Researchers from Cardiff University in Wales have shown for the first time that genetically distinct populations of wild mammals have different “odor…
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Conservation The Language of Odors: Different Odor Dialects in Wild Otter Populations
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Biodiversity A Little Light Reading
As the leaves fall this October and the canopies bare their skeletal limbs, there’s suddenly more light filtering across the riverside trails…
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Biodiversity Where Have All the Flying Insects Gone?
The past 27 years have seen a dramatic decrease in total flying insect biomass, according to a new study published in PLOS…
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Biodiversity An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Invasive Alien Species
A guest post from Susanna Lidström from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Simon West of the Stockholm Reslience Centre Recently, Russell…
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Biodiversity Flying Foxes and Lilford’s Wall Lizards: At Your (Seed Dispersal) Service
I’m Dr. Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, a new PLOS Ecology Community Editor. Last summer I was a PLOS Ecology Reporting Fellow at the 2016…
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Climate Change Climate Change is Increasing Mosquito Habitat Ranges
This month, we are taking a closer look at some of the articles chosen as part of the PLOS Ecological Impacts of Climate…
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Conservation Fungus Responsible for White-Nose Syndrome Discovered on 100-Year Old European Bat Specimen
Scientists report the earliest known historical incidence of the fungus responsible for white-nose syndrome (WNS), the disease devastating North American bat populations…
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Ecology Ants Are Essential Ecosystem Engineers
Ants are the dominant waste managers of tropical rainforests, new research shows. In a large-scale study in the Malaysian rainforest, ants were…
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Climate Change Resilience and Restoration: A Path Forward in a Changing Climate
This month, we are taking a closer look at some of the articles chosen as part of the PLOS Ecological Impacts of…
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Biodiversity Life in the Deep Sea is Mostly Mysterious
The deep sea covers around 65% of the planet’s surface, making it the largest habitat on Earth. Yet, this vast area remains…
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Citizen Science The Lab Bench in Stereo: Science and Science Podcasts
I started listening to podcasts sometime in 2009. But I practically became addicted some time during 2010 when I was in graduate…
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Climate Change Behavioral Flexibility May Help Some Animals Deal with a Changing Climate
A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey and its partners has identified the circumstances in which some animals change their behaviors…