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May 1, 2023

Stanford | News

Guardian
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]

March 10, 2022

The Guardian

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]

February 2, 2022

TEXAS STANDARD

Guardian
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]

December 6, 2021

EurekAlert

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]

December 22, 2017

Harvard Gazette

EurekAlert
Study uncovers botanical bias

Findings seen as a wrinkle for researchers who rely on herbarium collections in climate change work ... [read more]

May 11, 2017

WOODZ

EurekAlert
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]

September 15, 2016

Harvard Gazette

EurekAlert
Strong case for seagrass

Researcher behind biodiversity analysis cites key role in food chain ... [read more]

September 6, 2016

ScienceDaily

EurekAlert
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]

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