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100+ Environmental Science Research Topics & Ideas

Finding and choosing a strong research topic is the critical first step when it comes to crafting a high-quality dissertation, thesis or research project. Here, we’ll explore a variety research ideas and topic thought-starters related to various environmental science disciplines, including ecology, oceanography, hydrology, geology, soil science, environmental chemistry, environmental economics, and environmental ethics.

NB – This is just the start…

The topic ideation and evaluation process has multiple steps . In this post, we’ll kickstart the process by sharing some research topic ideas within the environmental sciences. This is the starting point though. To develop a well-defined research topic, you’ll need to identify a clear and convincing research gap , along with a well-justified plan of action to fill that gap.

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Overview: Environmental Topics

• Ecology /ecological science
• Atmospheric science
• Oceanography
• Soil science
• Environmental chemistry
• Environmental economics
• Environmental ethics
• Examples  of dissertations and theses

Topics & Ideas: Ecological Science

• The impact of land-use change on species diversity and ecosystem functioning in agricultural landscapes
• The role of disturbances such as fire and drought in shaping arid ecosystems
• The impact of climate change on the distribution of migratory marine species
• Investigating the role of mutualistic plant-insect relationships in maintaining ecosystem stability
• The effects of invasive plant species on ecosystem structure and function
• The impact of habitat fragmentation caused by road construction on species diversity and population dynamics in the tropics
• The role of ecosystem services in urban areas and their economic value to a developing nation
• The effectiveness of different grassland restoration techniques in degraded ecosystems
• The impact of land-use change through agriculture and urbanisation on soil microbial communities in a temperate environment
• The role of microbial diversity in ecosystem health and nutrient cycling in an African savannah

Topics & Ideas: Atmospheric Science

• The impact of climate change on atmospheric circulation patterns above tropical rainforests
• The role of atmospheric aerosols in cloud formation and precipitation above cities with high pollution levels
• The impact of agricultural land-use change on global atmospheric composition
• Investigating the role of atmospheric convection in severe weather events in the tropics
• The impact of urbanisation on regional and global atmospheric ozone levels
• The impact of sea surface temperature on atmospheric circulation and tropical cyclones
• The impact of solar flares on the Earth’s atmospheric composition
• The impact of climate change on atmospheric turbulence and air transportation safety
• The impact of stratospheric ozone depletion on atmospheric circulation and climate change
• The role of atmospheric rivers in global water supply and sea-ice formation

Topics & Ideas: Oceanography

• The impact of ocean acidification on kelp forests and biogeochemical cycles
• The role of ocean currents in distributing heat and regulating desert rain
• The impact of carbon monoxide pollution on ocean chemistry and biogeochemical cycles
• Investigating the role of ocean mixing in regulating coastal climates
• The impact of sea level rise on the resource availability of low-income coastal communities
• The impact of ocean warming on the distribution and migration patterns of marine mammals
• The impact of ocean deoxygenation on biogeochemical cycles in the arctic
• The role of ocean-atmosphere interactions in regulating rainfall in arid regions
• The impact of ocean eddies on global ocean circulation and plankton distribution
• The role of ocean-ice interactions in regulating the Earth’s climate and sea level

Tops & Ideas: Hydrology

• The impact of agricultural land-use change on water resources and hydrologic cycles in temperate regions
• The impact of agricultural groundwater availability on irrigation practices in the global south
• The impact of rising sea-surface temperatures on global precipitation patterns and water availability
• Investigating the role of wetlands in regulating water resources for riparian forests
• The impact of tropical ranches on river and stream ecosystems and water quality
• The impact of urbanisation on regional and local hydrologic cycles and water resources for agriculture
• The role of snow cover and mountain hydrology in regulating regional agricultural water resources
• The impact of drought on food security in arid and semi-arid regions
• The role of groundwater recharge in sustaining water resources in arid and semi-arid environments
• The impact of sea level rise on coastal hydrology and the quality of water resources

