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Global warming affects warm-weather species too, study finds
Even tropical plant and animal species living in some of the warmest places on Earth may face threats from a warming planet, according to new research co-authored by a UCLA…
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Creating a New Defense for Biodiversity
As predictions of global warming and species extinction grow increasingly dire, research at UCLA is under way to combat climate change and reduce its potentially devastating effects.
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Could Preserving Biodiversity Reduce Disease? EPA Funds $2.25 Million to Research Connections
Biodiversity has long been recognized by EPA as critical for environmental well-being. Humans rely on healthy ecosystems to provide food, clean air, and drinking water. But less understood is the…
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UCLA goes back to nature at BioBlitz
UCLA Biology Professor Philip Rundel led a team scouring the landscape for as many types of plants as they could find. Graduate student Erin Marnocha and her group looked for…
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Santa Monica Mountains bioblitz invites nature lovers 24 hour observation
The event is designed to give people exposure to natural resources in the biologically diverse park and instill a sense of outdoors in children.
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Center for Tropical Research April 2008 Newsletter
Feature Article Integrating Wildlife Conservation into the Management of Cameroon’s Cacao Agricultural Landscapeby Thomas Dietsch, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA Field Report Restoration…
