Website GLOBIO model fully renewed. The GLOBIO model is a tool to assess past, present and future human impact on biodiversity. As a policy tool, it is regularly applied in global, regional and national assessments. The GLOBIO model is the result of a collaboration between the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), the UNEP World Conservation [...]

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October 28-29, 2009: The Young Scientists National Conference-2009 took place in biology faculty of the Taras Shevchenko Kyiv University. Participants presented scientific reports within following sections:

botany, environmental protection, ecology, microbiology, virology, plant physiology
cytology and histology, developmental biology, zoology, human and animal physiology, pharmacology, biophysics, radiobiology
biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, immunology
biotechnology, bioinformatics, bioelectronics

BioModel team has presented to [...]

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Newest investigation of relationship between past warming and sea-level rise confirms that sea-level rise is imminent even in case of stabilization at today’s CO2 levels. Moreover, new conclusion is that rise level will be much higher than it was predicted by long-term projections from the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [...]

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Details (Ukr.) – http://biomodel.org.ua/?page_id=556

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BioModel finished modelling of predicted natural habitat changes for all 7 regional birch species (Betula sp. –  B.pendula, B.microlepis, B.pubescens, B.humilis*, B.klokovii*, B.obscura*, B. borysthenica*), 4 species of which (*) are in the Red Data Book of Ukraine (1996). More details – http://biomodel.org.ua/?page_id=357

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BioModel updated changaes of natural habitats of Wood Anemone – Anemone nemorosa L. – in GLOBIO Ukraine Region (and outskirts). Sources and references TBD. Detailed animated story – http://biomodel.org.ua/?page_id=290

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In addition to that Wood Grouse example the BioModel team reconstructed changaes of natural habitats of Black Grouse – Tetrao urogallus (Linnaeus, 1758) in GLOBIO Ukraine Region and outskirts. More details -http://biomodel.org.ua/?page_id=287

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BioModel team reconstructed changes of natural habitats of Wood Grouse – Tetrao urogallus (Linnaeus, 1758) in GLOBIO Ukraine Region (and outskirts). Sources and references TBD. More details

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The post presents reconstruction of Felis sylvestris natural habitat changes in GLOBIO Ukraine Region (and outskirts) during ‘XIX century-2008′ with usage of historica, GIS- and modern RS data http://biomodel.org.ua/?page_id=415

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