Topics & Ideas: Geology

• The impact of tectonic activity on the East African rift valley
• The role of mineral deposits in shaping ancient human societies
• The impact of sea-level rise on coastal geomorphology and shoreline evolution
• Investigating the role of erosion in shaping the landscape and impacting desertification
• The impact of mining on soil stability and landslide potential
• The impact of volcanic activity on incoming solar radiation and climate
• The role of geothermal energy in decarbonising the energy mix of megacities
• The impact of Earth’s magnetic field on geological processes and solar wind
• The impact of plate tectonics on the evolution of mammals
• The role of the distribution of mineral resources in shaping human societies and economies, with emphasis on sustainability

Topics & Ideas: Soil Science

• The impact of dam building on soil quality and fertility
• The role of soil organic matter in regulating nutrient cycles in agricultural land
• The impact of climate change on soil erosion and soil organic carbon storage in peatlands
• Investigating the role of above-below-ground interactions in nutrient cycling and soil health
• The impact of deforestation on soil degradation and soil fertility
• The role of soil texture and structure in regulating water and nutrient availability in boreal forests
• The impact of sustainable land management practices on soil health and soil organic matter
• The impact of wetland modification on soil structure and function
• The role of soil-atmosphere exchange and carbon sequestration in regulating regional and global climate
• The impact of salinization on soil health and crop productivity in coastal communities

Topics & Ideas: Environmental Chemistry

• The impact of cobalt mining on water quality and the fate of contaminants in the environment
• The role of atmospheric chemistry in shaping air quality and climate change
• The impact of soil chemistry on nutrient availability and plant growth in wheat monoculture
• Investigating the fate and transport of heavy metal contaminants in the environment
• The impact of climate change on biochemical cycling in tropical rainforests
• The impact of various types of land-use change on biochemical cycling
• The role of soil microbes in mediating contaminant degradation in the environment
• The impact of chemical and oil spills on freshwater and soil chemistry
• The role of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in shaping water and soil chemistry
• The impact of over-irrigation on the cycling and fate of persistent organic pollutants in the environment

Topics & Ideas: Environmental Economics

• The impact of climate change on the economies of developing nations
• The role of market-based mechanisms in promoting sustainable use of forest resources
• The impact of environmental regulations on economic growth and competitiveness
• Investigating the economic benefits and costs of ecosystem services for African countries
• The impact of renewable energy policies on regional and global energy markets
• The role of water markets in promoting sustainable water use in southern Africa
• The impact of land-use change in rural areas on regional and global economies
• The impact of environmental disasters on local and national economies
• The role of green technologies and innovation in shaping the zero-carbon transition and the knock-on effects for local economies
• The impact of environmental and natural resource policies on income distribution and poverty of rural communities

Topics & Ideas: Environmental Ethics

• The ethical foundations of environmentalism and the environmental movement regarding renewable energy
• The role of values and ethics in shaping environmental policy and decision-making in the mining industry
• The impact of cultural and religious beliefs on environmental attitudes and behaviours in first world countries
• Investigating the ethics of biodiversity conservation and the protection of endangered species in palm oil plantations
• The ethical implications of sea-level rise for future generations and vulnerable coastal populations
• The role of ethical considerations in shaping sustainable use of natural forest resources
• The impact of environmental justice on marginalized communities and environmental policies in Asia
• The ethical implications of environmental risks and decision-making under uncertainty
• The role of ethics in shaping the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable future for the construction industry
• The impact of environmental values on consumer behaviour and the marketplace: a case study of the ‘bring your own shopping bag’ policy

Examples: Real Dissertation & Thesis Topics

While the ideas we’ve presented above are a decent starting point for finding a research topic, they are fairly generic and non-specific. So, it helps to look at actual dissertations and theses to see how this all comes together.

Below, we’ve included a selection of research projects from various environmental science-related degree programs to help refine your thinking. These are actual dissertations and theses, written as part of Master’s and PhD-level programs, so they can provide some useful insight as to what a research topic looks like in practice.

