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International Beaver Day | Beavers: Wetlands & Wildlife Beavers: Wetlands & Wildlife is an educational nonprofit that has been helping people learn about a species that builds the land's best life support system - and about lasting, win-win solutions for b...

#InternationalBeaverDay – April 7!
By building dams #beaver s restore wetlands.Not only are wetlands havens of life with #biodiversity comparable to tropical rain forests,they also provide essential services, such as water cleansing, #climate regulation
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True enterprise sovereignty is more approachable than ever, thanks to K8s-powered cloud-neutral PostgreSQL For years, the debate around digital sovereignty focused on infrastructure. Now the spotli...

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True enterprise sovereignty is more approachable than ever, thanks to K8s-powered cloud-neutral PostgreSQL For years, the debate around digital sovereignty focused on infrastructure. Now the spotli...

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Beaver reintroduction and its effects on freshwater biodiversity in Britain — Freshwater Biological Association The FBA have produced an Info Note on the return of the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) in the UK, including its potential to restore vital ecosystem functions.

Wishing you a most excellent #InternationalBeaverDay! 🦫 with our FBA Info Note about 'Beaver reintroduction and its effects on #freshwater #biodiversity in Britain'.

The return of this iconic mammal holds the potential to restore vital #ecosystem functions.

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A double-edged sword? Liana wood decomposes faster than tree wood royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... | #ProcB #Ecology #Ecosystem #PlantScience

New research from #JRSocInterface: The effect of surface properties on the interactions of particles and marine mucous filters royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/article... | #Biomaterials #Biomimetics #Ecosystem

Fragmented Habitats Fail Forest Bird Conservation An analysis of 50 datasets from more than 1,000 individual parcels of tropical and subtropical forest show that avian species richness declines fastest when those pieces of habitat are surrounded by areas that woodland birds find inhospitable. The study by an international collaboration that included Matthew Betts of the Oregon State University College of Forestry suggests the conservation value of forest remnants could be greatly increased simply by working to give the areas around habitat patches more tree cover. Findings of the project led by scientists in Brazil and at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania were published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. "Contrary to what some people have thought, our research shows that pockets of small protected areas, by themselves, aren't enough to enable robust avian conservation efforts in the biodiversity-rich forests of the tropics and subtropics," Betts said. "Even tiny forest fragments, a few acres or less, with moderate nearby tree cover hold some conservation value, but the value goes up massively when the surrounding landscape is more hospitable." In fragmented forest areas, species richness declines as forest remnant size goes down, and the magnitude of decline depends on how specialized the species are to...

Fragmented Habitats Fail Forest Bird Conservation
->Mirage News | More on "Fragmented forest habitat bird decline" at BigEarthData.ai | #Conservation #Habitat #Bird #Forest #Ecosystem

Sei whales are sharing their spring habitat with USA's busiest port - Oceanographic Magazine Endangered sei whales are regularly using the waters of the New York Bight each spring, an exciting new study has found, carrying significant implications for the management of one of the busiest and most industrially active stretches of coastline in the United States. Led by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the research used acoustic monitoring technology to track the presence and vocal behaviour of sei whales in the waters off New York and New Jersey between 2017 and 2020. What the data revealed was not the occasional, incidental passage of a wandering individual, but a consistent, structured seasonal pattern – the hallmark of a species that knows exactly where it is going, and when. “This is the first detailed analysis of daily and seasonal acoustic patterns for sei whales in the New York Bight,” said Maria Papadopoulos, lead author of the study with WCS and graduate researcher at Columbia University. “We found that 95% of sei whale vocalisations were detected between March and May, with activity peaking in the late spring, when temperatures are between 41° and 48° Fahrenheit. This highlights a narrow environmental window when the whales are most likely to...

Sei whales are sharing their spring habitat with USA's busiest port - Oceanographic Magazine
->Oceanographic | More on "Sei whales New York Bight" at BigEarthData.ai | #Ecosystem #Wildlife #Habitat #Whale

Count those piggies
Five fingers, five toes
Adorable 🥰

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Linking ecological resilience and ecosystem services to inform spatial conservation planning Terrestrial ecosystems can exhibit diverse responses to environmental change, ranging from gradual adjustments to abrupt, often irreversible shifts in structure and function1. These critical transitions have attracted increasing attention for their potential to fundamentally reconfigure ecosystem dynamics and trigger the sudden collapse of services vital to human well-being2. Evidence from diverse ecosystems suggests that such shifts are widespread under global change2. A loss of resilience—defined as the capacity of ecosystems to recover from perturbations—is widely recognized as a precursor to these transitions3,4. Consequently, monitoring resilience through Earth observation data has become a key research priority for anticipating potential transitions and supporting early intervention5. Ecosystem services are the benefits that ecosystems provide to human societies, including provisioning, regulating, supporting, and cultural services6. While ecosystem service supply reflects the current output of ecological functioning, its long-term sustainability depends on underlying resilience7. A high level of ecosystem service supply does not guarantee continued functionality if resilience is declining1. For instance, prior to observed declines in forest carbon sequestration, increased slowing down of NDVI responses to small disturbances has been identified as an early warning signal of forest mortality8. Moreover, although global net biome production has increased in recent decades, its interannual variability has...

