For the first time, two tree species more commonly found in warmer southern Ohio are being planted in a northern county's park.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 15, 2012 4.2 / 5 (5) 1

The pages of ecological history are filled with woeful tales of destruction from non-native species -- organisms that originated elsewhere.

Biology - Ecology

Aug 30, 2011 4 / 5 (5) 12

Whether a species can evolve to survive climate change may depend on the biodiversity of its ecological community, according to a new mathematical model that simulates the effect of climate change on plants ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 04, 2011 5 / 5 (4) 1 |

Researchers at Lincoln Park Zoo and Northern Illinois University have discovered a new culprit contributing to amphibian decline and altered mammal distribution throughout the Midwest region – the invasive plant European ...

Biology - Ecology

May 01, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0

(AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to order emergency measures that might prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, despite a warning that the exotic fish pose a "dire threat" to the region's ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 27, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 2

Starting with the arrival of Polynesian settlers in the fourth century, and peaking in the mid-1800s, the destructive forces of wildfires and pests and the grazing of feral pigs, goats, and cattle reduced the native forests ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 31, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0

Protecting Hawaiian dry forests from invasive species and the risk of wildfire is an on-going challenge for land managers and scientists conducting research on the Island of Hawaii. It is commonly thought that removing the ...

Biology - Ecology

Jul 02, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

(Phys.org) —Although it's known that construction of homes in suburban areas can have negative impacts on native plants and animals, a recent study led by University of Massachusetts Amherst ecologist Susannah ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 25, 2013 3.5 / 5 (4) 0

The Galapagos Islands, made famous by Charles Darwin, have a unique biota now highly threatened by invasive species because of increased tourism and population growth. Indeed, alien or exotic insects today ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 22, 2010 5 / 5 (2) 0

What does it take to save a species in the 21st century? The specter of climate change, with predicted losses to biodiversity as high as 35 percent, has some scientists and managers considering taking their conservation strategies ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 01, 2010 5 / 5 (2) 0

According to research published today by a University of Cincinnati faculty member, native plants in southwestern Ohio are flowering significantly earlier, a finding he attributes, at least in part, to global ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 16, 2010 5 / 5 (2) 0

Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited announced the development of technology to improve the accuracy of plant identification with aerial hyperspectral images. This enables accurate distinctions ...

Biology - Ecology

Jul 15, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 0

Many developing countries rely on traditional medicine as an accessible and affordable treatment option for human maladies. However, until now, scientific data has not existed to evaluate the potential toxicity of medicinal ...

Biology - Ecology

Dec 14, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 2

Northern Alberta's boreal forest shows a surprising resiliency to human intrusion, but University of Alberta researchers warn the landscape has a definite breaking point.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 16, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

An ecology survey of Sydney's inner city Monday found it is home to a variety of wildlife, including peregrine falcons and the dangerous red-bellied black snake.

Biology - Ecology

May 23, 2011 4.5 / 5 (2) 0