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The seed-to-seedling transition may be a critical stage in determining the dynamics of plant populations. Insects which kill seeds either before or af...

Persistent pesticide residues remain a significant environmental pollutant, reducing breeding success of predatory birds even where such pesticides ha...

For most ecological assemblages, compiling complete inventories of species is difficult, if not impossible. Various methods have been developed to est...

A large-scale field experiment near Oxford, England, was used to evaluate two contrasting grass leys in terms of nature conservation value, productivi...

Global warming and overexploitation both threaten the integrity and resilience of marine ecosystems. Many calls have been made to at least partially o...

Every year more than 1 million commercial bumblebee colonies are deployed in greenhouses worldwide for their pollination services. While commercial po...

Expanding conservation efforts to private land is paramount to halt biodiversity loss and achieve global conservation targets. Individual landowners c...

Wildcats (Felis silvestris) are considered to be threatened by interbreeding with domestic cats (F. catus). As a result of interbreeding, the definiti...

In developed cities, bird communities are typically comprised of a few dominant invasive species that can cause considerable social and economic costs...

Despite their functional importance, little is known about how and where fungi can be conserved. It is important that we understand the consequences o...