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The science of the food web, agriculture, diet and nutrition.

Bee Pollination - Honey Bee on Yellow Flower

Bee Pollination, Habitats and Human Meddling

Posted on February 5, 2020November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Food, Nature

Bee pollination came up in a couple of science studies this week. Find out what researchers are telling us about where bees like to live and how we can stop the decline in bee populations. (5:00 min read)

Tagged Bacteria, Bee Pollination, CalTech, Computer Models, DNA, iDiv, Mites, Pesticides, Pollinator, University of Queensland2 Comments
Predators Decline - Spider on Dead Leaves

Predators Decline First From Human Land Use

Posted on January 30, 2020November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Food, Nature

Predators decline in numbers before prey animals whenever wild places are developed for human land use. Find out why this is a concern for our global ecosystem. (4:00 min read)

Tagged Dr. Tim Newbold, Global Change Biology, Land Use, Predators, Predators Decline, PREDICTS, Spiders, Technophobes, Trophic Cascade, University College LondonLeave a comment
Share the Land

Finding New Ways to Share the Land

Posted on August 14, 2019September 30, 2019 by David Morton Rintoul in Food, Nature

Learn more about the new United Nations report called Climate Change and Land.

Tagged Agriculture, agroforestry, Biochar, Climate, Desertification, Developing Countries, Forestry, Land and Sea Use, Landed, Sustainable Development1 Comment

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