(Phys.org) —For decades, ecologists have assumed the worst invasive species—such as brown tree snakes and kudzu—have an "away-field advantage." They succeed because they do better in their new territories ...

Biology - Ecology

May 20, 2013 3.7 / 5 (3) 0 |

A new way of valuing ecosystem services, incorporating the local perspective, is the driving force behind a project assessing aquatic ecosystems in highland areas of Asia

Biology - Ecology

May 17, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

When David Booth spotted his first seadragon he thought the colourful 40 centimetre-long fish looked like an intergalactic hybrid: half alien, half animated seaweed. "They are amazing things," the marine ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 16, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

A comprehensive five-year study by University of Calgary ecologists – which included monitoring the activity of wolves, elks, cattle and humans – indicates that two accepted principles of how ecosystems ...

Biology - Ecology

May 08, 2013 4.1 / 5 (7) 3

(Phys.org) —University of Queensland ecologists have released research that will result in better crocodiles management and intervention. Dr Hamish Campbell, from UQ's School of Biological Sciences, and colleagues from ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 02, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —That human land use destroys natural ecosystems is an oft-cited assumption in conservation, but ecologists have discovered that instead, traditional ranching techniques in the African savanna ...

Biology - Ecology

May 01, 2013 not rated yet 0

Scavengers might not play as key a role in spreading anthrax through wildlife populations as previously assumed, according to findings from a small study conducted in Etosha National Park in northern Namibia.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Apr 22, 2013 not rated yet 0

A new map of the places in Scotland that offer good habitats for one of the most invasive kinds of rhododendron may help control the spread of Sudden Oak Death, a disease that threatens trees and plants like ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 18, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

Many factors—including climate change, overfishing or loss of food supply—can push a wild animal population to the brink of collapse. Ecologists have long sought ways to measure the risk of such a collapse, ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 10, 2013 3.8 / 5 (6) 0 |

(Phys.org) —A barefoot encounter with a Razor Clam is not a pleasant experience, just ask anyone who has had their feet sliced open in the shallows of picturesque Lake Macquarie, north of Sydney.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 04, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Ecologists are wary of non-native species, but along the shores of Cape Cod where grass-eating crabs have been running amok and destroying the marsh, an invasion of a predatory green crabs has ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 03, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

We have been to the moon several times. Next time, we may go back for a considerable period. And concrete plans for a one-way ticket to Mars have already been forged. Food will have to be grown on location. ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Mar 28, 2013 4.3 / 5 (7) 2

Tropical forests are less likely to lose biomass – plants and plant material - in response to greenhouse gas emissions over the twenty-first century than may previously have been thought, suggests a study published online ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 10, 2013 3.6 / 5 (7) 4 |

Current approaches to deer management are failing to control a serious and growing problem, according to new research by the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Biology - Ecology

Mar 07, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 13

Forest-living insects and spiders become less abundant and birds are adversely affected along regulated rivers. Three different studies by ecologists at Umeå University show that river regulation has a negative effect also ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 28, 2013 not rated yet 0