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1. Should we protect non-native species? A new study says maybe

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2. Europe's forest plants thrive best in light-rich, semi-open woodlands -- kept open by large herbivores

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3. Growth before photosynthesis: How trees regulate their water balance

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4. Invasive salmon, clams and seaweed are next threats to biodiversity in Britain

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5. The kids are hungry: Juvenile European green crabs just as damaging as adults

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6. First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered

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7. Red alert for our closest relatives

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8. Invasive rats and rainforest mammals are sharing gut microbes as urban areas grow

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9. Restoring oil wells back to nature with moss

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10. When sea stars fall, sea otters rise: Sea otters benefit from prey boom triggered by loss of ochre sea stars

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11. New pests and diseases will cut UK tree growth

    By NewsBot, April 29
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12. Elephant instead of wild boar? What could have been in Europe

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13. Want to understand grasslands? Look at the bigger picture

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14. Invasive weed threatens Southern California's deserts

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15. More ticks carry Lyme disease bacteria in pheasant-release areas

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16. Introduced trees are becoming more common in the eastern United States, while native diversity declines

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17. Experiment in floodplain forest: Using tree mortality to support oak regeneration

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18. Fishing for cephalopod DNA allows for efficient marine surveying

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19. Declining insect biodiversity in the tropics

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20. Termite stowaways: Study reveals boats as perfect vessels for global termite spread

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21. How this tiny snake could change our view of genetics

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22. A borrowed bacterial gene allowed some marine diatoms to live on a seaweed diet

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23. The food and fuel that farms itself

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24. If native plants are going to survive climate change, they need our help to move -- here's how to do it safely

    By NewsBot, March 26
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25. Getting hit by lightning is good for some tropical trees

    By NewsBot, March 26
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