As a warming climate invites the destructive southern pine beetle to expand its northern range, the cooler weather in this new habitat can potentially increase the lethality of the insect's assault on trees, according to ...
Ecology
May 31, 2018
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A recent study based on long-term Finnish monitoring data indicates that small birds produce more offspring after warm springs and summers. Cold weather means there are fewer insects to eat while reducing the chances of nesting ...
Ecology
May 16, 2018
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Cover crops have been promoted for their abilities to reduce erosion and retain or enhance soil nutrients. Now there is evidence that they can significantly reduce weed seeds from entering the soil seed bank.
Ecology
Sep 28, 2017
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has found that warming in Alaska has sometimes caused the Kodiak bear to switch to eating elderberries during salmon spawning periods instead ...
When exposed to potential predators as an embryo, the invasive American bullfrog becomes harder to kill when it becomes a tadpole, according to a new study by Oregon State University researchers.
Plants & Animals
Jul 5, 2017
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Brown-headed cowbirds are unconventional mothers. Rather than building nests and nurturing their chicks, they lay their eggs in the nests of other species, leaving their young ones to compete for resources with the foster ...
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2017
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It's a fish-eat-fish world out in the ocean, and prey species usually fear the predators that would make them into a tasty snack.
Ecology
Apr 17, 2017
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A study led by The University of Western Australia has found plants have far more complex and developed senses than we thought with the ability to detect and respond to sounds to find water, and ultimately survive.
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2017
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Sea lion hunting by the Europeans at the Atlantic coasts of South America started in the 19th Century and continued up to the second half of the 20th century in Argentina and Uruguay. The practice changed nutrition guidelines ...
Ecology
Jan 19, 2017
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Wild barramundi populations are likely to be at risk under ocean acidification, a new University of Adelaide study has found.
Environment
Dec 19, 2016
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