#Researchers back calls for enhanced marine protection in English waters

“#Researchers back calls for enhanced marine protection in English waters” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Marine eco-systems in English waters need greater legislative protection, according to a new independent review. Heriot-Watt’s Chief Scientist, Professor Michel Kaiser, was one of eight expert panel members invited to give their insight and guidance on “The Benyon Review into Highly…

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#Bobwhites listen to each other when picking habitat

“#Bobwhites listen to each other when picking habitat” Bobwhites are attracted to nesting areas where they hear the calls of other bobwhites, new research reveals. Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northern bobwhites are attracted to a habitat based on whether other bobwhites are present there, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign report….

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#Weed’s wily ways explained in Illinois research

“#Weed’s wily ways explained in Illinois research” Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Like antibiotic-resistant bacteria, some herbicide-resistant weeds can’t be killed by available chemicals. The problem affects more than just the errant weed in our driveways; herbicide-resistant weeds threaten our food supply, stealing resources and outcompeting the crops that make up our breakfast cereal…

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#Cattle vs. hippopotamus: Dung in rivers of the savannah

“#Cattle vs. hippopotamus: Dung in rivers of the savannah” Hippos in the Mara River in Kenya. Credit: Gabriel Singer In many regions of the world, populations of large mammalian herbivores have been displaced by cattle breeding—for example, in Kenya, hippos by large herds of cattle. This can change aquatic ecosystems due to significant differences in…

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