Island time: The unique biology and geography of island habitats
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Cockburn Island, ON (Photo by NCC)
While many Canadians are headed south to escape the frigid temperatures with some island time, we at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) are warming ourselves by getting to know the islands closer to home, and the species that live in...
The Jenga theory of biodiversity: The tipping point of ecosystems and the diversity of species
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Jenga tower (Photo by Wikimedia Commons, Derek Mawhinney and Cafe Nervosa)
A while back I was a guest on the CBC Radio program, Shift New Brunswick to speak about the discovery of a little flowering plant— one of the rarest in my home province and a federally listed species at risk. You most likely may not have...
Sowing the seeds of conservation: The importance of fall seed collection in native biodiversity protection
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Fall seed collection on the Rice Lake Plains, ON (Photo by NCC)
As fall arrives on the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) Rice Lake Plains properties, the colours change — not just the trees, but the grasses as well. Transforming from summer green to yellows and reds, this change heralds...
Why does biodiversity matter? The diversity of life on Earth matters a lot…no matter how you look at it
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Red admiral butterfly (Photo by NCC)
A question often asked, particularly by those who question whether too many resources are being spent on environmental protection, is "Why does biodiversity matter?" Biodiversity, often thought of in terms of the number of species found in one...