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• To Feed Or to Perish in an Iceless World

  

  Emaciated female polar bear on drift ice in Hinlopen Strait (Svalbard, Norway), in July 2015 – courtesy of Kerstin Langenberger (www.arctic-dreams. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2017 ENVIRONMENT

• Venting Your Author Frustrations

  

  Every scientist worth her salt has had her share of annoying interactions with journal editors — both verbally and via e-mail. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2017 ENVIRONMENT

• Fertilisers Can Make Plants Sicker

  

  Last year we reported experimental evidence that the dilution effect was the phenomenon by which greater biodiversity imparts disease resistance in plant... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2017 ENVIRONMENT

• The Evidence Strikes Back — What Works 2017

  

  Bat gantry on the A590, Cumbria, UK. Photo credit: Anna BerthinussenTired of living in a world where you’re constrained by inconvenient truths, irritating... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2017 ENVIRONMENT

• Inaugural Environmental Arsehat of the Year

  

  As you recall, I asked both for your nominations and your votes for the inaugural Environmental Arsehat of the Year. Nominees could be a person or an entity... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2017 ENVIRONMENT

• Where Do Citizens Stand on Climate Change?

  

  Talk to the handClimate change caused by industrialisation is modifying the structure and function of the Biosphere. As we uncork 2017, our team launches a... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2017 ENVIRONMENT

• Vote for the 2016 Environmental Arsehat of the Year

  

  In March 2016 I requested nominations for the Environmental Arsehat of the Year, and you happily complied by providing many excellent suggestions. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Influential Conservation Ecology Papers of 2016

  

  As I have done for the last three years (2015, 2014, 2013), here’s another retrospective list of the top 20 influential conservation papers of 2016 as assessed... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• ConservationBytes.com Leaving the University of Adelaide

  

  In reality, ConservationBytes.com isn’t going anywhere. But Corey Bradshaw is.You’ll still be able to read the regular posts on ConservationBytes. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations

  That is the title of a new textbook that will be available mid-2017.After almost 6 years work, authors Dick Frankham, Jonathan Ballou, Katherine Ralls, Mark... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XL

  

  That’s ’40’, of course. Six more biodiversity cartoons, and the last for 2016. See full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• In Conversation with Current Conservation

  

  In August I had the pleasure of visiting the National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bengaluru, India, and while there I was interviewed by Hari Sridhar of... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Tips for Scientists to Deal with the Media

  

  I regularly give science communication workshops that include tips for dealing with reporters and journalists in the mass media. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Boreal Forest on the Edge of a Climate-change Tipping Point

  

  As some know, I dabble a bit in the carbon affairs of the boreal zone, and so when writer Christine Ottery interviewed me about the topic, I felt compelled to... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Battling the Seven-headed Hydra: Crassula Control in Europe

  

  Hydra. Seba Albertus (1734-1765). Image from Wellsome TrustA contribution by Claire Wordley of Conservation Evidence.—The Australian swamp stonecrop (Crassula... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Potential Conservation Nightmare Unfolding in South Africa

  

  Like most local tragedies, it seems to take some time before the news really grabs the overseas audience by the proverbial goolies. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XXXIX

  

  Six more biodiversity cartoons coming to you all the way from Sweden (where I’ve been all week). See full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• World’s Greatest Conservation Tragedy You’ve Probably Never Heard of

  

  I admit that I might be stepping out on a bit of a dodgy limb by claiming ‘greatest’ in the title. That’s a big call, and possibly a rather subjective one at... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Massive Yet Grossly Underestimated Global Costs of Invasive Insects

  

  Portrait of a red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta. This species arrived to the southeastern USA from South America in the 1930s. Specimen from... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Valuing What We Have to Prevent It from Disappearing

  

  29 year-old ‘Tembo’ shows us his grinders. Groom Anton is making sure Tembo remains well-rewarded for his good behaviour © CJA BradshawI acknowledge that I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2016 ENVIRONMENT