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New Paper: Avoiding a biodiversity collapse in tropical forest areas

Please visit senior author Corey Bradshaw’s blog A new paper titled ‘Averting a biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas‘ investigates the plight of the protected tropical reserves around the planet. The researchers argue that while most tropical reserves were helping with protection of their forest, approximately half were struggling to maintain their original biodiversity. […]

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Similar life history traits in bull and pig-eye sharks

With species diversity in tropical ecosystems being threatened by unsustainable fishing methods and growing populations, management strategies appropriate for coastal areas requires understanding how ecological similarities and differences among species shape ecosystem processes. ‘Similar life history traits in bull (Carcharhinus leucas) and pig-eye (C. amboinensis) sharks‘, published on 25 July 2011, discusses whether morphological similarity […]

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