Natuur in het nieuws – februari 2024
Laatste update 28 februari.
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Artikelen (English articles below)
Bramen in de berm: concurrentie voor de Japanse duizendknoop?
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31953
Cultuurfonds verbreedt blik naar bescherming ‘klimaatbestendige natuur’
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/cultuurfonds-verbreedt-blik-naar-bescherming-klimaatbestendige-natuur~acafce92/
Plannen voor natuur, stikstof en klimaat onvoldoende om doelen te halen
https://nos.nl/artikel/2510408-plannen-voor-natuur-stikstof-en-klimaat-onvoldoende-om-doelen-te-halen
Naturalis-advies voor biodivers bermbeheer
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31965
Japanse duizendknoop: in 200 jaar van exotische tuinplant naar gevreesde invasieve exoot
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31956
Het Elzekatjesmummiekelkje is een fijnproever
https://www.bnnvara.nl/vroegevogels/artikelen/het-elzekatjesmummiekelkje-is-een-fijnproever
Autoriteit waarschuwt voor achteruitgang natuur Geuldal
https://www.1limburg.nl/nieuws/2568071/autoriteit-waarschuwt-voor-achteruitgang-natuur-geuldal
De natuur heeft zwaar te lijden onder menselijke activiteit. Maar deze vogels wisten er juist van te profiteren
https://scientias.nl/de-natuur-heeft-zwaar-te-lijden-onder-menselijke-activiteit-maar-deze-vogels-wisten-er-juist-van-te-profiteren/
Inheemse planten: slanke sleutelbloem
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31943
Bijzonder fenomeen bij de citroenvlinder
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31949
Freek Vonk ontdekt nieuwe slangensoort: noordelijke groene anaconda
https://nos.nl/artikel/2509522-freek-vonk-ontdekt-nieuwe-slangensoort-noordelijke-groene-anaconda
Onderschat bestuiving door nachtvlinders niet!
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31937
Project Natuur-inbouw wil meer gebouwen diervriendelijk maken
https://www.natuurpunt.be/nieuws/project-natuur-inbouw-wil-meer-gebouwen-diervriendelijk-maken-20240214
Bont zandoogje vergist zich
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31918
Natuur op de stoep: robertskruid
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31902
Natuur maand eerder in bloei dan 50 jaar geleden, hooikoorts op de loer
https://nos.nl/artikel/2508399-natuur-maand-eerder-in-bloei-dan-50-jaar-geleden-hooikoorts-op-de-loer
De natuur als bliksemafleider in de boerenstorm
https://www.natuurpunt.be/nieuws/de-natuur-als-bliksemafleider-de-boerenstorm-20240209
Kruidenrijk grasland: balanceren tussen biodiversiteit en productie
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31895
Wetenschappers steken lampje aan in het regenwoud en dan gebeurt er iets heel bijzonders
https://scientias.nl/wetenschappers-steken-lampje-aan-in-het-regenwoud-en-dan-gebeurt-er-iets-heel-bijzonders/
Hoe geïsoleerd liggen populaties van de kleine wrattenbijter?
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31861
English articles
Millions of mystery holes at the bottom of the North Sea are not what scientists thought they were
https://www.livescience.com/animals/marine-mammals/millions-of-mystery-holes-at-the-bottom-of-the-north-sea-are-not-what-scientists-thought-they-were
One of world’s smallest fish found to make sound as loud as a gunshot
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/27/smallest-fish-sounds-loud-danionella-cerebrum
Dragonfly haven hopes for old quarry pond
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nkdz8wk28o
Rise in endangered bird species numbers after trial
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cermw898v33o
World’s greatest mimic: this bird can perfectly replicate the sounds of 20 other birds
https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-nature-of-things/world-s-greatest-mimic-this-bird-can-perfectly-replicate-the-sounds-of-20-other-birds-1.7120357
Bottlenose Dolphins Become One Of Few Known Mammals With A “Seventh Sense”
https://www.iflscience.com/bottlenose-dolphins-become-one-of-few-known-mammals-with-a-seventh-sense-73106
Scientists find ‘rapid evolution’ of flowers as pollinator populations decline: ‘A bad situation worse’
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/field-pansies-evolution-toward-self-fertilization-study/
East Suffolk Council unanimously declares biodiversity emergency
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-68370018
Rare species set to benefit from £1m Dorset peatland restoration
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-68348546
At least 200,000 species sing in ways that are silent to humans. Listen to one of them now
https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-nature-of-things/at-least-200-000-species-sing-in-ways-that-are-silent-to-humans-listen-to-one-of-them-now-1.7120372
Snakes are built to evolve at incredible speeds, and scientists aren’t sure why
https://www.livescience.com/animals/snakes/snakes-are-built-to-evolve-at-incredible-speeds-and-scientists-arent-sure-why
Whale song mystery solved by scientists
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68358414
I discovered a way to identify the millions of species on Earth after a lightbulb moment in the supermarket
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/22/i-discovered-a-way-to-identify-millions-of-species-on-earth-using-dna-barcoding-aoe
Tawny owl’s pale gray color linked to vital functions ensuring survival in extreme conditions
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-tawny-owl-pale-gray-linked.html
Butterfly genomes have barely changed for 250m years, study reveals
