Glow-in-the-Dark Snails Return to Island Homes in Major Conservation Milestone | Happy Eco News Glow-in-the-dark snails return to island homes after a successful captive breeding effort reintroduced more than 7,000 rare tree snails, marking a milestone in island biodiversity conservation.

They glow, they nearly went extinct, and now 7,000+ rare tree snails have been reintroduced to their French Polynesian island homes. 🐌✨
Photo courtesy of Zoological Society of London.
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#Biodiversity #IslandEcology #HappyEcoNews

Marshall Islands Experience Explosion of Wildlife One Year After Invasive Rats Were Removed

Wonderful news from the Marshall Islands! Just one year after invasive rats were removed, the islands are experiencing an incredible explosion of local wildlife, showcasing the amazing power of conservation efforts. #WildlifeRecovery #IslandEcology #ConservationSuccess 🏝️✨

Rats, Palms, and the Fall of a Forest: Rethinking Rapa Nui’s “Ecocide” A new study suggests Easter Island’s deforestation was not just a human story but a rodent one—where a few stowaways changed the course of an island’s ecology.

A new study argues that rats, not just people, drove Easter Island’s deforestation. A few stowaways exploded into millions, gnawing through the island’s future—one palm seed at a time. #Archaeology #IslandEcology #RapaNui #Anthropology www.anthropology.net/p/rats-palms...

Just launched the Island Ecology & Evolution Network 🏝️ Starter Pack!

Discover scientists, conservation managers and local experts exploring and protecting life on islands.

🌋 Follow to connect & bridge science and practice!
#IslandEcology #IslandConservation #IslandEvolution

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Putative ‘Dispersal Adaptations’ Do Not Explain the Colonisation of a Volcanic Island by Vascular Plants, but Birds Can It is widely assumed that adaptations for long-distance dispersal are identifiable from seed and fruit traits used to define ‘dispersal syndromes’. Sixty years of monitoring a new island allowed us t...

Our new study with @drandygreen.bsky.social
overturns the idea that seed or fruit traits determine plant spread. #botany #SeedDispersal #IslandEcology #Surtsey #Iceland #PlantScience #BirdEcology #EcologyLetters doi.org/10.1111/ele....

Quantifying landscape‐level biodiversity change in an island ecosystem: a 50‐year assessment of shifts in the Hawaiian avian community Hawaii has experienced profound declines in native avifauna alongside the introduction of numerous bird species. While site-specific population studies are common, landscape-level analyses of avian p...

Hawaii has seen huge changes in avian diversity of native and non-native species declining, stable and increasing since 1976 (50 yr study) 🌍

#HawaiiConservation #IslandEcology #BirdDecline #BiodiversityLoss #Birds #Ornithology

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Small islands are crucial havens for endemic species amid significant human impact, highlighting their role in biodiversity conservation. 🌿📚 Link: https://tinyurl.com/2bbeegne #BiodiversityConservation #EndemicSpecies #IslandEcology

Continuing the intro to my #watercolor #maps capturing spatial experiences of the natural world: Why am I so focused on #islands?

#art #LandscapePhotography #AbstractArt #AbstractLandscape #island #IslandArt #ArtistsofBluesky #cartographer #islandmaps #ecology #islandecology #geography #botany

Yemen's Unique Dragon's Blood Trees Face Extinction on Socotra Island Due to Climate Change and Invasive Species | AI News Brew <p>On the remote Yemeni island of Socotra, a unique species of tree is fighting for survival against the growing threats of climate change and invasive species. The dragon's blood tree, known for its ...

Yemen's Unique Dragon's Blood Trees Face Extinction on Socotra Island Due to Climate Change and Invasive Species
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#DragonBloodTrees #Socotra #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #Conservation #Yemen #EndangeredSpecies #IslandEcology #EnvironmentalThreat

#kidlit #bookreview PAU THE LAST SONG OF THE KAUAI ‘O’O is at YABC!
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#Hawaiianhistory #extinction #humaninfluence #lostspecies #islandecology