The Arctic is warming nearly three times faster than the rest of the planet. Climate change impacts in this region include melting sea ice, thawing permafrost, melting glaciers, more frequent extreme weather events, ocean acidification, and warming oceans. What happens in the Arctic will have influences in the rest of the world. Fisheries are one of the most important export sectors in the Arctic and Northeast Atlantic region that is home to vital pelagic stocks like cod, mackerel, blue whiting, herring, and capelin. There is evidence that climate change impacts and changing oceanographic conditions are causing shifts in pelagic fish distributions and abundance, with negative impacts for the fishing industry. Watch our trailer and learn more!
It excretes toxins to displace other plants, produces millions of seeds a year and extends underground suckers that grow into thick clusters of trees, which makes it difficult to eradicate. Birds and mammals can’t nest or feed anywhere near it, which makes its presence in the Alta Murgia National Park in southern Italy particularly worrying. Curious about its identity? This Non-indigenous and Invasive Species is an invasive tree notorious for the pungent smell of its flowers, called Ailanthus altissima, the ‘Tree of Heaven’, known to horticulturalists as the ‘Tree from Hell’. More information here.
Animal tracking, the practice of monitoring and studying animal movements and behaviour in their natural environment from a distance, has provided key information about the biology and ecology of organisms, and afforded useful insights for conservation frameworks and regulations. It also allows to model distribution and forecasts the impacts of invasive alien species, such as the Atlantic Blue Crab, a colourfully aggressive crustacean that over the last 50 years has moved into the Mediterranean Sea. Researchers of the University of Salento are keeping track of this invasion. Watch the video.
