to stop and listen to nature? Deeply, quietly and patiently? If not, don’t...
Biodiversity
5
minutes

Does your school have enough trees? Here’s why they’re great for...

Do schools and trees mix? You may have memories of shady playing areas and shelter belts by playing fields,...
Biodiversity
3
minutes

A marine heatwave in northwest Australia is killing huge numbers of...

Tens of thousands of fish have died off northwestern Australia, as a large and long-lasting marine heatwave intensifies. The...
Biodiversity
5
minutes

Quantitative and qualitative Data on historical Vertebrate Distributions in Bavaria 1845

Study areaThe data presented here encompass the entire Kingdom of Bavaria, then an independent nation; now, with some territorial changes, the largest federal...
Biodiversity
12
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