News tagged with biodiversity recovery

Researchers find fertile pastures

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland researchers are breaking new ground in rainforest regeneration.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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London faces up to 'greenest' Games pledge

London has pledged to host the greenest Olympic Games ever staged, but it could take years before the promises start to flower.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Loss of predators in Northern Hemisphere affecting ecosystem health

A survey done on the loss in the Northern Hemisphere of large predators, particularly wolves, concludes that current populations of moose, deer, and other large herbivores far exceed their historic levels ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 8

Birds' diverse traits survive Amazon fires

Research in the Amazon has shown that wildfires are less of a threat to the functional diversity of rainforest birds than you might expect.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Window into world's future oceans unveiled

An international team from the Nippon Foundation-University of British Columbia Nereus program has unveiled the first global model of life in the world's oceans, allowing scientists and policymakers to predict – and ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 18, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Trial by fire: A landscape-scale experiment in restoring Ozark glades

A giant experiment is under way at the Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis' 2,000-acre outdoor laboratory for ecosystem studies.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 28, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Restored wetlands rarely equal condition of original wetlands

Wetland restoration is a billion-dollar-a-year industry in the United States that aims to create ecosystems similar to those that disappeared over the past century. But a new analysis of restoration projects ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

An ecosystem being transformed: Yellowstone 15 years after the return of wolves

On the 15th anniversary of the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park, a quiet but profound rebirth of life and ecosystem health is emerging, scientists conclude in a new report.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Isolated reefs regenerate faster: study

A recent study published in CSIRO’s Marine & Freshwater Research reveals isolated reefs may have a better ability to regenerate compared to those closer to human activity.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sweet success: First recorded wild breeding from captive-bred Regent Honeyeater

(PhysOrg.com) -- A captive-bred Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia) has given efforts to save the species in Victoria a boost by successfully raising young in the wild.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A genetic lift puts perch back in the swim

Four species of freshwater native fish brought to the brink of extinction by drought are being re-released into the lower Murray wetlands, and thanks to Flinders University research, they have an improved ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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