biodiversity /research/taxonomy/term/712/all en Species diversity promotes ecosystem stability /research/channels/news/species-diversity-promotes-ecosystem-stability-356231 <p>What maintains stability within an ecosystem and prevents a single best competitor from displacing other species from a community? Does ecosystem stability depend upon the presence of a wide variety of species, as early ecologists believed, or does diversity do the exact opposite, and lead to instability, as modern theory predicts?</p> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:36:04 +0000 admin 5228 at /research Uncertainty in measuring biodiversity change could hinder progress towards global targets for nature /research/channels/news/uncertainty-measuring-biodiversity-change-could-hinder-progress-towards-global-targets-nature-355491 <p>More than ever before, there is a growing interest in dedicating resources to stop the loss of biodiversity, as recently exemplified by the <a href="//Users/../../../../../../../Users/andy/Downloads/The%2520GBF%2520focuses%2520on%2520understanding%2520why%2520biodiversity%2520is%2520declining%2520and%2520what%2520actions%2520are%2520needed%2520to%2520reverse%2520this%2520trend.%2520However,%2520implementing%2520the%2520plan%2520is%2520challenging%2520because%2520information%2520about%2520biodiversity%2520changes%2520is%2520not%2520evenly%2520available%2520everywhere,%2520meaning%2520that%25</body></html>"></a></p> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:41:59 +0000 admin 2615 at /research $12.7 Million for 苹果淫院 Research from the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec /research/channels/news/127-million-mcgill-research-FRQ <h2><b>Tackling climate change and preserving biodiversity a key priority for 苹果淫院 and Quebec</b></h2> <p>The Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec <a href="https://frq.gouv.qc.ca/en/2022-2023-competition-results/">announced </a>its latest rounds of funding earlier this month in support of research, training, and initiatives to tackle major societal challenges鈥攊ncluding climate change and biodiversity loss.</p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:33:06 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1314 at /research $3.75 M for new Global Climate Center on AI and Biodiversity Change /research/channels/news/375-m-new-global-climate-center-ai-and-biodiversity-change-351041 <p><i>NSERC Alliance Grant supports 苹果淫院-led Canadian team, new global climate center on AI for biodiversity change </i></p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:33:06 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1335 at /research