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In an increasingly ice-free ecosystem, a subpopulation of polar bears has adapted by developing a divergent movement strategy where some bears move to land in the summer months. In the March issue of Ecology, Pagano et al. show that these polar bears appear to energetically benefit from increased summer land use, while polar bears that remain on the diminishing summer pack ice appear to be energetically challenged due to increased sea ice retreat.

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Bargain-hunting for biodiversity: New tool pinpoints conservation targets

By National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis 3/16/2020 Conserving natural habitat around strawberry fields can help protect growers’ yields, their bottom line and the environment with no detectable threat to food safety, indicates a study led by the University of California, Davis. KNOXVILLE—The best bargains for conserving some of the world’s most vulnerable salamanders and other vertebrate species can…

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Method developed to protect threatened eelgrass meadows

By University of Gothenberg 3/13/2020 Researchers have used a new method to identify which eelgrass meadows on the Swedish coasts are particularly vulnerable or valuable and which meadows should be restored in the future. Eelgrass (Zostera marina) is a marine flowering plant that provides a habitat for a wide range of marine plants and animals, including several commercial fish, such as…

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Ocean acidification impacts oysters’ memory of environmental stress

By University of Washington 3/12/2020 As oceans absorb more carbon dioxide, they are becoming increasingly acidic and shifting the delicate balance that supports marine life. How species will cope with ocean acidification and the other consequences of global climate change is still very much unknown and could have sweeping consequences. Researchers from the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery…

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