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Recent research news from the Ecological Society of America

The influence of changing rainfall on invasive grasses, how a major crop pest responds to heat waves, the substitution of one group of predators for another in salt marshes and the impacts of herbivores on grassland to shrubland transition in the Chihuahuan Desert.

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Restoring peatlands to their (almost) natural state

A new study shows that artificial ponds created to restore peatlands exploited by humans achieve a balance similar to that of natural ponds, but it takes time.

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Mixed forests reduce the risk of forest damage in a warmer climate

Swedish forests with few tree species pose considerably higher risk of being damaged — and especially vulnerable is the introduced lodgepole pine.

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The Hidden Disease Risks of Modern Housing Development in Rural Africa

New research reveals modern housing in rural Kenya attracts bats, potentially increasing human exposure to bat-borne pathogens.

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