5 Articles found tagged with “Rainforest”.
A new study on how animal communication is affected by deforestation shows that male howler monkeys howl for longer in forest interiors and natural forest edges than at man-made forest edges. This is because there are fewer resources at these edges and has implications for conservation.
Mammals are one of the hardest hit groups of animals when habitat is lost through human activities.
New research, led by Imperial College London, has identified that logging makes rainforests more attractive to black rats.
Research discovered that selective logging and wildfires resulted in an annual loss of 54 billion tonnes of carbon from the Brazilian Amazon in 2010. This is the equivalent of 40% of the yearly carbon loss from deforestation.
Previously only illustrations from the 1920’s existed. In fact this is the first time the species have been seen in fifty years.