Researchers investigated whether Neogobius melanostomus, an invader of biodiversity ‘hot-spots’ in the Laurentian Great Lakes region, facilitates or inhibits unionid mussel recruitment by serving as a host or sink for their parasitic larvae (glochidia). Infestation and metamorphosis rates of four mussel species with at-risk (conservation) status (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana, Epioblasma triquetra, Lampsilis fasciola and Villosa iris) and one common species (Actinonaias ligamentina) on N. melanostomus were compared with rates on known primary and marginal hosts in the laboratory.

The Centre has proposed to declare two famous biodiversity spots in Meghalaya eco-sensitive zones.

Aurangabad: The civic body's lacklustre approach towards protecting Salim Ali Lake has been gradually spelling doom at the biodiversity hotspot located in the hearty of the city.

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On the suggestion of an official in Uttarakhand, the Union government has announced special awards for those aiding the conservation of the nation's biodiversity.

Restrictions on constructions in Wayanad district

Cutting trees for timber has a devastating impact on birds, with a decline of more than 50 per cent recorded in Ghana's forests, a new study finds.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zonal Bench, Chennai) in the matter of K. Savad Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 31/08/2015 regarding construction activities in Kodancheri and Nellipoyil Villages among others in Kozhikode District, Kerala which are within the purview of Ecologically Fragile Land (EFL) as per the reports of Prof. Madhav Gadgil and Dr. Kasthuri Rangan Committees submitted to the Government of India and the same was notified on 13-11-2013.

Four of the six Western Ghat states including Karnataka have not submitted the assessment of their eco-sensitive areas to the Centre, though the deadline to notify these areas on the basis of the K

Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot, is facing huge crisis due to developmental demands.

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