Molecular censusing doubles estimate of key giant panda population
...ecal samples, that have been successfully used for censusing wild animal populations. The researchers found that the most recent survey likely underestimated the giant panda population by more than 50%. Moreover, the population showed no genetic trace of a demographic "bottleneck" in the recent past, implying ...'Fish with chips' reporting from ocean top highlights at Census of Marine Life mid-point
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...rray," says Jason Wood, who is leading the seismic censusing study. "The idea is to have geophone arrays that could be left in the ground for a month at a time, recording data without anybody having to be there. We're hoping they could be deployed at remote waterholes or ideally in central Africa, where it's h...