Ecology

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/35823606

Cross posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/17602752

Millions of bison once roamed the grasslands, until colonialism nearly wiped them out. Now, Indigenous people are bringing them back and restoring balance to their homelands

JAKARTA — Indigenous Papuans say they’ve been caught off guard by helicopters flying over their villages and excavators tearing down their forests in their area, all while accompanied by the Indonesian military.

These findings may also explain the “missing plastic problem” that has puzzled scientists, where about 70% of the plastic litter that has entered the oceans cannot be found. The team hypothesizes that coral may be acting as a “sink” for microplastics by absorbing it from the oceans. Their findings were published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.

by Basten Gokkon

A critically endangered critter has been sighted on a farm in the middle of nowhere.

Paper : https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado4083

Even ScoMo would be proud. Escaped in a cloud of diarrhea

Kelly, a dolphin, was rewarded with fish by her trainers for bringing them litter and dead gulls to clean her pool. She began hiding fish under a rock in her pool and used them to lure gulls, which she then brought to her trainers to receive more fish. She even taught her calf the same strategy.

Analysis reveals imported earthworm species have colonized large swaths of North America, and represent a largely overlooked threat to native ecosystems. The researchers warn of the need to better understand and manage the invaders in our midst.

~Happy 2024! The Eco-Libre project published our 2023 Annual Report for last year.

After a devastating conflagration, trees regrow using energy stored long ago