Linking ecological resilience and ecosystem services to inform spatial conservation planning
->Nature | More on "Ecosystem resilience and conservation planning" at BigEarthData.ai | #Conservation #Ecosystem #Ecological

Scientists discovered at least 11 new species in Cambodia's rocky ecosystems After years of extensive biological research, scientists identified at least 11 species new to science occupying the ruggedly divided limestone formations of the Battambang and Stung Treng regions in Cambodia. The researchers describe these remote, isolated outcroppings of limestone as ‘evolutionary laboratories,’ where organisms have evolved for millions of years independently of each other. Among the discoveries reported by Fauna & Flora were a stunning turquoise pit viper and an extremely small land-based snail. This important finding is a result of the increasing pressures these unique rock habitats are being subjected to from limestone mining and habitat fragmentation. The discoveries serve as a reminder of urgent, global challenges related to protecting and documenting Cambodia's subterranean biodiversity before it is destroyed through limestone quarrying. New species discovered in Cambodia’s rare rocky ecosystems The identification of 11 previously unknown animal species within Cambodia’s karst ecosystem (the limestone hills and their associated limestone plateau or cave system found in the provinces of Battambang and Stung Treng) is a huge step towards contributing to biodiversity in Southeast Asia. Since the karst ranges are essentially surrounded by large areas of flat terrain that have been altered by humans, these rocky ecosystems represent an isolated form...

Scientists discovered at least 11 new species in Cambodia's rocky ecosystems
->The Times of India | More on "Cambodia limestone species new discoveries" at BigEarthData.ai | #Species #Ecosystem #Science #Biodiversity

OPINION Lotz: Guam bears the burden of feds' failure on habitat protection The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a notice, 230 pages long, in the Federal Register on March 24, 2026, to designate critical habitat in the Mariana Islands. Islands affected include Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan and five of the northern Gani islands. On Guam, this proposal will affect 57 square miles of private and government of Guam land or 27% of the island’s land. Federal lands will conveniently not be affected as considered exempt by virtue of being a federal “protected area” or management by the military under an Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan. The proposal states that private and GovGuam lands are not affected unless there is a federal involvement. Considering the broad categories of federal involvements, the effect will be a cloud over Guam’s private and GovGuam lands. GovGuam conservation areas are proposed for critical habitat designation. However, the Sabanna Conservation Area on Rota is exempt. Why not for Guam? Currently, the military owns 30% of Guam and has plans to acquire or control additional lands. An estimated 3% of private lands are dedicated for military use consisting of quarries, worker housing, military-related industrial uses, and rentals to active-duty military. If this designation of critical habitat is implemented,...

OPINION Lotz: Guam bears the burden of feds' failure on habitat protection
->Pacific Daily News | More on "Guam critical habitat federal exemption" at BigEarthData.ai | #Ecosystem #Habitat

"The long and (weary) road."
Wildebeest survive crocodile-infested river crossing in Kenya's Maasai Mara Nat. Reserve.
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Wildlife from Rajaji Tiger Reserve expands range across north India, signals thriving ecosystem DEHRADUN: In a significant trend that highlights the ecological interconnectedness of northern India, wildlife from Rajaji Tiger Reserve is increasingly venturing far beyond the state’s boundaries. From the corridors of Uttar Pradesh to the terrains of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and even as far as Jammu and Kashmir, animals from Rajaji are marking their presence, signalling a robust and flourishing ecosystem. Experts observe that this migration is not merely a search for new territory, but a testament to the effective management and healthy habitat conditions within Rajaji. By traversing these vast distances, these animals are essentially acting as biodiversity boosters, rejuvenating the ecosystems of neighbouring regions. Spanning across Dehradun and Haridwar, Rajaji serves as a crucial stronghold for iconic species, including tigers, leopards, and Asiatic elephants. The park also hosts thriving populations of chital, sambar, barking deer, and a diverse array of avian species, making it an ecological powerhouse for the region. Ranjan Kumar Mishra, Head of Forest Force (HoFF), Uttarakhand, believes this movement is a net positive for regional conservation. “This movement enriches the biodiversity of forests in neighbouring states,” said Mishra. “When animals move from one region to another, it strengthens the local ecosystem and helps maintain a balanced...

