April 2023 – envirobites

Thursday, April 18, 2024

When Pests Infest – A new tool for identifying at-risk forests

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 Brandi Pessman 0 Comments forests, insects, outbreaks, pathogens

Forests globally are facing threats from insect and pathogen outbreaks. In this battle, drought and unsustainable logging have weakened forests, making them more vulnerable to attacks by insects and pathogens. Luckily, scientists joined the fight and have developed a tool to help identify forests that are at risk. Still, the world’s forests are not out of the woods yet.

Case Studies

Theory versus Reality: How Biodiversity Indicators Were Re-Evaluated in The Gishwati-Mukura National Park

April 1, 2023May 10, 2023 Andrea Valcarcel 0 Comments biodiversity, biodiversity indicators, chimpanzees, flagship species

Chimpanzees were thought to be an indicator of ecosystem biodiversity in the Gishwati-Mukura National Park until a group of scientists found there was no relationship between abundance of chimpanzee and biodiversity in that particular National Park—this does not mean this assumption is inherently wrong, it is just wrong for the area in question, showing us how biodiversity can be a difficult concept to measure.