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/21/butterfly-genome-has-barely-changed-for-250m-years-study-finds-aoe
Living Ecosystem Below Earth Surface Has Hundreds Of Times More Carbon Mass Than Humans
https://www.iflscience.com/living-ecosystem-below-earth-surface-has-hundreds-of-times-more-carbon-mass-than-humans-72984
Unraveling the Mystery of Insects Circling Lights at Night
https://scitechdaily.com/unraveling-the-mystery-of-insects-circling-lights-at-night/
New ’time travel’ study reveals future impact of climate change on coastal marshes
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-reveals-future-impact-climate-coastal.html
Short-eared owls: their magic and majesty
https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/news-and-articles/blog/all-blog-posts/short-eared-owls-their-magic-and-majesty
Study suggests invasive spider tolerates urban landscape better than most native spiders
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-invasive-spider-tolerates-urban-landscape.html
New study suggests birds began diversifying long before dinosaurs went extinct
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-birds-began-diversifying-dinosaurs-extinct.html
These creatures of the ’twilight zone’ are vital to our oceans
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/deep-sea-creatures-twilight-zone
‘Pirate of the seas’ great skua in big decline after bird flu
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68276680
One of The World’s Most Mysterious Whales Shows Signs of Holding Traditions
https://www.sciencealert.com/one-of-the-worlds-most-mysterious-whales-shows-signs-of-holding-traditions
AI analyses bird sounds for Somerset conservation project
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-68272632
Air Pollution Makes Flowers Smell Less Appealing to Pollinators, Study Suggests
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/air-pollution-makes-flowers-smell-less-appealing-to-pollinators-study-suggests-180983766/
How three housemates in COVID lockdown discovered their Brisbane home was a biodiversity hotspot
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-02-10/biodiversity-hotspot-lockdown-housemates-brisbane-species/103210874
Spider webs catch more than prey. They’re also jam-packed with animal DNA
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/spider-web-dna-1.7107719
Critically Endangered Parrot Bounces Back in Huge Conservation Victory
https://www.sciencealert.com/critically-endangered-parrot-bounces-back-in-huge-conservation-victory
Bird Species Decimated: Humans Responsible for 1,400 Extinctions, Double Previous Estimates
https://scitechdaily.com/bird-species-decimated-humans-responsible-for-1400-extinctions-double-previous-estimates/
Megafauna Impact Theory: A Paradigm Shift in Ecosystem Dynamics
https://scitechdaily.com/megafauna-impact-theory-a-paradigm-shift-in-ecosystem-dynamics/
Invasive alligator snapping turtle found in Cumbria
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-68250382
Alien invasion: Non-native earthworms threaten ecosystems
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-alien-invasion-native-earthworms-threaten.html
Multiple invasion routes have led to the pervasive introduction of earthworms in North America
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02310-7
The number of monarch butterflies at their Mexico wintering sites has plummeted this year
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-monarch-butterflies-climate-change-9b8a69f58f3f576af0413fd045340c6e
Dinosaur Evergreens Thought Extinct for 2Mil Years Discovered by Park Ranger–the Grove is the ‘Find of the Century’
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dinosaur-evergreens-thought-extinct-for-2mil-years-discovered-by-park-ranger-90-tree-grove-is-find-of-the-century/
A trillion cicadas will descend on the US this spring in rare event that could leave unforgettable stench
https://www.livescience.com/animals/insects/a-trillion-cicadas-will-descend-on-the-us-this-spring-in-rare-event-that-could-leave-unforgettable-stench
Lions are being forced to change the way they hunt. It’s all because of a tiny invasive ant, scientists say
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/invasive-species-ant-lions-hunting-habits-study/
Mystery of moths’ warning sound production explained in new study
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-mystery-moths-production.html
Giant tortoises have returned to Madagascar 600 years after they were wiped out
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-giant-tortoises-madagascar-years.html
Silent fields: A cocktail of pesticides is stunting bumblebee colonies across Europe
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-silent-fields-cocktail-pesticides-stunting.html
Cranes, UK’s tallest bird, bred in higher numbers last summer than for centuries
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/02/cranes-uks-tallest-bird-bred-in-higher-numbers-last-summer-than-for-centuries
Rapid water lettuce spread threatens Vaal River — weevils could be the solution
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-01-31-rapid-water-lettuce-spread-threatens-vaal-river-weevils-could-be-the-solution/
Weevils found in Philippine rainforest ‘almost like discovering a dodo bird’
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-weevils-philippine-rainforest-dodo-bird.html
In pictures: Invasive species around the world
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/30/world/gallery/invasive-species-c2e-photos-spc-intl/index.html
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