Category: Endangered Plants
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Why Use Ipe When You Can Have Black Locust?
Michael Van Valkenburgh, FASLA, and his fellow speakers got multiple rounds of spontaneous applause at the 2011 ASLA annual meeting for hosting a session on a topic near and dear to many design professionals and wood experts: how to end the unsustainable harvesting of Ipe wood and scale up the use of sustainable alternatives. The real alternative may be […]
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Lost Ancient Nettle "Gardens" Discovered In China
Caves located in southwest China may be hiding vast gardens of ancient ice age nettles, preserved among the stalagmites for the last 30,000 years
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Farms Help Fragmented Wild Plant Populations
Not all landscapes can be classified as habitat or non-habitat, and some of the grey areas may perform specific functions. The trick is anticipating the unique services offered by a patch of open space. For example, when trying to bring pollinators to fragmented G. keule stands, a pine plantation would be more beneficial than a clear cut.
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How A Fungus Destroyed Ancient Forests And Might Do It Again
The demise of the world's forests some 250 million years ago likely was accelerated by aggressive tree-killing fungi triggered by global climate change
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Mapping The Rain Forest: ‘Flying Observatory’ to Beam Back Rainbow-Colored Forest Maps
A major goal is to help local governments manage the forests and mitigate the effects of human habitation.
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Seagrass Extinctions Threaten Wildlife
The first global survey of individual seagrass species has found that 14% are at risk of going extinct. More common species are also in decline, meaning both seagrass habitat and diversity is being lost. Seagrasses provide food and habitat for a variety of ocean species including manatees, sea turtles and fish such as sea horses.
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The Planet Of Endangered Plants
Our analysis has revealed that global plant life is at risk, with one in five plant species threatened with extinction.
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Tracking Palm Oil’s Carbon Footprint
For the first time, researchers using satellite techniques have measured and mapped the full extent of South-east Asia's oil palm cultivation – and linked it directly to carbon dioxide emissions
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Return Of The Extinct Plants
As the UN's International Year of Biodiversity draws to a close, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew are celebrating the diversity of the planet's plant and fungal life by highlighting some of the weird, wonderful and stunning discoveries they've made this year.
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Madagascar’s Rosewood Trees Disappearing As Economy Collapses
Madagascar's military-backed change in leadership last year and a lucrative rosewood market based largely in China have created a dangerous situation for the endangered trees and the habitat that surrounds them.