News tagged with ecological monographs
Barnacles prefer upwelling currents, enriching food chains in the Galapagos
There's been a rich debate in marine ecological circles about what happens to a key food source along rocky coastlines dominated by upwelling. The literature is filled with studies suggesting that the larvae ...
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Arctic land and seas account for up to 25 percent of world's carbon sink
In a new study in the journal Ecological Monographs, ecologists estimate that Arctic lands and oceans are responsible for up to 25 percent of the global net sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Under curren ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Plants may affect the effect of wildfires
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rising temperatures may lead to more tinder-dry vegetation, but that doesn't mean there will be a higher risk for wildfires in a particular area.
May 01, 2009 |
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Plants could override climate change effects on wildfires
(PhysOrg.com) -- The increase in warmer and drier climates predicted to occur under climate change scenarios has led many scientists to also predict a global increase in the number of wildfires. But a new ...
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Velvet spiders emerge from underground in new cybertaxonomic monograph
Velvet spiders include some of the most beautiful arachnids in Europe and some of the world's most cooperative species. Social species can be very abundant in parts of tropical Africa and Asia with conspicuous co ...
May 23, 2012 |
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Fossil fish illuminates evolution of plankton-eating
Animals from very different groups that developed independently into plankton-eating giants took similar evolutionary steps along the way, new research shows.
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Ancient insects preferred warmer climates
For millions of years, insects and plants have coevolved—leaf-eaters adapting to the modifications of their hosts and plants changing to protect themselves from herbivory. The abundance and diversity of both insects ...
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Molecular methods are not sufficient in systematics and evolution
Modern evolutionary systematists often use molecular methods, such like mitochondrial DNA analysis, to differentiate between species and subspecies. These molecular methods are a flashy symbol of modern science cleverly exploited ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Penguins marching into trouble
A quarter-century of data reveals how changing weather patterns and land use, combined with overfishing and pollution, are taking a heavy toll on penguin numbers.
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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New paper sheds light on bonobo language
What happens when linguistic tools used to analyze human language are applied to a conversation between a language-competent bonobo and a human? The findings, published this month in the Journal of Integrative Psychological an ...
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Aug 28, 2008 |
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New study analyzes why endangered parrot population isn't recovering
The population of wild Puerto Rican parrots, among the most endangered birds in the world, has languished for decades, with several dozen remaining birds unable to break through the bottleneck that prevents ...
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May 07, 2008 |
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Study finds seasonal seas save corals with 'tough love'
Finally, some good news about the prospects of coral reefs in the age of climate change. According to a new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, corals may actually survive rising ocean temperatures ...
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Nov 29, 2007 |
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Ugly duckling mole rats might hold key to longevity
Who would have thought that the secrets to long life might exist in the naked, wrinkled body of one of the world's ugliest animals? Probably not many, but current research may be leading seekers of the Fountain ...
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Oct 05, 2007 |
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Why do oysters choose to live where they could be eaten?
There are many reasons why living in dense groups with others of your own kind is a good idea. Oftentimes, aggregations of a species serve as protection from predators and harsh environments or may be beneficial to future ...
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May 01, 2007 |
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