Posts Tagged ‘habitat’

Snakes struggle to keep pace with climate

INDIANA U. (US) — Over the next century, the climate will change more than 100 times faster than the rate at which species can adapt, according to new research. Continue…

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Earth & Environment - Dec 13, 2011 11:55 - 1 Comment

Warm-up drives tropical birds to new heights

DUKE (US) — Tropical birds are moving to higher elevations because of climate change, but they may not be moving fast enough. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Nov 2, 2011 10:20 - 0 Comments

Battle of the biomes: Savannas vs. forests

PRINCETON (US) —Large stretches of South American and African forest and savanna could begin to encroach on each other due to factors such as climate change and land use—much to the detriment of the people and animals that rely on them. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Nov 1, 2011 6:28 - 0 Comments

Panda zone: Reality check, please

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Zoning laws are becoming a common strategy to balance environmental protection and human needs, but those laws mean little without enforcement. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Oct 5, 2011 10:00 - 0 Comments

Climate could send animals packing

BROWN (US) — Which animals survive as climate changes may depend on their the ability to adapt to rapid temperature shifts and less-than-optimal conditions as they expand their range. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Sep 30, 2011 13:39 - 0 Comments

Immunity gene shields frogs from fungus

CORNELL (US) — A genetic mechanism in lowland leopard frogs makes them resistant to a deadly fungus that has been decimating other frog species for decades. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 12, 2011 12:00 - 0 Comments

Rare mix-up results in ‘hybrid’ butterfly

U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — A tiger swallowtail butterfly evolved when two other species hybridized—a common occurrence with plants, but a rarity in the animal world. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Sep 2, 2011 12:51 - 1 Comment

Threatened pikas hang on in the Rockies

U. COLORADO (US) — American pikas, whose numbers have been on the decline, are holding their own in the Southern Rocky Mountains, a new survey finds. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jul 14, 2011 13:18 - 1 Comment

Wildlife to U.S.: Don’t fence me in

U. TEXAS-AUSTIN/ YALE (US) — Animals living along the U.S.-Mexican border are at increased risk due to fences than run for miles, blocking as much as 75 percent of some species’ ranges. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jul 6, 2011 12:24 - 0 Comments

Undiscovered species likely in ‘hotspots’

DUKE (US) — The extinction threat for many of the world’s undiscovered species is worse than previously feared, according to a new report. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jun 8, 2011 15:21 - 0 Comments

Don’t blame cows for toad’s demise

UC DAVIS (US) — Wet grass, not hungry cows, appears to be the cause for the steep decline of the Yosemite toad in the Sierra National Forest. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jun 6, 2011 13:13 - 0 Comments

It’s alive! Extinct snail found in Alabama

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Using century-old reference specimens, scientists have discovered a freshwater limpet not seen for more than 60 years in a tributary in the heavily dammed Coosa River in Alabama. (more…)

In pristine forests, fungus threatens frogs

CORNELL (US) — Untouched forests may not be a complete safe haven for amphibians. Risk of fungal infections is higher in such pristine environments, a new study finds. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Apr 21, 2011 13:37 - 0 Comments

Remote islands maintain unique species

U. LEEDS (US) — If animal and bird species found exclusively on a single island are not in common within that island, human activity is probably to blame. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Feb 9, 2011 15:35 - 0 Comments

Keeping tabs on turtle tough guys

STANFORD (US) — Leatherback turtles, that swim farther, dive deeper, and venture into colder waters than other marine turtle species, have seen a 90 percent drop in population in the eastern Pacific Ocean over the last 20-plus years. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jan 6, 2011 16:56 - 0 Comments

Grasses feather nests of at-risk birds

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Threatened bird populations will be better protected if efforts are made to develop biofuel from native perennials like grass, instead of ethanol staple corn. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Dec 23, 2010 11:07 - 0 Comments

With fewer caribou, who’ll lead the sleigh?

CORNELL (US) — Rudolph, Donner, Blitzen, and their caribou cousins might not be around much longer if global warming and industrial development in their boreal forest homes continues, says conservation scientist Jeff Wells. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Dec 17, 2010 13:58 - 0 Comments

Easy math: Less habitat = less diversity

U. OREGON (US) — Evolutionary diversity is more sensitive to extinction or loss of habitat than previously thought, making it all the more important that conservation efforts take into consideration how species are related. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Dec 13, 2010 1:05 - 1 Comment

Take some advice from an extinct reptile

U. MICHIGAN (US) — As habitats shrink—and the climate warms—plants and animals could run out of options, like many reptile populations have on the Greek islands over the past 15,000 years. (more…)

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