Edgelands are the forgotten places in a city: the abandoned lots, warehouses, railroad tracks, and parking lots that have fallen into disrepair. As years go by, weed seeds germinate through cracks in the asphalt and a new urban ecology begins. Native and non-native plants take root and wildlife food and shelter are reintroduced. This site explores the values of neglected urban wildscapes and points out why we need them in the city.
Thursday, March 7, 2019
The map of life
Map of Life is a global resource for biodiversity mapping and monitoring. A set of pre-released examples illustrate a new service that taps into a vast biodiversity data store and high-resolution habitat information to pinpoint suitable species locations in unprecedented detail. This allows a transparent, interactive assessment of species potential representation in reserves. The highlighted species flag the much diminished range size and large conservation gaps remaining, especially in habitat specialists. Go to the Map of Life at https://species.mol.org/pa
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