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..oh!
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zopemaster
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Oct 17, 2013
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Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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animal ecology,
ecology
... the rapid pace of climate change in the Alps has seen two huge new residents moving to Monaco. The smallest state in the Alps, which is also a party to the Alpine Convention, is now home to its first elephants!
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10 messages for 2010 — Mountain ecosystems
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zopemaster
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Jul 07, 2021 01:06 AM
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ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles,
ecology,
biodiversity
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350 newly discovered species in the Himalayas
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zopemaster
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Aug 13, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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filed under:
nature descriptions,
nature,
biodiversity,
biology,
ecology
A flying frog and the world's smallest deer are among the species discovered in the Himalayas in the last ten years. According to a report recently published by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), between 1998 and 2008, a total of 353 new species were identified.
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Ain't no mountain high enough: plant invasions reaching new elevations
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zopemaster
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Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM
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plant ecology,
ecology,
nature conservation/support,
nature
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Alpine Ecosystems
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zopemaster
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Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM
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ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles,
ecology
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Alpine summit flora undergoing rapid change
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zopemaster
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Nov 03, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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biology,
ecology,
nature monitoring,
nature,
climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy
As part of their study on the "Influence of Climate Change on Succession Processes and Population Dynamics of Vegetation in Alpine Environments" research teams at the universities of Hanover/D and Zurich/CH have concluded that the rate of change in the floristic composition of vegetation in the Swiss Alps is increasing all the time. According to the experts this trend is consistent with global climate change.
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Arthropod colonisation of trees in fragmented landscapes depends on species traits
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zopemaster
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Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM
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nature conservation/support,
nature,
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nature,
biology,
ecology
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Artificial high water affects ecology of running water
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zopemaster
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Dec 02, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
rivers and streams - impairments,
rivers and streams,
ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles,
ecology,
hydropower,
renewable energy
A new WWF study shows that the artificial high-water (surges) and low-water (sinks) caused daily by hydraulic power plants are having disastrous repercussions on the ecosystem of running water.
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Birds in Europe
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zopemaster
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Jul 07, 2021 01:26 AM
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biology,
ecology
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Bruin is back!
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zopemaster
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Apr 26, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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nature monitoring,
nature,
biology,
ecology,
nature conservation/support,
nature
The number of bears in the province of Trento has grown, while the damage they cause has fallen significantly, states the report on bears in the province. But not all is well for Bruin and friends.
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