As you enter Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park from highway 180 there is a small little parking lot to the side with a couple of bathrooms and a non-descript, standard-issue, brown, wooden parkCategory Archives: ecology
Mark Twain and The Big Stump: Can We Save Nature From Ourselves?
As you enter Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park from highway 180 there is a small little parking lot to the side with a couple of bathrooms and a non-descript, standard-issue, brown, wooden parkPosted by in biodiversity, California, climate change, conservation, ecology, Ethics, Evolution, featured, forests, geography, PLoS, trees
PLOS Biology in the media – April
post-info April was a truly diverse month at PLOS Biology. This month we are talking about gravity-defying fungi, representation of endangered species in the media, gender gaps and information gaps in scientific research and whyPosted by in Biology, careers, conservation, data, Debate, ecology, environment, featured, genetics, open access, plant biology, plos biology, Research
PLOS Biology in the media – March
0000-0002-8715-2896 PLOS Biology in the media – March post-info March has been a bumper month at PLOS Biology with lots of research hitting the press. A selection of our top picks this month includePosted by in Biology, cell biology, Disease, ecology, Evolution, featured, neuroscience, open access, plos biology, Research
Native invaders: a chink in the armour of ecological policy?
0000-0002-8715-2896 Native invaders: a chink in the armour of ecological policy? post-info Invasive species are widely recognised as a major threat to the functioning of ecosystems and conservation of wildlife in the 21st century.Snapshots of Change and The PhenoCam Network: What Are 130 Cameras Telling Us About Our Changing Planet?
0000-0002-8715-2896 As flowers began to bloom and leaves slowly emerge in the northern hemisphere this time of year, most people are thinking about how they soon get to lose the winter coat and enjoy thePosted by in biodiversity, climate change, conservation, ecology, featured, geography, imagery, natural history, new research, Phenology, remote sensing, science
Urban Forestry In the Schoolyard: New PLOS ONE Research on Trees and Student Performance
0000-0002-8715-2896 Research into how nature impacts our well-being has shown that being outside makes us feel better. Images of nature alone have been shown to lift people’s mood. But is there any connection with howJournal investigating earlier work by author of discredited fish-microplastics paper
A biology journal is investigating concerns about a 2014 paper by a marine biologist who was found guilty of misconduct last year. In December, Uppsala University concluded that Oona Lönnstedt had “fabricated the results” of a controversial 2016 Science paper (now retracted), which examined the harms of human pollution on fish. (Lönnstedt’s supervisor Peter Eklöv … Continue reading Journal investigating earlier work by author of discredited fish-microplastics paper
Lawyers call libel suit against journal and critic “lawless” but “well written”
A $10 million defamation suit filed by a Stanford University professor against a critic and a journal may be an assault on free speech, according to one lawyer, but at least it’s “well written.” Kenneth White, a lawyer at Southern California firm Brown White & Osborn who frequently blogs about legal issues related to free […]
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Senior NOAA appointee calls for retraction of paper on illegal fishing
A top US official at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who was recently appointed by President Donald Trump, has called for the retraction of a paper that suggests the country exports a significant amount of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. The paper, published July 6 in Marine Policy, estimated that in 2015 approximately one-fifth […]
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Lost citation snuffs out Aussie fire paper
A journal has retracted a 2016 paper on wildfires in Australia because the authors neglected to cite earlier work — an unintentional lapse, they said. The article, “Projected changes in Australian fire regimes during the 21st century and consequences for Ecosystems,” appeared in the International Journal of Wildland Fire. The authors are Sandy Harrison and Douglas […]
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