The multi-organ coordinated code of growth strategies |

Yong-Jiao Zhou, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, discusses their article: Trait networks and the whole-plant economics spectrum: Uncovering key determinants of growth rate across 33 temperate tree species Why do some trees grow fast, while others always seem to lag behind? For decades, ecologists have strived to answer this question. Past research […]

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Commission adopts certification methodologies for carbon farming under the CRCF Regulation

The European Commission yesterday adopted three certification methodologies for carbon farming under the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation. By setting out clear technical rules, they ensure a consistent, credible and transparent approach to certifying carbon farming activities across the European Union. The delegated act covers three types of carbon farming activities: agriculture and […]

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Critically endangered penguins face higher risk of fisheries competition when fish are scarce – The Applied Ecologist

The decline of the African penguin The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) population has plummeted by nearly 80% in the past three decades, in part due to competition with the local purse-seine fishery which targets the penguins’ key prey of sardines and anchovies. To understand the role of fisheries in the penguin decline, a fishery closure […]

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Why it’s good for trees to be fast at least once in their lifetime |

Christian Ammer, University of Göttingen, discusses his article: Get out of the starting block quickly—Small initial differences in seed and seedling size affect tree survival and growth over 25 years Four-year-old saplings on a subplot where beech seeds were sown. Slight differences in seedling height in the year of germination have led to increasingly high […]

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What Regulations Should You Consider When Doing Your Sustainability Report?

Many sustainability reporting teams have asked us at CSRHub: “Which sustainability systems and regulations should we consider?” This is a tough question to answer — even with all the data we have at our disposal. Whether or not to share data under a given schema depends on factors such as:

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What we found and why it matters – The Applied Ecologist

Mountain gorillas are often celebrated as a conservation success story. Their numbers have increased thanks to long-term protection from conservation organisations, park authorities and local communities. However, the remaining two populations live in small, environmentally constrained habitats and recent veterinary records have documented cases of severe gastritis associated with strongylid nematodes in Virunga Massif. This […]

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