News tagged with ecological thresholds
Slight changes in climate may trigger abrupt ecosystem responses
Some of these responses, including insect outbreaks, wildfire, and forest dieback, may adversely affect people as well as ecosystems and their plants and animals.
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Weed-eating fish 'help protect jobs, livelihoods'
Jobs, livelihoods and ecotourism industries can benefit from having a diverse supply of weed-eating fish on the world's coral reefs, marine researchers say.
May 08, 2012 |
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CU research shows warming climate threatens ecology at mountain research site west of Boulder
A series of papers published this month on ecological changes at 26 global research sites -- including one administered by the University of Colorado Boulder in the high mountains west of the city -- indicates ...
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Egg-laying beginning of the end for dinosaurs
Their reproductive strategy spelled the beginning of the end: The fact that dinosaurs laid eggs put them at a considerable disadvantage compared to viviparous mammals. Together with colleagues from the Zoological ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 17, 2012 |
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NFC aid for the visually and hearing impaired
As the proportion of senior citizens grows, their special needs are gaining momentum. Human eyesight, for example, weakens with age. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has been developing new NFC-based applications ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Invasive alien predator causes rapid declines of European ladybirds
A new study provides compelling evidence that the arrival of the invasive non-native harlequin ladybird to mainland Europe and subsequent spread has led to a rapid decline in historically-widespread species ...
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Best management practices for invasive crane flies in northeastern United States sod production
A new study recently published in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management (JIPM) explains the best management practices for consideration and adoption by sod producers in the northeastern U.S.
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Stock market network reveals investor clustering
(PhysOrg.com) -- The stock price of a company continuously changes, going up or down depending on the collective activity of a large number of investors. Although this process seems fairly straightforward, ...
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Less knowledge, more power: Uninformed can be vital to democracy, study finds
Contrary to the ideal of a completely engaged electorate, individuals who have the least interest in a specific outcome can actually be vital to achieving a democratic consensus. These individuals dilute the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Model shows how facade pollutants make it into the environment
Anti-fungal and anti-bacterial additives in house paint are present in dangerous quantities in the Vauchère river basin in the city of Lausanne, says a study to be presented the 9th of December, at the ...
Dec 10, 2011 |
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Amazon rainforest splits along geological lines
From above the Amazon rainforest may look like an endless, uniform sea of greenery, but it turns out there are sharp lines through it separating very different ecosystems with distinct inhabitants. And these ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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