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Urban expansion causes ecological collapse in streams in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area

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Urban expansion causes ecological collapse in streams in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area
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The advance of urbanization in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area in Brazil is causing the collapse of food webs in local streams. A study published in August in the journal Nature Cities reveals that the impact of the metropolis goes far beyond a simple reduction in species. Degrad

The advance of urbanization in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area in Brazil is causing the collapse of food webs in local streams. A study published in August in the journal Nature Cities reveals that the impact of the metropolis goes far beyond a simple reduction in species. Degradation selectively eliminates organisms based on their size and simplifies ecological interactions.

Networks of 190 connections plummet to just three.

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Community input strengthens urban flood adaptation model
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Community input strengthens urban flood adaptation model

Urban flooding causes significant social, environmental and economic losses every year. In Baltimore, those losses have increased in frequency and intensity since flooding records began in 1748 and are expected to continue doing so as the climate changes. Traditional flood preven

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A 50-year-old mystery of vanishing frogs reveals a hidden killer
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A 50-year-old mystery of vanishing frogs reveals a hidden killer

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