• The physiology of microorganisms in enhanced biological phosphorous removal (Saunders, 2014)
• The influence of the coastal front on heavy rainfall events along the east coast (Henson, 2019)
• Forage production and diversification for climate-smart tropical and temperate silvopastures (Dibala, 2019)
• Advancing spectral induced polarization for near surface geophysical characterization (Wang, 2021)
• Assessment of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter and Thamnocephalus platyurus as Tools to Monitor Cyanobacterial Bloom Development and Toxicity (Hipsher, 2019)
• Evaluating the Removal of Microcystin Variants with Powdered Activated Carbon (Juang, 2020)
• The effect of hydrological restoration on nutrient concentrations, macroinvertebrate communities, and amphibian populations in Lake Erie coastal wetlands (Berg, 2019)
• Utilizing hydrologic soil grouping to estimate corn nitrogen rate recommendations (Bean, 2019)
• Fungal Function in House Dust and Dust from the International Space Station (Bope, 2021)
• Assessing Vulnerability and the Potential for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in Sudan’s Blue Nile Basin (Mohamed, 2022)
• A Microbial Water Quality Analysis of the Recreational Zones in the Los Angeles River of Elysian Valley, CA (Nguyen, 2019)
• Dry Season Water Quality Study on Three Recreational Sites in the San Gabriel Mountains (Vallejo, 2019)
• Wastewater Treatment Plan for Unix Packaging Adjustment of the Potential Hydrogen (PH) Evaluation of Enzymatic Activity After the Addition of Cycle Disgestase Enzyme (Miessi, 2020)
• Laying the Genetic Foundation for the Conservation of Longhorn Fairy Shrimp (Kyle, 2021).

Looking at these titles, you can probably pick up that the research topics here are quite specific and narrowly-focused , compared to the generic ones presented earlier. To create a top-notch research topic, you will need to be precise and target a specific context with specific variables of interest . In other words, you’ll need to identify a clear, well-justified research gap.

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• C. T. McCullough
• M. E. O’Rourke

Tracking late Pleistocene Neandertals on the Iberian coast

• Eduardo Mayoral
• Ignacio Díaz-Martínez
• Ricardo Díaz-Delgado

Exposure to foreign gut microbiota can facilitate rapid dietary shifts

• A. M. Fisher

Self-care tooling innovation in a disabled kea ( Nestor notabilis )

• Amalia P. M. Bastos
• Kata Horváth
• Alex H. Taylor

Discovery of a colossal slickhead (Alepocephaliformes: Alepocephalidae): an active-swimming top predator in the deep waters of Suruga Bay, Japan

• Yoshihiro Fujiwara
• Masaru Kawato
• Shinji Tsuchida

Microplastics in fish and fishmeal: an emerging environmental challenge?

• Christina J. Thiele
• Malcolm D. Hudson
• Giovanna Sidaoui-Haddad

An Italian dinosaur Lagerstätte reveals the tempo and mode of hadrosauriform body size evolution

• Alfio Alessandro Chiarenza
• Matteo Fabbri
• Federico Fanti

Seagrasses provide a novel ecosystem service by trapping marine plastics

• Anna Sanchez-Vidal
• Miquel Canals

Mistaken identity may explain why male sea snakes ( Aipysurus laevis , Elapidae, Hydrophiinae) “attack” scuba divers

• Tim P. Lynch
• Ross A. Alford
• Richard Shine

Explainable identification and mapping of trees using UAV RGB image and deep learning

• Masanori Onishi
• Takeshi Ise

The giant panda is cryptic

• Ossi Nokelainen
• Nicholas E. Scott-Samuel

Pivot burrowing of scarab beetle ( Trypoxylus dichotomus ) larva

• Haruhiko Adachi
• Makoto Ozawa
• Shigeru Kondo

Redefining the oceanic distribution of Atlantic salmon

• Audun H. Rikardsen
• David Righton
• Kim Aarestrup

Chest beats as an honest signal of body size in male mountain gorillas ( Gorilla beringei beringei )

• Edward Wright
• Sven Grawunder
• Martha M. Robbins

Powered flight in hatchling pterosaurs: evidence from wing form and bone strength

• Darren Naish
• Mark P. Witton
• Elizabeth Martin-Silverstone

Two wild female bonobos adopted infants from a different social group at Wamba

• Nahoko Tokuyama
• Kazuya Toda
• Shintaro Ishizuka

Multiple pygmy blue whale acoustic populations in the Indian Ocean: whale song identifies a possible new population

• Emmanuelle C. Leroy
• Jean-Yves Royer
• Tracey L. Rogers

Action potentials induce biomagnetic fields in carnivorous Venus flytrap plants

• Anne Fabricant
• Geoffrey Z. Iwata
• Dmitry Budker

North Pacific warming shifts the juvenile range of a marine apex predator

• Kisei R. Tanaka
• Kyle S. Van Houtan
• Salvador J. Jorgensen

Spatial and temporal pattern of wildfires in California from 2000 to 2019

• Tirtha Banerjee

Effects of climate change and land cover on the distributions of a critical tree family in the Philippines

