Posts Tagged ‘ecology’
Invasive ‘scarecrow’ crabs help restore marshes
BROWN (US) — Just the sight of the invasive green crab sends native grass-eating crabs running, which allows marshes and grasses to recover, researchers find. Continue…
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Leaky sewers stress out urban watersheds
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Aging sewer systems in the US are spilling a considerable amount of nitrogen into urban watersheds, diminishing both the quality of water and ecosystem habitats, researchers report. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 8, 2013 17:14 - 0 Comments
Christianity influences meat taboos in Amazon
STANFORD (US) — Christianity has changed the hunting habits and diets of native Amazonians, which could alter biodiversity in the region. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 6, 2013 8:01 - 0 Comments
Without calcium, coral reefs may stop growing
U. QUEENSLAND (AUS) — Many Caribbean coral reefs don’t have enough calcium carbonate and have either stopped growing or are on the threshold of eroding away, new evidence suggests. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 24, 2013 13:29 - 0 Comments
Scientists ask: Put a price tag on nature?
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Attaching a monetary value to the environment could have significant social implications, researchers argue in a new study. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 14, 2012 10:28 - 6 Comments
Spiders infest Guam after native birds disappear
RICE (US) — The spider population on Guam has exploded after the loss of native forest birds, researchers report. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 10, 2012 13:24 - 4 Comments
How mange has spread in Yellowstone wolves
PENN STATE (US) — Researchers have been tracking how diseases, like the mange, are affecting the survival of gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 23, 2012 11:11 - 0 Comments
Eco-disaster: Reserves help oceans recover
STANFORD (US) — Protected pockets of ocean that are off limits to fishing, known as marine reserves, help entire ecosystems bounce back after an environmental disaster, new research shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 5, 2012 15:06 - 0 Comments
Invasive flower sets off chain reaction
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — The chain of interactions triggered by the invasive plant purple loosestrife alters the zooplankton diversity in artificial ponds—and confirms a central tenet of ecology. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 3, 2012 11:07 - 1 Comment
Extinction’s toll could rival climate change
MCGILL (CAN) — Loss of biodiversity appears to affect ecosystems as much as climate change, pollution, and other major forms of environmental stress. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 25, 2012 11:51 - 1 Comment
In Hawaii, 40-square-miles and many tough choices
STANFORD (US) — After a two-year effort, researchers and Hawaii’s largest landholder have mapped the ecological future of a large chunk of Oahu. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 2, 2012 9:21 - 1 Comment
Like predators, pesticides morph tadpoles
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — The world’s most popular weed killer can cause amphibians to change shape in ways normally caused by a predator. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 20, 2012 15:05 - 0 Comments
Super roots give mesquite odds in desert
U. ARIZONA (US) — As the desert Southwest becomes hotter and drier, mesquite trees and woody shrubs will adapt better than grasslands, thanks to roots that can reach down 160 feet or more. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 16, 2012 9:22 - 1 Comment
Prolific pine beetles take a toll on trees
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — A population explosion among mountain pine beetles may help explain increased damage to forests from New Mexico to Alaska. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 2, 2012 17:22 - 1 Comment
Once murky, Lake Tahoe is clearing up
UC DAVIS (US) — The clarity of Lake Tahoe improved in 2011 but overall has remained nearly stable since 2000. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 29, 2012 15:51 - 1 Comment
Rare and hunted, drill monkeys face new threat
U. OREGON (US) — Mitochondrial DNA offers a glimpse into how climate warming may again threaten populations of endangered wild drills. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 29, 2012 14:18 - 0 Comments
Like tiny predators, ticks hunt wary prey
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Ticks hunt potential hosts like predators after prey, and those host animals are more wary of parasites than previously thought. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 20, 2012 18:15 - 0 Comments
Ocean warming accelerated over past 100 years
TEXAS A&M (US) — Increased warming from changing ocean currents has accelerated over the past century and could ultimately affect climate patterns over much of the world, according to oceanographers. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 20, 2012 15:55 - 1 Comment
Habitat loss threatens proboscis monkeys
CARDIFF (UK) — The destruction of riparian forests in the name of development may cause a significant decline in the proboscis monkey populations throughout Borneo, conservationists report. (more…)
