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Exotic plant species are more widespread than native on Boston Harbor Islands

(PhysOrg.com) -- The recent findings by a team of Northeastern University ecologists studying plant life on the Boston Harbor Islands may advance societal efforts to stem the damage caused by invading exotic ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Catch limits debated for 'most important fish in sea'

A big fight is brewing over a little fish - a fish that no one wants to eat but that many regard as the most important in the sea.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

URI researcher calls for global effort to monitor marine pollutants

A University of Rhode Island researcher who studies chemical pollutants in the marine environment has called on colleagues around the world to establish a global monitoring network to verify that the chemicals banned by the ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

What's in our water?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Although America's supply of drinking water is considered among the world's safest, there is an urgent need to develop more stringent regulations to guide how water is monitored for pollutants, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Boston airport testing radar to avoid avian accidents

Airports have grappled with the issue of sharing the sky with members of the avian family for decades. Most recently, US Airways Flight 1549 was forced to make a water landing in the Hudson River off of New ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0 weblog


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