News tagged with ecological risk assessment

Mediterranean Sea invaded by alien species

More than 900 new alien species have been encountered in the coastal environments of the eastern Mediterranean Sea in recent decades, including the poisonous pufferfish. The invasion of alien species has had ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 23, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

World interest in Australian fishery impact test

An Australian method for assessing the environmental impact of marine fisheries has caught the eye of fishery management agencies worldwide.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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The environment and pharmaceuticals and personal care products: What are the big questions?

Researchers at the University of York headed a major international review aimed at enhancing efforts to better understand the impacts of chemicals used in pharmaceuticals or in personal care products, such as cosmetics, soaps, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

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Forensics ferret out fire beetle secret

Black fire beetles of the genus Melanophila possess unusual infrared sensors. Researchers from the University of Bonn and from the Forschungszentrum Julich have concluded that the beetles' sensors might even ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Tracking endangered elephants with satellite technology

A hundred years ago wild elephants on the Malay Peninsular could be counted in their thousands — now there are less than 1500. Over the last century around 50 per cent of forest cover in Peninsular Malaysia ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Refining fire behavior modeling

Research by USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station biometrician Bernie Parresol takes center stage in a special issue of the journal Forest Ecology and Management due out in June. Parresol is lead author of two of ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers map fish species at risk from dams

Dams are believed to be one of the biggest threats to freshwater organisms worldwide: They disrupt normal patterns of water and sediment flow, impede migration, and alter the character of spawning and feeding grounds. A shortage ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One-quarter of grouper species being fished to extinction

Groupers, a family of fishes often found in coral reefs and prized for their quality of flesh, are facing critical threats to their survival. As part of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

How the ecological risks of extended bioenergy production can be reduced

For years experts have discussed the ecological impact of the extended cultivation of energy crops. Scientists have now developed a computer model that allows assessing the impacts and comparing the effectiveness ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers aim to lessen clash between raptors, wind turbines

Golden eagles love Pennsylvania's ridge-and-valley region. The hunched-up topography, with its long linear corridors running southwest to northeast, makes a perfect thruway for their spring and fall migrations. Sustained ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Marine scientists urge government to reassess oil spill response

On the second anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon blowout, a national panel of researchers including University of Georgia marine scientist Samantha Joye is urging the federal government to reassess how it ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Saving forests? Take a leaf from insurance industry's book

A group of environmental scientists say a problem-ridden economic model designed to slow deforestation can be improved by applying key concepts from the insurance industry.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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