Category: Endangered Plants
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When Birds Disappear, Plants Are Next To Go
Many plants rely on birds to pollinate them and disperse their seeds, so it seems reasonable to assume that if the bird population falls, this will have a knock-on effect on plant species. Now the effect has been seen in a shrub, following the extinction of two birds – the bellbird (Anthornis melanura) and stitchbird (Notiomystis cincta) – on New Zealand’s North Island after rats were introduced there in the 1870s.
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Bats and Birds Aid Tropical Reforestation Programs
With half of the tropical rainforest biome cleared at least once in the last 100 years, forest conservation and restoration using birds and mammals that transport seeds should become a central theme in ecology of this century.
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New Rain Forest Threat: Streetlights
By reducing foraging of fruit-eating bats in lit areas, light pollution is likely to reduce seed rain.
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Elephants Aren’t The Only Giants Being Poached: Redwoods In Crisis
Illegal redwood poaching impacts one of the most sensitive resources in Redwood National & State Parks, a designated World Heritage Biosphere Reserve, injuring trees than can live up to 2,000 years ol
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How To Save Almost 70% Of Plant Species
Looking at data on over 100,000 flower plants, scientists determined that protecting 17 percent of the world's land (focusing on priority plant areas) would conserve 67 percent of the world's plants.
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The lonesome pines: a third of conifer species put on endangered list
More than a third of the world’s conifer species are threatened with extinction as a result of urbanisation, logging, disease and feral goats, according to an alarming new report.
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Look To Seagrass Beds To Store Atmospheric Carbon
Seagrass meadows act as a massive carbon sink, capable of storing as much carbon as forests. There's only one problem: due to poor watershed management and declining water quality near shorelines, seagrasses are disappearing at alarming rates.
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Rare Trees Hover Near Extinction, Lost, Found, Lost-Now Found
Two tree species once feared extinct have been discovered in a threatened coastal forest in the African country of Tanzania. The two species have made reappearances before, but both trees, one a legume, the other a member of the mint family, were thought to have finally been obliterated in recent years.
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Did Your Fresh Cut Flowers Destroy Endangered Species?
One of the reasons why florists like this leaf so much is because once you have cut it, it stays green for 30-40 days.
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Disappearing Frankincense Forests Spell Doom For Ancient Resin
Our models show that within 50 years, populations of Boswellia will be decimated, and the declining populations mean frankincense production is doomed. This is a rather alarming message for the incense industry and conservation organisations.