IMPACTS OF PLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE OCEANS ON MARINE SPECIES . . . current research, a total of 2,141 species have so far been found to encounter plastic pollution in their natural environments The large majority of these interactions were related to ingestion, entanglement or smothering, with a further 738 species observed to colonize plastic items, enabling the spread of these species to new areas
Plant diversity in a changing world: Status, trends, and . . . At higher spatial resolutions, the concentration of plant species is even more marked, with 67% of all plant species confined to, and 81% present in, only 17% of the Earth's land surface (Joppa et al , 2013) For trees, there is enough data from plot inventories to look at patterns of local diversity on a regional scale
Dragonfly - Wikipedia Habitat preference: A four-spotted chaser, Libellula quadrimaculata on an emergent plant, the water violet Hottonia palustris, with submerged vegetation in the background Dragonflies as a group occupy a considerable variety of habitats, but many species, and some families, have their own specific environmental requirements [46]
Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (RAWA) Benefits Potential Over 1,600 species are already listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with state fish and wildlife agencies identifying more than 12,000 additional species that need conservation help now It is part of a disturbing global decline to the diversity of life on earth, but the loss of this biodiversity is not just a threat to the species
Climate change and its impact on biodiversity and human welfare Plant and animal species have adapted to their native habitat over 1000s of years As the temperature gets warmer in their native habitat, species tend to move to higher altitudes and towards the poles in search of suitable temperature and other environmental conditions
How species colonize habitats opened by anthropogenic land . . . They used 18 herbaceous species of the genus Acaena (Rosaceae), which are predominantly found in open habitats, and examined their current prevalence in naturally-open and recently-opened habitats