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A new study shows that if nothing is done to stop climate change and overfishing, global fish supplies won’t be able to recover.

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Another review has anticipated that worldwide fish stocks can not recuperate to feasible levels in areas of strength without easing environmental change. Scientists at UBC, the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, and the University of Bern projected the effect that different worldwide temperature increments and scopes of fishing action would have on biomass, or how much fish by weight in a given region, from 1950 to 2100. Their recreations propose that environmental change has decreased fish stocks in 103 of 226 marine areas examined, including Canada, from their authentic levels. These stocks will battle to revamp their numbers under extended
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Ponds for Stormwater Management might not be the answer to the Problem of Declining Wetlands

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A new study discovered that relying on stormwater management (SWM) ponds to restore depleting wetlands is not sustainable and lacks critical ecosystem services essential for biodiversity. In recent years, urban stormwater harvesting has emerged as a viable option for reducing pressures on existing water sources and mitigating the negative environmental impacts associated with stormwater runoff. This is a relatively plentiful, local source of water that is available in most urban areas. With continued wetlands losses projected in the near future and an emphasis on underestimating provincial wetland loss, the study captures the contributions of SWM ponds in a changing network
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More Species than previously believed are Endangered, a Biodiversity Survey Reveals

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For millions of years, Earth's ecosystems have evolved, resulting in diverse and complex biological communities that coexist with their surroundings. Human activity has had an impact on nature in almost every part of the world since the 16th century; wild plants and animals are on the verge of extinction, deforestation and land degradation are causing water scarcity and erosion, and climate change is causing ocean acidification. Biodiversity loss refers to the worldwide extinction of species (plants and animals), as well as the local reduction or loss of species in a specific habitat. Humans have changed ecosystems faster than ever before
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Microbial Ecosystem is remarkably resilient in the aftermath of a Hurricane

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Microbial communities are at the heart of all ecosystems, but their behavior in disturbed environments is difficult to quantify and predict. Understanding the factors that influence microbial community stability, such as resistance (insensitivity to disturbance) and resilience (rate of recovery after disturbance), is critical for predicting community response to disturbance. After seemingly catastrophic hurricane damage, a primordial groundcover critical to the survival of a variety of coastal lifeforms recovered in a matter of months. The discovery, led by a Johns Hopkins University geochemist and published today in Science Advances, provides rare hope for the future of one of the planet's
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How Seagrasses respond to Environmental Threats today is shaped by the Legacy of Ancient Ice Ages

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In the classic 'nature versus nurture' debate, scientists discovered that ancient ice ages shaped the genetics of eelgrasses today – and that those genetics may be more important than the environment in shaping how eelgrasses respond to threats. Deep evolution casts a longer shadow than previously thought, according to a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Smithsonian scientists and colleagues studied eelgrass communities, which are the foundation of many coastal marine food webs along the north Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and discovered that their ancient genetic history can play a stronger role in determining
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For chimpanzees, communication makes hunting simpler.

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Like people, chimpanzees use correspondence to arrange their helpful ways of behaving—for example, during hunting. Scientists at the University of Zurich and Tufts University have now shown that when chimpanzees produce a particular vocalization, known as the "hunting bark," they enlist more gathering individuals to help chase and catch their prey. Chimpanzees don't just search for natural products; occasionally they likewise search out chances to get protein-rich meat. To get their deft monkey prey in the shade, chimpanzees are in an ideal situation to have mates hunting close by. Researchers have figured out that, for the main opportunity, openness is
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