/channels/taxonomy/term/1392/all en /channels/channels/event/biodiversity-festival-358812 <p>Come celebrate the one-year anniversary of ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ąâ€™s first <a href="/sustainability/commitments/biodiversity-plan" title="/sustainability/commitments/biodiversity-plan">Biodiversity Plan</a> on Tuesday, Sep</p> Tue, 27 Aug 2024 18:26:20 +0000 webfull 201752 at /channels /channels/channels/news/species-diversity-promotes-ecosystem-stability-356231 <p>What maintains stability within an ecosystem and prevents a single best competitor from displacing other species from a community? Does ecosystem stability depend upon the presence of a wide variety of species, as early ecologists believed, or does diversity do the exact opposite, and lead to instability, as modern theory predicts?</p> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:36:04 +0000 webfull 198736 at /channels /channels/channels/event/qcbs-x-biodiversity-collage-workshop-pizza-356206 <p>The <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqcbs.ca%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ccharly.blais%40mcgill.ca%7C6a361ff7cf964577062c08dc4769b2ab%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638463766486665457%7CUnknown%7CTW</body></html>"></a></p> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:42:47 +0000 webfull 198682 at /channels /channels/channels/news/uncertainty-measuring-biodiversity-change-could-hinder-progress-towards-global-targets-nature-355491 <p>More than ever before, there is a growing interest in dedicating resources to stop the loss of biodiversity, as recently exemplified by the <a href="//Users/../../../../../../../Users/andy/Downloads/The%2520GBF%2520focuses%2520on%2520understanding%2520why%2520biodiversity%2520is%2520declining%2520and%2520what%2520actions%2520are%2520needed%2520to%2520reverse%2520this%2520trend.%2520However,%2520implementing%2520the%2520plan%2520is%2520challenging%2520because%2520information%2520about%2520biodiversity%2520changes%2520is%2520not%2520evenly%2520available%2520everywhere,%2520meaning%2520that%25</body></html>"></a></p> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:41:59 +0000 webfull 197875 at /channels /channels/channels/news/coursework-conservation-how-students-brought-pollination-meadow-project-life-353166 <p>It's not every day that a university assignment transforms into a real-world conservation initiative. Yet, that's precisely what happened with the Macdonald Campus Pollination Meadow project. What began as coursework evolved into an ecological marvel, all thanks to the hard work and vision of a group of Macdonald students led by Alex Kuijper Dickson BEng’23 (Bioresource) and Heather Brown BSc(AgEnvSc)’24.</p> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:40:33 +0000 webfull 195254 at /channels /channels/channels/news/teaching-biodiversity-macdonald-campus-353161 <p><a href="/nrs/academic-0/humphries">Dr. Murray Humphries</a> (PhD’01), a passionate wildlife biology professor at the Macdonald Campus, spends his days immersed in the fascinating world of biodiversity—the colorful, complex tapestry of life on Earth. At the Macdonald Campus, we don't just study this diversity, we celebrate it.</p> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:42:11 +0000 webfull 195249 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-weather-extremes-influence-rise-and-fall-insect-populations-351592 <p>Insect populations are widely influenced by weather anomalies, with decreasing numbers observed during unfavorable conditions and a spike in normal periods, according to a new study. The study published in <i>Nature</i> tries to resolve a debated topic: Are insect populations declining? Several studies have reported a decline in insect populations and diversity while others have questioned this. (<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06402-z">Nature</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą who can provide comment on this issue:</p> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:25:15 +0000 webfull 193497 at /channels /channels/channels/news/375-m-new-global-climate-center-ai-and-biodiversity-change-351041 <p><i>NSERC Alliance Grant supports ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą-led Canadian team, new global climate center on AI for biodiversity change </i></p> Mon, 18 Sep 2023 20:40:09 +0000 webfull 192832 at /channels /channels/channels/news/not-so-sweet-after-all-are-candy-striped-spiders-threat-ecosystems-across-north-america-347859 <div class="bl-tpl">For years, pollinator declines have been a pressing issue for ecosystem health and food security in the face of climate change and human impacts on the environment. Even in their sleep, pollinating insects cannot catch a break – for fear they’ll be taken down by a small, but mighty predator: the candy-striped spider. Research published in <i>Ecology </i>took a closer look into this spider’s behaviour and found that the result of their stealth attacks could have substantial impacts on ecosystems.</div> Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:48:18 +0000 webfull 189095 at /channels /channels/channels/news/towards-reducing-biodiversity-loss-fragmented-habitats-346809 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html --></p> <p>When natural habitats are cleared to make way for cities, roads and agriculture, this often leaves behind “islands” of fragmented habitat that can place species at risk of extinction. Species are at risk when they find it hard to move among habitat patches to find resources and reproduce.</p> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:11:56 +0000 webfull 188323 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-scholars-respond-cop15-biodiversity-conference-344907 <p>The 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15) was held in Montreal on December 7-19, 2022. The conference’s outcome agreement, known as “30Ă—30” means the protection of 30 per cent of land and oceans by 2030.</p> Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:40:16 +0000 webfull 185995 at /channels /channels/channels/news/127-million-mcgill-research-fonds-de-recherche-du-quebec-340106 <h2><b>Tackling climate change and preserving biodiversity a key priority for ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą and Quebec</b></h2> <p>The Fonds de recherche du QuĂ©bec <a href="https://frq.gouv.qc.ca/en/2022-2023-competition-results/">announced </a>its latest rounds of funding earlier this month in support of research, training, and initiatives to tackle major societal challenges—including climate change and biodiversity loss.</p> Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:36:27 +0000 webfull 180737 at /channels /channels/channels/news/aes-researchers-play-key-roles-nfrf-t-project-337034 <p>Professors <a href="/nrs/academic-0/humphries">Murray Humphries</a><b>,</b> Director of the ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment (CINE), and <a href="/nutrition/staff/professors/treena-wasontiio-delormier">Treena Delormier</a> and <a href="/nutrition/staff/professors/melgar-quinonez">Hugo Melgar-Quinonez</a>, both from the School of Human Nutrition, will play key roles in the NFRF-T project, <i>Biodiversity Conservation and the Health and Well-being of Indigenous Peoples</i>, led by the University of A</p> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:02:22 +0000 webfull 177090 at /channels /channels/channels/event/nrs-invited-seminar-series-adaptive-zones-vertebrates-334504 <h3>Adaptive zones in vertebrates: hosted by the Gillung Lab</h3> Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:03:07 +0000 webfull 174409 at /channels /channels/channels/event/department-natural-resource-sciences-invited-seminar-series-climate-change-research-and-action-must-333349 <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:10:08 +0000 webfull 173063 at /channels