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Inclusive authorship reduces barriers to participation

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Inclusive authorship reduces barriers to participation

Nutrient Network publications include substantial contributions by all authors, documented in detail.

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Climate change puts early-nesting waterfowl at risk, says new study

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Climate change puts early-nesting waterfowl at risk, says new study

A new study highlights the significance of multi-species monitoring for effective habitat management

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Lockdowns revealed the British wildlife most at risk of becoming roadkill

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Lockdowns revealed the British wildlife most at risk of becoming roadkill

Researchers find that badgers, foxes and pheasants benefitted the most from reduced traffic traffic UK lockdowns.

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Feeding small birds helps them fight infections

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Feeding small birds helps them fight infections

Feeders may help birds fight infections, but are they also opening opportunities for infection?

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Light pollution threatens moths, according to new study

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Light pollution threatens moths, according to new study

How can light pollution affect a caterpillar's transition into an adult moth?

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Orca diets provide insight into climate change impacts on Arctic food webs

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Orca diets provide insight into climate change impacts on Arctic food webs

Researchers studied orca pods from Canada's coasts, all the way to those in northern Norway.

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Only a few bears responsible for beehive human-wildlife conflicts in Poland

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Only a few bears responsible for beehive human-wildlife conflicts in Poland

146 biological samples from brown bears were lab analysed in an attempt to solve a string of apiary damages.

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How do sunflowers help bees withstand diseases?

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How do sunflowers help bees withstand diseases?

Sunflower pollen helps bumblebees to combat diseases, two new studies investigate the reasons why.

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Intercropping - the future of agricultural pest control

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Intercropping - the future of agricultural pest control

Which method of intercropping is the most effective? A new study investigates

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How to include ecosystem engineers in our conservation plans

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How to include ecosystem engineers in our conservation plans

UNIL scientists have created a guide for measuring the influence of 'ecosystem engineers' on ecosystems.

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Double-anonymous peer review reduces reviewer bias, finds three-year trial

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Double-anonymous peer review reduces reviewer bias, finds three-year trial

A trial of double-anonymous peer review addresses possible biases and seeks to improve equity in publishing.

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Biodiversity threats managed by cost effective new framework

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Biodiversity threats managed by cost effective new framework

How can we manage biodiversity threats in a more cost effective way? Australian scientists have the solution

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Lynx reintroduction in Scotland evokes mixed opinions

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Lynx reintroduction in Scotland evokes mixed opinions

Opinions of lynx reintroduction in Scotland produce varied results - providing a foundation for future dialogue.

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Desert vegetation changing due to climate change

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Desert vegetation changing due to climate change

Even deserts are succumbing to the effects of climate change in new research from the University of California, Riverside

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Protecting little brown bats from white-nose syndrome

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Protecting little brown bats from white-nose syndrome

Scientists examine bug buffets as a conservation effort to protect little brown bats from white-nose syndrome

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