Symbolic image of mining in Germany. Copyright: Photo by Pascal Bullan on Unsplash

#LIBresearch German mineral extraction sites host unique plant communities.🌱 Open, nutrient-poor pioneer habitats support endangered species and hold high #ConservationValue – more than #afforestation.

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#Biodiversity #Restoration

A couple of nights at a cabin in Seward. Lily is checking to see if it's still spring...
#Alaska #ChugachNationalForest #ConservationValue

(a) Map with the location of the study area. (b) Map of the land-use cover in the study area.

#TropicalDryForests are among the most degraded and fragmented biomes in the world. In order to protect it, Oscar R Lanuza et al. assessed the #Diversity, #Composition, #Structure and #ConservationValue of tropical dry forests in a #HighlyFragmentedLandscape in #Nicaragua.
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