• Sean E. H. Pang
• Jose Don T. De Alban
• Edward L. Webb

African soil properties and nutrients mapped at 30 m spatial resolution using two-scale ensemble machine learning

• Tomislav Hengl
• Matthew A. E. Miller
• Jonathan Crouch

Russian forest sequesters substantially more carbon than previously reported

• Dmitry Schepaschenko
• Elena Moltchanova
• Florian Kraxner

Isotope data from amino acids indicate Darwin’s ground sloth was not an herbivore

• Julia V. Tejada
• John J. Flynn
• Brian N. Popp

Late Pleistocene human paleoecology in the highland savanna ecosystem of mainland Southeast Asia

• Kantapon Suraprasit
• Rasmi Shoocongdej
• Hervé Bocherens

Early Pleistocene faunivorous hominins were not kleptoparasitic, and this impacted the evolution of human anatomy and socio-ecology

• Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo
• Enrique Baquedano
• Diego González-Aguilera

An ecological niche shift for Neanderthal populations in Western Europe 70,000 years ago

• William E. Banks
• Marie-Hélène Moncel
• Frédéric Santos

Surface slicks are pelagic nurseries for diverse ocean fauna

• Jonathan L. Whitney
• Jamison M. Gove
• Gregory P. Asner

Field measurements of a massive Porites coral at Goolboodi (Orpheus Island), Great Barrier Reef

• Nathan Cook
• Vicki Saylor

Ongoing ecological and evolutionary consequences by the presence of transgenes in a wild cotton population

• Valeria Vázquez-Barrios
• Karina Boege

Novel and disappearing climates in the global surface ocean from 1800 to 2100

• Katie E. Lotterhos
• Áki J. Láruson
• Li-Qing Jiang

Partial shading by solar panels delays bloom, increases floral abundance during the late-season for pollinators in a dryland, agrivoltaic ecosystem

• Maggie Graham
• Serkan Ates
• Chad W. Higgins

The early hunting dog from Dmanisi with comments on the social behaviour in Canidae and hominins

• Saverio Bartolini-Lucenti
• Joan Madurell-Malapeira
• Lorenzo Rook

Comprehensive comparative morphology and developmental staging of final instar larvae toward metamorphosis in the insect order Odonata

• Genta Okude
• Takema Fukatsu
• Ryo Futahashi

G enome-wide data implicate terminal fusion automixis in king cobra facultative parthenogenesis

• Daren C. Card
• Freek J. Vonk
• Warren Booth

New evidence from exceptionally “well-preserved” specimens sheds light on the structure of the ammonite brachial crown

• C. P. A. Smith
• N. H. Landman

Population decline in a ground-nesting solitary squash bee ( Eucera pruinosa ) following exposure to a neonicotinoid insecticide treated crop ( Cucurbita pepo )

• D. Susan Willis Chan
• Nigel E. Raine

Tropical deforestation induces thresholds of reproductive viability and habitat suitability in Earth’s largest eagles

• Everton B. P. Miranda
• Carlos A. Peres
• Colleen T. Downs

Biodiversity and ecosystem functions depend on environmental conditions and resources rather than the geodiversity of a tropical biodiversity hotspot

• Christine I. B. Wallis
• Yvonne C. Tiede
• Jörg Bendix

Summer weather conditions influence winter survival of honey bees ( Apis mellifera ) in the northeastern United States

• Martina Calovi
• Christina M. Grozinger
• Sarah C. Goslee

Evidence that spillover from Marine Protected Areas benefits the spiny lobster ( Panulirus interruptus ) fishery in southern California

• Hunter S. Lenihan
• Jordan P. Gallagher
• Daniel C. Reed

Metal concentrations in coastal sharks from The Bahamas with a focus on the Caribbean Reef shark

• Oliver N. Shipley
• Cheng-Shiuan Lee
• Austin J. Gallagher

First tracks of newborn straight-tusked elephants ( Palaeoloxodon antiquus )

