Ecology Letters

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2026-03-06 @ 9.51.02 ∈ In English

The Black Death's counterintuitive effect: As human numbers fell, so did plant diversity
[Farmlands] were typically separated by woods, rough grazing lands and uncultivated plots, often enclosed by hedgerows or trees. [This patchy landscape resulted in high biodiversity.] The Black Death disrupted this by reducing human disturbance.
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2025-04-21 @ 14.00.16 ∈ In English

More ticks carry Lyme disease bacteria in pheasant-release areas, research shows
Researchers studied ticks in 25 woodland areas in South West England where pheasants are released—and 25 nearby control sites where no pheasants are released. They found that Borrelia spp.—the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease—was almost 2.5 times more common in ticks in the pheasant-release areas.
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2025-04-08 @ 17.06.14 ∈ In English

Bird species that do well in urban areas are more colorful and less brown, study finds
These color differences are probably due to differences in habitat structure and predation pressure—cities are less forested, have different background colors and a lower number of avian predator species.
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2024-01-23 @ 15.58.33 ∈ In English

Blue tit population booms with moths on the menu: Study
The importance of moth caterpillars for common garden birds has been revealed in a new study. Researchers have found that years when moth numbers were up resulted in increased population growth for the blue tit.
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2021-11-22 @ 18.33.51 ∈ Suomeksi

Linnut ovat pienentyneet
Louisianan osavaltionyliopiston tutkijat kävivät läpi yhteensä 15 000 linnun mittauksia Amazonin sademetsän alueelta […] 1980-luvulta lähtien. […] Lajista riippuen linnut painoivat jopa kymmenisen prosenttia vähemmän kuin taannoin.