News tagged with native shrubs

Reforestation efforts reshape Hawaii's soil hydrology

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

created Mar 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Hydrogels help grasses grow on remote, arid rangelands

(PhysOrg.com) -- The arid conditions in the southwestern United States make restoring degraded rangelands extremely difficult, but a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has found a way to help ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Shrub reveals the secrets of climate change

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an Australian first, scientists from The Australian National University and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage have uncovered a new way of identifying 300 years of climatic changes ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Disappearance of New Zealand birds 100 years ago makes life tough for plants: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists in New Zealand has found the local disappearance of pollinating birds over a hundred years ago is having a detrimental effect on the species they pollinated.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Developing alternatives to invasive shrubs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Connecticut's largest group of ornamental plant growers recently took a big step towards curtailing the spread of invasive plants in the state. In June, the Connecticut Nursery and Landscape ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0