News tagged with journal of ecological engineering
Cleansing toxic waste -- with vinegar
Engineers and environmental scientists at the University of Leeds are developing methods of helping contaminated water to clean itself by adding simple organic chemicals such as vinegar.
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Singing in the rain: Technology improves monitoring of bird sounds
Researchers at Oregon State University have created a new computer technology that can listen to multiple bird sounds at one time to identify which species are present and how they may be changing as a result ...
May 31, 2012 |
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Mixed bacterial communities evolve to share resources, not compete
New research shows how bacteria evolve to increase ecosystem functioning by recycling each other's waste. The study provides some of the first evidence for how interactions between species shape evolution when there is a ...
May 15, 2012 |
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Mission to map 10 million species in 50 years
An incredible 18,000 new plant and animal species are discovered each year. But this number is dwarfed by the estimated 10 million more species yet to be discovered. It sounds like an impossible task, but ...
Apr 20, 2012 |
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The sea as a rubbish tip
Biologists have prepared guidelines for a more precise investigation into marine pollution from microplastic particles.
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Genetically modified corn affects its symbiotic relationship with non-target soil organisms
An increasing number of crops commercially grown today are genetically modified (GM) to resist insect pests and/or tolerate herbicides. Although Bt corn is one of the most commonly grown GM crops in the Un ...
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Same samples, different analytical strategies, complementary inferences
(Phys.org) -- The results of two separate but complementary analyses on 400 samples of Hanford Site groundwater appeared together in the journal of the International Society for Microbial Ecology. The studies ...
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Bats save energy by drawing in wings on upstroke: study
(Phys.org) -- Bat wings are like hands: meaty, bony and full of joints. A new Brown University study finds that bats take advantage of their flexibility by folding in their wings on the upstroke to save inertial ...
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Drawing connections between food webs
Ecosystems today face various threats, from climate change to invasive species to encroaching civilization. If we hope to protect these systems and the species that live in them, we must understand them — an extremely ...
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Mission critical: Species explorers propose steps to map biosphere
Scientists say worldwide collections, existing experts and technology make charting 10 million species in less than 50 years achievable; a necessary step to sustain planet’s biodiversity.
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Researchers challenge study on hydrofracking's gas footprint
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell study's contention that hydraulic fracturing would be worse for climate change than burning coal is being challenged by another study, also by Cornell researchers.
Mar 05, 2012 |
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