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Ecosystem engineers at risk: Underground maps reveal 90% of mycorrhizal fungal biodiversity hotspots lie outside protected areas

Less than 10% of biodiversity hotspots of mycorrhizal fungi occur in protected areas; 90% are in unprotected ecosystems The data powers a new interactive tool, called Underground Atlas, which allows ...
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New maps reveal the loss of a wildebeest migration in the Mara ecosystem

Just north of the great Serengeti wildebeest migration, a smaller migration across the Mara ecosystem is collapsing. New maps published in the Atlas of Ungulate Migration reveal the dramatic impact of ...
The Washington Post

The race to map the world’s seagrass — before it disappears

Lahai Turay carries metal squares used to measure the density of seagrass while others record data in the shallow water off Sei island. (Guy Peterson for The ...
Reuters

Chile moves to create national park at the edge of the world to protect wildlife

CAPE FROWARD, Chile, Dec 19 (Reuters) - At the edge of the world map, where land turns into subantarctic forests, icy seas and glaciers, Chile is preparing to create a national park to protect ...