Posts Tagged ‘rainforests’
Strict ‘safe zones’ protect Brazilian rainforest
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Designating strictly protected areas is more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than creating zones that allow for controlled removal of natural resources, experts say. Continue…
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Earth & Environment - Feb 22, 2013 16:05 - 0 Comments
Rancher mindset key to saving Amazon
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Debates about saving the Amazon rain forest often portray cattle ranchers as “bad guys,” but an anthropologist says it’s important to understand their perspectives, too. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 27, 2012 17:03 - 1 Comment
Amazon’s diversity loss shows up in the soil
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Researchers worry that a loss of genetic variation in microbial communities in the Amazon’s converted agricultural land could negatively affect the entire ecosystem. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 19, 2012 12:55 - 1 Comment
Team tracks nearly extinct elephant look-alike
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Researchers are hoping to use GPS collars to monitor the movements of endangered tapirs living in the rainforests of Nicaragua. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 10, 2012 11:24 - 1 Comment
Will loss of Amazon forests reduce rain?
U. LEEDS (UK) — The destruction of tropical rainforests could reduce rain across the Amazon basin in the dry season by as much as 21 percent by 2050, experts report. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 29, 2012 15:13 - 0 Comments
Diverse rainforests resilient to drought
U. LEEDS (UK) — Despite a 40-year drought, forest carbon stocks in protected West African rainforests increased, thanks to a dramatic shift to trees better adapted to dry conditions. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 19, 2011 10:22 - 1 Comment
Big croc shared river with 42-foot snake
U. FLORIDA (US) — A new 20-foot extinct crocodile species discovered in the same Colombian coal mine may have given Titanoboa, the world’s largest snake, a run for its money. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 23, 2011 11:01 - 0 Comments
More wildfires likely in Patagonia
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — A major climate oscillation in the Southern Hemisphere is expected to intensify in the coming decades, likely increasing wildfire activity in the southern half of South America. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 4, 2011 13:24 - 1 Comment
Why Amazon is hopping with treefrogs
STONY BROOK U. (US) — The intermingling of different treefrogs that lasted for more than 60 million years was instrumental in the biodiversity of trees, birds, and insects in the Amazon Basin. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 7, 2011 15:04 - 1 Comment
Cocaine ravaging rainforest diversity
STONY BROOK (US) — Cultivating coca bushes—the source of cocaine—is accelerating the destruction of Colombian rainforests and further threatening the region’s plant and animal diversity. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 4, 2011 15:23 - 1 Comment
Amazon droughts could tip carbon scale
U. LEEDS (UK) — Two major droughts have scientists concerned that the Amazon rainforest will shift from being a carbon sponge to being a major greenhouse gas producer. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 19, 2010 11:21 - 2 Comments
Amazon megastorm felled half a billion trees
TULANE (US)—A single, violent storm that swept across the Amazon forest in 2005 killed half a billion trees, far more than previously suspected, according to the first study to produce an actual body count of the losses. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 7, 2010 14:50 - 0 Comments
Journey to center of Amazon’s unpaved heart
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—During his unprecedented expedition into the heart of the Amazon, geographer Bob Walker discovered surprising evidence that many of the Brazilian government’s efforts to protect the environment are working. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 17, 2010 15:58 - 0 Comments
Flower power lets the globe chill out
U. CHICAGO (US)—The world is a cooler, wetter place because of flowering plants, according to new climate simulations. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 9, 2010 11:55 - 0 Comments
New ‘Flowerpecker’ spotted in Borneo
LEEDS (UK)—A new species of bird has been seen—but only once—in the Bornean rainforest. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 21, 2010 14:55 - 4 Comments
Planet’s most biodiverse corner under threat
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN/NYU—A team of scientists has documented that Yasuní National Park, in the core of the Ecuadorian Amazon, shatters world records for a wide array of plant and animal groups, from amphibians to trees to insects. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 11, 2009 14:20 - 0 Comments
Rare element keeps rainforests lush
PRINCETON (US)—Researchers have made a surprising discovery about the health of tropical rainforests. This vital part of the Earth’s ecosystem appears to rely on a rare trace element to capture the nitrogen fertilizer needed to remain lush and thriving. (more…)
