News tagged with ecological threats

New research offers clearer picture of cold snap's effect on Everglades

Just over a year ago, a killer freeze dropped iguanas from trees, turned pythons into snake-sicles and left Mayan cichlids and other tropical fish bobbing like bloated corks in lakes and canals.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Amphibians as environmental omen disputed

Amphibians, for years considered a leading indicator of environmental degradation, are not uniquely susceptible to pollution, according to a meta-analysis to be published in Ecology Letters.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Report documents the risks of giant invasive snakes in the US

Five giant non-native snake species would pose high risks to the health of ecosystems in the United States should they become established here, according to a U.S. Geological Survey report released today.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 4

Scientist names top 5 invasive plants threatening Southern forests in 2009

U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) Ecologist Jim Miller, Ph.D., one of the foremost authorities on nonnative plants in the South, today identified the invasive plant species he believes pose the biggest threats ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0