• Carlos Neto de Carvalho
• Zain Belaústegui
• Clive Finlayson

An integrative analysis uncovers a new, pseudo-cryptic species of Amazonian marmoset (Primates: Callitrichidae: Mico ) from the arc of deforestation

• Rodrigo Costa-Araújo
• José S. Silva-Jr.
• Tomas Hrbek

eDNA sampled from stream networks correlates with camera trap detection rates of terrestrial mammals

• Arnaud Lyet
• Loïc Pellissier
• Robin Naidoo

Large-scale variations in the dynamics of Amazon forest canopy gaps from airborne lidar data and opportunities for tree mortality estimates

• Ricardo Dalagnol
• Fabien H. Wagner
• Luiz E. O. C. Aragão

Tipping point realized in cod fishery

• Christian Möllmann
• Xochitl Cormon
• Martin Quaas

Temporal activity patterns suggesting niche partitioning of sympatric carnivores in Borneo, Malaysia

• Miyabi Nakabayashi
• Tomoko Kanamori

No evidence of physiological declines with age in an extremely long-lived fish

• Derek J. Sauer
• Britt J. Heidinger
• Mark E. Clark

International fisheries threaten globally endangered sharks in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean: the case of the Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 reefer vessel seized within the Galápagos Marine Reserve

• Elisa Bonaccorso
• Nicté Ordóñez-Garza
• Juan M. Guayasamin

Indirect effects of invasive rat removal result in recovery of island rocky intertidal community structure

• Carolyn M. Kurle
• Kelly M. Zilliacus
• Donald A. Croll

Assessing the carbon capture potential of a reforestation project

• David Lefebvre
• Adrian G. Williams

The evolutionary history of manatees told by their mitogenomes

• Érica Martinha Silva de Souza
• Lucas Freitas
• Mariana Freitas Nery

Microplastics accumulate fungal pathogens in terrestrial ecosystems

• Gerasimos Gkoutselis
• Stephan Rohrbach
• Gerhard Rambold

Advances in automatic identification of flying insects using optical sensors and machine learning

• Carsten Kirkeby
• Klas Rydhmer
• Kaare Græsbøll

Aboveground plant-to-plant communication reduces root nodule symbiosis and soil nutrient concentrations

• Yuta Takahashi
• Kaori Shiojiri
• Akira Yamawo

The rhizosphere microbiome plays a role in the resistance to soil-borne pathogens and nutrient uptake of strawberry cultivars under field conditions

• Cristina Lazcano
• Kelly Ivors

Highest risk abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear

• Eric Gilman
• Michael Musyl
• Brandon Kuczenski

Future thermal regimes for epaulette sharks ( Hemiscyllium ocellatum ): growth and metabolic performance cease to be optimal

• Carolyn R. Wheeler
• Jodie L. Rummer
• John W. Mandelman

Earliest evidence of marine habitat use by mammals

• Anton F.-J. Wroblewski
• Bonnie E. Gulas-Wroblewski

Constraining the chronology and ecology of Late Acheulean and Middle Palaeolithic occupations at the margins of the monsoon

• James Blinkhorn
• Hema Achyuthan
• Jana Ilgner

Neonicotinoids disrupt memory, circadian behaviour and sleep

• Kiah Tasman
• Sergio Hidalgo
• James J. L. Hodge

Evaluation metrics and validation of presence-only species distribution models based on distributional maps with varying coverage

• Kamil Konowalik
• Agata Nosol

Ecosystem response persists after a prolonged marine heatwave

• Robert M. Suryan
• Mayumi L. Arimitsu
• Stephani G. Zador

Rhizobia use a pathogenic-like effector to hijack leguminous nodulation signalling

• Safirah Tasa Nerves Ratu
• Albin Teulet
• Shin Okazaki

Camera trap placement for evaluating species richness, abundance, and activity

• Kamakshi S. Tanwar
• Yadvendradev V. Jhala

Assessing biophysical and socio-economic impacts of climate change on regional avian biodiversity

• Simon Kapitza
• Pham Van Ha
• Brendan A. Wintle

Smell of green leaf volatiles attracts white storks to freshly cut meadows

• Martin Wikelski
• Michael Quetting
• Jonathan Williams

Dinosaur senescence: a hadrosauroid with age-related diseases brings a new perspective of “old” dinosaurs

