To better understand how grassland ecosystems respond to a warming climate and rising levels of carbon dioxide -- particularly with respect to the plants' water use -- resourceful scientists have ...

How do plant ecosystems react to rising concentrations of the greenhouse gas CO2 in the atmosphere over the long term? This fundamental question is becoming increasingly pressing in light of global ...

Victor Chauveau, Mathieu Garel, Carole Toïgo, Pia Anderwald, Mathieu Beurier, Michel Bouche, Yoann Bunz, Francesca Cagnacci, Marie Canut, Jérôme Cavailhes, Ilka ...

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A team of biologists and veterinary scientists from the University of Sassari, Parc Naziunal Svizzer, Gran Paradiso National Park, and the University of Ferrara reports that Alpine ibex have been ...

We studied long-term cohort effects on chest girth and horn length in a recently established population of alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex). Environmental conditions of the year of birth affected chest ...

Alpine ibex were hunted almost to extinction - luckily a few hundred survived in Italy The long, curved horns of the Alpine ibex and its love of high altitude make it a symbol of the Alps and a highly ...

Animals that thrive in cold climates are expected to be greatly affected by increasing global temperatures caused by climate change. The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), which is usually found grazing in ...

According to a team of international researchers, mature, male alpine ibex demonstrate a correlation between horn growth and genetic diversity. The researchers believe their study offers evidence to ...

Narcisse Seppey sees nothing wrong with the canton making money on the planned cull of older, weaker ibex AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI A woman wearing a bright orange vest aims her rifle and on her second ...