Wildlife from Rajaji Tiger Reserve expands range across north India, signals thriving ecosystem
->The New Indian Express | More on "Rajaji Tiger Reserve wildlife expansion" at BigEarthData.ai | #Ecosystem #Wildlife

A decade of #certificatetransparency and what may #comenext ( #eh23 ) #ccc

#CertificateTransparency ( #RFC6962 ) is a #protocol that aims to #provide##additional #security to the #WebPKI #ecosystem, which is used as the root of trust in #TLS connections of the browsers.

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Satellite mirror plans could disrupt sleep and ecosystems worldwide, scientists say Proposals to deploy reflective mirrors and up to 1m more satellites in low Earth orbit could have far-reaching consequences for human health and ecosystems, leading sleep and circadian rhythm researchers have said. Presidents of four international scientific societies representing about 2,500 researchers from more than 30 countries are among those who have raised concerns in letters to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The regulator is considering plans by the start-up Reflect Orbital to illuminate parts of the Earth at night using reflective satellites, as well as applications from SpaceX that could dramatically expand satellite numbers in low Earth orbit. “The proposed scale of orbital deployment would represent a significant alteration of the natural night-time light environment at a planetary scale,” said the presidents of the European Biological Rhythms Society (EBRS), the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, the Japanese Society for Chronobiology and the Canadian Society for Chronobiology. They said altering the light-dark cycle could disrupt biological clocks that regulate sleep and hormone secretion in humans and animals, migration in nocturnal species, seasonal cycles in plants and the rhythms of marine phytoplankton that underpin ocean food webs. They urged regulators to conduct a full environmental review and set limits...

Satellite mirror plans could disrupt sleep and ecosystems worldwide, scientists say
->The Guardian | More on "Satellites disrupting night sky ecosystems" at BigEarthData.ai | #Ecosystem #Science

Paramedics for Ecosystems Perhaps you noticed: This video, like all the news we publish, is available for free. That’s because Inside Climate News is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. We do not charge a subscription fee, lock our news behind a paywall, or clutter our website with ads. We make our news on climate and the environment freely available to you and anyone who wants it. That’s not all. We also share our news for free with scores of other media organizations around the country. Many of them can’t afford to do environmental journalism of their own. We’ve built bureaus from coast to coast to report local stories, collaborate with local newsrooms and co-publish articles so that this vital work is shared as widely as possible. Two of us launched ICN in 2007. Six years later we earned a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, and now we run the oldest and largest dedicated climate newsroom in the nation. We tell the story in all its complexity. We hold polluters accountable. We expose environmental injustice. We debunk misinformation. We scrutinize solutions and inspire action. Donations from readers like you fund every aspect of what we do. If you don’t already, will you support our ongoing...

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->Inside Climate News | More on "Ecosystem restoration paramedic conservation efforts" at BigEarthData.ai | #Ecosystem

If you see a jaguar in 4K... it was me 🧿 #Panama #PhotoTrapping #Ecosystem #Biodiversity #Darien #Arimae

Very thick waxy foliage with rich green ridging splashed with glittering raindrops and collecting a small pool of water at the center.

#FantasticFoliage in the rain has the added bonus of creating little drinking cups for our #pollinators and #birds.

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Edible Landscapes helps Minnesotans grow food while helping pollinators, soil, and local ecosystems WOODBURY, Minn. — What if your front yard could feed your family, support local wildlife and eliminate the need for fertilizers and pesticides, all at the same time? That's the promise behind a growing landscaping movement called "foodscaping," and a Twin Cities company is making it accessible to Minnesota homeowners. Edible Landscapes MN, based in Woodbury, designs, installs and maintains what the company calls "Edible Eden landscapes": yards and gardens engineered to produce food while remaining visually beautiful. The approach blends traditional landscaping principles with up to seven distinct layers of perennial edible plants, including fruit trees, nut trees, vines, berries, herbs, perennial vegetables and annual vegetables. The company emphasizes what it calls the Minnesota angle, with more than 150 perennial edible plants that can thrive in the state's climate. That list includes surprising entries such as peaches, hardy kiwi, groundnuts and a wide variety of unusual berry varieties. Central to the foodscaping philosophy is a technique known as a "fruit tree guild." Rather than planting a fruit tree in isolation, gardeners surround the tree with companion plants selected to build soil, fix nitrogen, attract beneficial insects, repel unwanted pests and suppress weeds. Edible Landscapes MN offers free 30-minute online...

Edible Landscapes helps Minnesotans grow food while helping pollinators, soil, and local ecosystems
->KARE11 | More on "Edible landscaping supports Minnesota ecosystems" at BigEarthData.ai | #Food #Soil #Ecosystem #Pollinator #Landscape

What are your bragging rights with your organic/native gardening?
Mine? I have at least one bumble bee nest on my small rural city half acer.

#Bees #nativeplants #gardening #organic #ecosystem #biodiversity