Ecology

Read more about the article Scientists tackle one of Africa’s most destructive invasive trees
Undernourished cattle in a rangeland invaded by Prosopis juliflora in Kenya. Note the total absence of grasses and other herbaceous plants. Photo credit: Urs Schaffner
2025 / News

Scientists tackle one of Africa’s most destructive invasive trees

The Ecology and Management of Invasive Prosopis Trees in Eastern Africa

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20 January 2025
Read more about the article Protect the bugs, protect the planet: Invertebrate conservation is key in safeguarding global biodiversity and ecosystem function
2020 / News

Protect the bugs, protect the planet: Invertebrate conservation is key in safeguarding global biodiversity and ecosystem function

Much of the world’s ecosystems require diverse and abundant insect communities to function, yet conservation efforts, typically, overlook this widespread taxonomic group. For this reason, there is a clear need to identify threats and swiftly develop strategies to protect invertebrates.

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29 January 2020
Read more about the article Movement mysteries of largemouth bass
Surgical insertion of acoustic transmitters into largemouth bass (Photo credit: Olaf Weyl)
2015 / News

Movement mysteries of largemouth bass

Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) are a popular and valuable sport-fish for anglers. They were introduced into South Africa in 1928, and have since been widely distributed across southern Africa.

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5 August 2015
2015 / News

Investigating ecological effects of polyploidization in a cosmopolitan grass genus

Polyploidization, the process whereby an organism receives two whole copies of its parents’ genomes (instead of half of each parents’ genome), is very common among plants and is thought to be an important mechanism for creating new species (polyploids).

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17 February 2015