Gold rush hurts aquatic life
Gold prospectors chasing $1,600-an-ounce flecks in river bottoms east of Charlotte also might be sucking life out of the streams, experts say.
Environment
Nov 6, 2011
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News tagged with aquatic plant
Impact of eucalyptus plantations on the ecology of rivers
For more than twenty years this team has been trying to identify links between the ecology and functioning of rivers and the surrounding terrestrial environment because, when all is said and done, rivers are like the excretory ...
Environment
Jan 14, 2010
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Crayfish species proves to be the ultimate survivor
One of the most invasive species on the planet is able to source food from the land as well as its usual food sources in the water, research from Queen Mary, University of London has found.
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2012
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Invasive tropical plant can completely remove metal pollutants from Britain's rivers – new study
Pollutants in rivers and other water bodies are a serious problem for marine life as well as human health. However, removing them from the water can be a costly process, often requiring energy from fossil fuels, which adds ...
Environment
Aug 2, 2018
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Researchers monitor 'red tides' in Chesapeake Bay
Researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science continue to monitor the algal blooms that have been discoloring Chesapeake Bay waters during the last few weeks. These "red tides" occur in the lower Bay every summer, ...
Environment
Jul 27, 2012
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How ancient plants began using water when they moved on to land
"Plants, whether they are enormous, or microscopic, are the basis of all life including ourselves." This was David Attenborough's introduction to The Green Planet, the latest BBC natural history series.
Plants & Animals
Feb 17, 2022
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Kew botanists discover more than 250 new plant species in 250th anniversary year
Giant rainforest trees, rare and beautiful orchids, spectacular palms, minute fungi, wild coffees and an ancient aquatic plant are among more than 250 new plant and fungi species discovered and described by botanists from ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2009
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When dinosaurs disappeared, forests thrived
It's known that the primary cause of the mass extinction of dinosaurs, about 66 million years ago, was a meteorite impact. But the exact mechanisms that linked the meteorite impact to mass extinction remain unclear, though ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2020
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Manitoba stops zebra mussel invasion with fertilizer
Canadian conservation authorities on Tuesday celebrated a succesful test using liquid fertilizer to kill invasive Zebra mussels in a lakefront harbor in the western province of Manitoba.
Ecology
Jun 3, 2014
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In whole-lake experiment, have invasive crayfish met their match?
Four years ago, UW-Madison researchers wrapped up a multi-year effort to dramatically reduce the population of a destructive invasive species in a northern Wisconsin lake.
Ecology
Sep 9, 2013
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