NEWS ARTICLES
Stanford | News
Study examines biases and coverage gaps in biodiversity data
Natural history collections of plants, animals, and other organisms are becoming a thing of the past with the rise of biodiversity apps and digital tools ... [read more]
The Guardian
Plants humans don’t need are heading for extinction, study finds
Bleak picture for biodiversity as analysis of over 80,000 species forecasts more losers than winners ... [read more]
TEXAS STANDARD
Study shows plant diversity declining due to invasive species’ success
Globalization means it’s easier than ever before for plants to move outside their native habitat ... [read more]
Study shows plant diversity declining due to invasive species’ success
Globalization means it’s easier than ever before for plants to move outside their native habitat ... [read more]
EurekAlert
Global database of plants reveals human activity biggest driver of homogenization of plant communities
Species extinction, the introduction of non-native plants, climate change, and pollution are all major drivers of changes in biological communities due to human activity ... [read more]
Global database of plants reveals human activity biggest driver of homogenization of plant communities
Species extinction, the introduction of non-native plants, climate change, and pollution are all major drivers of changes in biological communities due to human activity ... [read more]
Harvard Gazette
Study uncovers botanical bias
Findings seen as a wrinkle for researchers who rely on herbarium collections in climate change work ... [read more]
Study uncovers botanical bias
Findings seen as a wrinkle for researchers who rely on herbarium collections in climate change work ... [read more]
WOODZ
Why Some Trees Evolved to Live Underground
With the exception of wildlife film makers, arboriculturalists and a few scientists, most of us don’t spend much time in the leafy upper reaches of tree canopies. But in the underground forests beneath the savannahs of southern Africa ... [read more]
Why Some Trees Evolved to Live Underground
With the exception of wildlife film makers, arboriculturalists and a few scientists, most of us don’t spend much time in the leafy upper reaches of tree canopies. But in the underground forests beneath the savannahs of southern Africa ... [read more]
Harvard Gazette
Strong case for seagrass
Researcher behind biodiversity analysis cites key role in food chain ... [read more]
Strong case for seagrass
Researcher behind biodiversity analysis cites key role in food chain ... [read more]
ScienceDaily
Browsing antelope turned ancient African forests into grassy savanna ecosystems
Millions of years ago, Africa's savannas were covered with thick, ancient forests, which disappeared and turned into the grassy ecosystems that they are today ... [read more]
Browsing antelope turned ancient African forests into grassy savanna ecosystems
Millions of years ago, Africa's savannas were covered with thick, ancient forests, which disappeared and turned into the grassy ecosystems that they are today ... [read more]