Read more about the article Ant colour and body size respond strongly to the environment
Tom Bishop and senior author Catherine Parr looking for ants in the Maloti-Drakensberg (Photo credit: Catherine Parr)

Ant colour and body size respond strongly to the environment

A recent study by C·I·B post-doctoral fellow, Tom Bishop and colleagues has shown that the relative abundances of ants is strongly related to their thermoregulatory traits.

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Read more about the article Fynbos, fire and springtails
Examples of springtails (Collembola) from the Western Cape, South Africa (Photo credit: Charlene Janion-Scheepers)

Fynbos, fire and springtails

A recent publication by C·I·B research associates has shown that springtails (Collembola) are able to withstand (resistant) and recover (resilient) from fires in Fynbos ecosystems.

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Read more about the article Scoring environmental and socio-economic impacts of alien plants invasive in Europe
Eichhornia crassipes, commonly known as water hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to the Amazon basin, and is a highly problematic invasive species outside its native range. (Photo credit: John Wilson)

Scoring environmental and socio-economic impacts of alien plants invasive in Europe

Using the Generic Impact Scoring System (GISS) can be a helpful tool for managers to identify invasive alien plant species with high environmental and social impacts.

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Biological control agents of bugweed worth a second look

Two biological control agents maintain the potential to be effective agents against bugweed, after the incorporation of plant ecophysiology and climatic modelling in the assessment of their effectiveness.

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