• Justyna Słowiak
• Tomasz Szczygielski
• Dawid Surmik

Positive effects of COVID-19 lockdown on river water quality: evidence from River Damodar, India

• Baisakhi Chakraborty
• Biswajit Bera
• Pravat Kumar Shit

Snow algae blooms are beneficial for microinvertebrates assemblages (Tardigrada and Rotifera) on seasonal snow patches in Japan

• Nozomu Takeuchi
• Krzysztof Zawierucha

Coastal wetlands can be saved from sea level rise by recreating past tidal regimes

• Mahmood Sadat-Noori
• Caleb Rankin
• William Glamore

Identifying unknown Indian wolves by their distinctive howls: its potential as a non-invasive survey method

• Sougata Sadhukhan
• Holly Root-Gutteridge
• Bilal Habib

Optimal fishing effort benefits fisheries and conservation

• Emma V. Sheehan
• Martin J. Attrill

The spreading of the invasive sacred ibis in Italy

• Marco Cucco
• Gianfranco Alessandria
• Irene Pellegrino

Exceptional fossil assemblages confirm the existence of complex Early Triassic ecosystems during the early Spathian

• Christopher P. A. Smith
• Thomas Laville
• Arnaud Brayard

Allelopathic effect of Artemisia argyi on the germination and growth of various weeds

Organophosphate poisoning of Hyacinth Macaws in the Southern Pantanal, Brazil

• Eliane C. Vicente
• Neiva M. R. Guedes

The critical role of natural history museums in advancing eDNA for biodiversity studies: a case study with Amazonian fishes

• C. David de Santana
• Lynne R. Parenti

Novel approach to enhance coastal habitat and biotope mapping with drone aerial imagery analysis

• João Gama Monteiro
• Jesús L. Jiménez
• João Canning-Clode

High resolution biologging of breaching by the world’s second largest shark species

• Jessica L. Rudd
• Owen M. Exeter
• Lucy A. Hawkes

The largest hoplophonine and a complex new hypothesis of nimravid evolution

• Paul Zachary Barrett

Dangerous demographics in post-bleach corals reveal boom-bust versus protracted declines

• Juliano Morais
• Renato A. Morais
• David R. Bellwood

Welwitschia : Phylogeography of a living fossil, diversified within a desert refuge

• Norbert Jürgens
• Imke Oncken
• Barbara Rudolph

Response of bacterial and fungal communities to high petroleum pollution in different soils

• Polina Galitskaya
• Liliya Biktasheva
• Svetlana Selivanovskaya

Integrating multiple chemical tracers to elucidate the diet and habitat of Cookiecutter Sharks

• Aaron B. Carlisle
• Elizabeth Andruszkiewicz Allan
• John O’Sullivan

Environmental stressors, complex interactions and marine benthic communities’ responses

• Charlotte Carrier-Belleau
• David Drolet
• Philippe Archambault

eDNA metabarcoding for biodiversity assessment, generalist predators as sampling assistants

• Louise Nørgaard
• Carsten Riis Olesen
• Laura Iacolina

Distance sampling surveys reveal 17 million vertebrates directly killed by the 2020’s wildfires in the Pantanal, Brazil

• Walfrido Moraes Tomas
• Christian Niel Berlinck
• Ronaldo Morato

Description of five new species of the Madagascan flagship plant genus Ravenala (Strelitziaceae)

• Thomas Haevermans
• Annette Hladik
• Patrick Blanc

A symbiotic aphid selfishly manipulates attending ants via dopamine in honeydew

• Tatsumi Kudo
• Hitoshi Aonuma
• Eisuke Hasegawa

Ixodiphagus hookeri wasps (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in two sympatric tick species Ixodes ricinus and Haemaphysalis concinna (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in the Slovak Karst (Slovakia): ecological and biological considerations

• Alicja Buczek
• Weronika Buczek
• Michał Stanko

Genomic signatures of the evolution of defence against its natural enemies in the poisonous and medicinal plant Datura stramonium (Solanaceae)

• I. M. De-la-Cruz
• J. Núñez-Farfán

Timely poacher detection and localization using sentinel animal movement

• Henrik J. de Knegt
• Jasper A. J. Eikelboom
• Herbert H. T. Prins

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