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Who influences purchases of native plants?

Native plants are a growing niche market in the southeastern United States. Researchers have documented recent trends toward increased interest in native plants by landscape architects, wholesale and retail ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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How the ecological risks of extended bioenergy production can be reduced

For years experts have discussed the ecological impact of the extended cultivation of energy crops. Scientists have now developed a computer model that allows assessing the impacts and comparing the effectiveness ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Phenology gardens track ties between weather, nature

How strange has this spring been?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

USDA Forest Service and NASA release Web-based forest disturbance monitoring tool

The USDA Forest Service's Eastern Forest and Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Centers recently unveiled a product that helps natural resource managers rapidly detect, identify, and respond to unexpected changes ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bright is the new black: New York roofs go cool

On the hottest day of the New York City summer in 2011, a white roof covering was measured at 42 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than the traditional black roof it was being compared to, according to a study including NASA scientists ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 7

Hail to the geeks

Basketball dominates the American sports landscape in March. So perhaps it’s fitting that the sixth annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, held Friday and Saturday in Boston, heavily showcased ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In Swiss city, 'augmented reality' is out of this world

A pair of Swiss policemen cast a suspicious eye as a creature in a space helmet with a camera mounted on top and carrying an astronaut's backpack wanders around Basel's St. Johann Park.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Study: Forested riparian zones important to nitrogen control, stream health

Human activities from agriculture to fossil fuel consumption have resulted in high levels of nitrates in many streams and rivers; now a new study suggests that nurturing riparian zone forests may be a key in maintaining healthy ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New web tool to improve accuracy of global land cover maps

An interactive web tool has been developed to improve the accuracy and extent of global land use and forest cover information. The new 'Geo-Wiki' uses Google Earth and information provided by a global network of volunteers ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Landscape architecture survey: Is plant knowledge passe?

Authors of a recent study examined an ongoing debate in the discipline of landscape architecture: exactly how much plant knowledge is required for professionals in the field? Robert Brzuszek, Richard Harkess, and Eric Stortz ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Planting depth's effect on container-grown trees

Many landscape trees are started in-ground, then sold as bare-root ''liners'' to producers who plant them in large containers to grow. To minimize wind damage and to facilitate transport from potting areas ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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