News tagged with ecological dynamics

Neanderthal demise due to many influences, including cultural changes: study

As an ice age crept upon them thousands of years ago, Neanderthals and modern human ancestors expanded their territory ranges across Asia and Europe to adapt to the changing environment.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Butterflies: 'Twice-punished' by habitat fragmentation and climate change

New findings by Virginie Stevens (CNRS), Jean Clobert (CNRS), Michel Baguette (Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle) and colleagues show that interactions between dispersal and life-histories are complex, ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rainfall suspected culprit in leaf disease transmission

Rainfalls are suspected to trigger the spread of a multitude of foliar (leaf) diseases, which could be devastating for agriculture and forestry. Instead of focusing on the large-scale, ecological impact of this problem, researchers ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study illustrates shifting biomes in Alaska

A new study released today in the EarlyView of Ecology Letters addresses forest productivity trends in Alaska, highlighting a shift in biomes caused by a warming climate. The findings, conducted by scientists at the Woods ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 21, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The value of variation: Ecologists consider the causes and consequences

Consider the case of the three-spine stickleback. These tiny fish that thrive in oceans and in fresh water might appear to be the same, yet ecologists are finding that they are actually a diverse collection of very specialized ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Climate change threatens Lake Baikal's unique biota

Siberia's Lake Baikal, the world's largest and most biologically diverse lake, faces the prospect of severe ecological disruption as a result of climate change, according to an analysis by a joint US-Russian team in the May ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (7) | comments 1