Dunning's Miner bee (Andrena dunningi) on Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)
https://lone.earth/videos/watch/61e04197-a225-4100-99a6-30ad7a37f0f1
Dunning's Miner bee (Andrena dunningi) on Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)
https://lone.earth/videos/watch/61e04197-a225-4100-99a6-30ad7a37f0f1
My first @peertube video!
A short recording in slow-motion of the activity of a nesting aggregation of ground-nesting bees, Colletes thoracicus, the Rufous-backed Cellophane Bee, along my driveway at the end of April 2024. I have been monitoring and observing this population since 2008.
#Bees #Nature #Habitat #Pollinators
@xris@lone.earth - Rufous-backed Cellophane Bees (Colletes thoracicus) nesting aggregation (Slow Motion)
https://lone.earth/videos/watch/ab7b783a-b212-4135-9d33-0558f1f53cb4
Shade tree (Landscape ecology )
A shade tree is a large tree whose primary role is to provide shade in the surrounding environment due to its spreading canopy and crown, where it may give shelter from sunlight in the heat of the summer for people who seek recreational needs in urban parks and house yards, and thus, also protecting them from the sun's harmful UV rays. Some of the ...
Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit
“A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vy191rgn1o
Who needs a giant asteroid when we have these assholes?
The Mediterranean Sea is abused as a rubbish dump
"Human-caused marine debris has already reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea. We have also found evidence of the boats' dumping of bags full of rubbish, as revealed by the pile-up of different types of waste followed by an almost rectilinear furrow. Unfortunately, as far as the Mediterranean is concerned, it would not be wrong to say that 'not a single inch of it is clean."
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https://phys.org/news/2025-03-human-marine-debris-deepest-mediterranean.html
#MarineDebris #waste #dumping #pollution #EU #sea #boats #MarinePollution #Biodiversity #marine #habitat #MediterraneanSea
#Butterflies in the #US are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate
Butterflies are rapidly fluttering out of existence from coast to coast at a rate that scientists worry could upend #ecosystems & undercut #pollination that sustains America’s #crops.
The total number of butterflies in the contiguous US has declined 22% over a 20yr period, as shrinking #habitat, rising #temperatures & a #toxic array of #pesticides kill off the delicate insects.
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw1633
"Amphibians are the world's most at-risk vertebrates, with more than 40% of species listed as threatened—and losing entire populations could have catastrophic flow-on effects.
Being ectothermic—regulating their body heat by external sources—amphibians are particularly vulnerable to temperature change in their habitats".
#amphibian #habitat #climatechange
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-amphibians-vulnerable-global-tolerance.html
We got a new paper (Led by Ole Sørensen) out! Outlining a new #seafloor #habitat management workflow, integrating the awesome capabilities (cm-scale resolution) synthetic aperture #sonar now brings to #ecological mapping of #marine biomes.
https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/rse2.70002
"losses of #marine #species contemporary #habitat continue for centuries beyond reaching stable #globalwarming levels ... Any impact assessed at transient warming levels thus largely underestimates the total impact on marine species." @EGU_BioGeo
The fact that this hawk was perched in a eucalyptus tree is interesting, since these trees are not native to California but have become a common sight throughout the state. In fact, some people have raised concerns about the impact of eucalyptus trees on local ecosystems, since they can crowd out native plants and animals. But it seems like this particular hawk has found a way to make the most of it!
Scientists call for efforts to protect habitats of critically endangered shark species https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250220122735.htm
Hi #sciencemastadon, just migrated to social.edu.nl. A re-introduction: I'm a researcher working at Wageningen University and Research (#wur), studying the #ecology of #marinemammals (mostly #seals) in the Netherlands or #arctic, analysing #spatial distribution and #habitat selection based on #wildlife #tracking or #drone/ #uav/ #satellite data using #rstats
Also interested in human #behavioural ecology and alternative economic systems like #degrowth/ #postgrowth
Below movie of our research
Wir sollten dringend aufhören, uns vorzumachen, dass wir das #Klima schützen oder gar retten. Dem Klima sind ein paar grad mehr oder weniger komplett egal - es ist und bleibt das Klima. #Klimaschutz ist eine Illusion -worum es geht ist UNS SELBST zu schützen, indem wir uns ein belebbares #habitat erhalten. So viel Egoismus darf, ja muss sein!
Scientists uncover mysterious radioactive concentration beneath Pacific Ocean. The anomaly’s age is around ten million years.
https://www.news-cafe.eu/?go=news&n=13546
#news ##science #research #environment #climatechange #study #nature #habitat #radioactive #nuclear #history #supernova
Humans are making it increasingly difficult for wildlife to live and reproduce.
Sprawl, accelerated fossil fuel mobility via motor engines and roaming introduced canines makes survival for other than humans risky or impossible. The prosthetic apparatuses of 'man' sends its noisy and polluting tentacles into every nook and cranny where bio-diversity still dwells - 24/7.
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https://theconversation.com/five-ways-humans-have-scuppered-the-love-lives-of-animals-249425
#biodiversity #wildlife #habitat #ecocide #cars #roads #traffic #pets #lawns #machines #pollution #noise #waste #harm #technosphere #HumanDisturbance #extractivism #monoculture #fossilfuels #mowing #deforestation #LoggingImpacts
No more population control scale back development in favor of #capybara #habitat https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/16/buenos-aires-argentina-capybaras My take here https://www.salon.com/2024/09/07/revolt-of-the-capybaras-have-these-large-rodents-taken-over-or-reclaimed-whats-theirs/ #wildlife #argentina #darwin #buenosaires #capybaras #carpincho #Climate #climatechange
#PétrusseValley to undergo second phase of #rewilding
The Pétrusse rewilding project and redesign of the adjoining park aim to be finished for the 2027 school year
10/02/2025
"The second phase of the rewilding of the Pétrusse valley, extending from the #BourbonLock to #RuedAnvers in #Luxembourg City, is set to begin in spring.
"The valley has already been #rewilded along a section extending from Rue St. Ulric to the Bourbon lock during the first phase of the larger project, which began in 2020.
"The City of Luxembourg, in collaboration with the Ministry of the #Environment, #Climate, and #Biodiversity, held a press conference on Monday outlining the details of the second phase, which includes the installation of stands and balconies along the route and a new multi-purpose sports field.
"'The rewilding of the Pétrusse valley represents an exceptional project for the City of Luxembourg, aiming to enrich our environment while improving the quality of the citizens’ lives,' Mayor Lydie Polfer said.
"The rewilding initiative came just days after a European Commission report on water quality showed rapidly declining results in Luxembourg.
"The first report, in 2009, indicated that 7% of the country’s surface waters were in good ecological condition, before falling to 3% in 2015 and finally reaching 0% in 2021. The ecological status is influenced by water quality such as #pollution and #habitat #degradation. It is used to define the overall status of water bodies.
"The #EuropeanUnion wants all surface waters to be in good condition by 2027. Under the #EuropeanWaterFrameworkDirective (#WFD) – which sets markers for water quality, the country has to see its standards improve.
"'#Restorations are perfect measures to adapt to the increasing challenges of #ClimateChange while contributing to the improvement of #biodiversity, #WaterQuality and increasing the quality of life of our citizens,' Environment Minister Serges Wilmes said."
https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/petrusse-valley-to-undergo-second-phase-of-rewilding/39932053.html
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #GreenBathing #GreenSpace #RewildingLuxembourg #Restoration