Posts Tagged ‘Yellowstone National Park’
Bones tell ecological ghost story
U. CHICAGO (US) — Animal bones scattered across the wilderness landscape are offering clues as to how species’ populations have changed due to decades of global warming, overharvesting, and habitat destruction. Continue…
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 13:48 - 1 Comment
Earth & Environment - Jul 9, 2010 12:54 - 0 Comments
Climate change impacts ‘medium’ meadows
IOWA STATE (US)—The effects of drought on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of the Rocky Mountains provide a glimpse of how changing climate affects the diversity of meadow plants and animals. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 23, 2009 14:12 - 2 Comments
Life thrived in early Earth’s cooler temps
STANFORD/TEXAS A&M/YALE (US)—Billions of years ago, the Earth’s climate was far cooler—perhaps by more than 50 degrees than previously believed—which could mean conditions were more conducive for life all over the planet, new findings suggests. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 3, 2009 14:54 - 1 Comment
As wolves age, killer instincts fade
U. MINNESOTA (US)—Young wolves are leaders of the pack as far as the ability to kill elk is concerned. However, a new study of wolves in Yellowstone National Park finds wolves are in their hunting prime at the ages of 2 and 3, but after that, their skills deteriorate steadily. (more…)
