In California, the impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly obvious. Turn on the news and you will hear about extreme heat waves, droughts and frequent wildfires plaguing the state.
Environment
Sep 8, 2021
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The end-Permian mass extinction (EPME), approximately 252 million years ago (Ma), caused a serious marine and terrestrial ecosystem crisis, and about 75% of terrestrial biological species disappeared. How long did it take ...
Archaeology
Apr 3, 2020
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As the power of extreme weather events increase with climate change, a team of scientists warn that lakes around the world may dramatically change, threatening ecosystem health and water quality.
Environment
Mar 5, 2020
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Like a slow-motion, underwater cattle drive, wildlife officials in a half-dozen aluminum boats used pulses of electricity and sound on a recent gray morning to herd schools of Asian carp toward 1,000-foot-long (305 meters) ...
Ecology
Feb 12, 2020
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Fresh water is the most important substance on Earth, but it isn't equally distributed across the plant.
Environment
Nov 21, 2019
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Research by ecologists at the University of Toronto and Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry shows strong evidence in a freshwater lake of "fishing down the food web"—the deliberate shift away from top predatory ...
Ecology
Sep 18, 2019
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Monitoring concentrations of dissolved organic carbon in Maine lakes before and after severe rainstorms could inform management strategies to help ensure consistent, high-quality drinking water, according to University of ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 17, 2019
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Warmer temperatures are having a ripple effect on food webs in Ontario lakes, according to a new University of Guelph study.
Environment
Mar 22, 2019
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The best tool for assessing the health of mountain lakes comes in a very small package. According to new research by University of Alberta biologists, alpine species of zooplankton are excellent bioindicators of lake health. ...
Environment
Dec 20, 2018
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The size distribution of organisms in a lake facilitates robust conclusions to be drawn on the energy efficiency in the food web, as researchers from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) ...
Environment
Jun 5, 2018
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