Acta Biologica Slovenica Podcast

Slovenia counts birds but ignores soil

In the podcast episode we take a look at how biodiversity monitoring in Slovenian agricultural landscapes, finds strong coverage for birds and butterflies but major gaps for common species, plants, pollinators, and soil organisms, and recommends integrating harmonised international schemes to improve evidence-based conservation and policy evaluation.
Original publication: https://doi.org/10.14720/abs.69.2.20007

Plastic Residues are Suffocating Farm Soils

In the podcast episode we take a look at a examines how plastics used in agriculture become sources of microplastics in soils, traces their pathways and interactions within agroecosystems, and evaluates their impacts on soil properties, productivity, and environmental sustainability.
Original publication: https://doi.org/10.14720/abs.69.2.25804

Cold Plasma Effects on Tartary Buckwheat Seeds

In the podcast episode we take a look at a study that tested cold plasma treatment of seeds, which is considered a promising and green technology in agriculture and food production, on germination of Tartary buckwheat.
Original publication: https://doi.org/10.14720/abs.69.1.23667

Education Gaps Fuel Science Misinformation

In the podcast episode we take a look at a study that investigated the opinions of Slovenian secondary school students towards certain biological myths connected to vaccination, climate change, genetically modified organisms and evolution.
Original publication: https://doi.org/10.14720/abs.69.1.23894

Measuring mercury pollution from dental fillings

In the podcast episode we take a look at a study that modelled mercury emissions from tooth amalgam restorations in Slovenia.
Original publication: https://doi.org/10.14720/abs.69.1.24466
 

The last lynx of the Apennine mountains ridge

In the podcast episode we take a look at a comprehensive analysis of data on the presence of lynx in Central and Southern Italy.
Original publication: https://doi.org/10.14720/abs.69.1.22465

Slovenia's big carnivore benefits go beyond economics

In the podcast episode we take a look at the benefits and values that different stakeholder groups attribute to large carnivores and a possible shift of focus from conflict mitigation toward fostering coexistence.
Original publication: https://doi.org/10.14720/abs.68.4.22661

How microbes control toxic metals cleanup

In the podcast episode we will dive into the links between hyperaccumulation plants and their microbiome and how it is affecting the uptake of metals into the plant.
Original publication: https://doi.org/10.14720/abs.68.2.19957