(Phys.org) —Stakeholders interested in the environmental impacts of North America's horticultural industry would prefer a mandatory screening process—over other policy options, such as fees or taxes—to ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 06, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Invasive animals are often most abundant in habitats impacted by humans, especially man-made habitats, such as roadsides, suburban and urban developments, and areas of intensive agricultural activity. Understanding ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 05, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that one of the most aggressive invasive ant species in the United States – the Argentine ant – appears to have met its match in the Asian needle ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 11, 2013 4 / 5 (4) 0 |

As the Asian carp population grows and the threat of the invasive species entering Lake Michigan through one of the Chicago canals is monitored, a University of Illinois researcher believes using two barrier ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 23, 2013 3 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org)—Invasive species are known for disturbing their new homes. Whether it's the zebra mussels in the Great Lakes or garlic mustard in native woodlands, their rampant multiplication crowds out native ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 21, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 1 |

(Phys.org)—In Missouri forests, dense thickets of invasive honeysuckle decrease the light available to other plants, hog the attention of pollinators, and offer nutrient-stingy berries to migrating birds. ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 17, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0 |

While the iconic Haleakala silversword plant made a strong recovery from early 20th-century threats, it has now entered a period of substantial climate-related decline. New research published this week warns ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 15, 2013 3.4 / 5 (5) 0

Ecologists at the University of Toronto and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) have found that, given time, invading exotic plants will likely eliminate native plants growing in ...

Biology - Ecology

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The remarkable diversity of California's plant life is largely the result of low extinction rates over the past 45 million years, according to a new study published in the journal Evolution. Although many new species have e ...

Biology - Evolution

Jan 09, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—One of the more promising ideas for controlling or eliminating troublesome Asian carp populations in the Midwest's rivers is impractical and unsafe, according to a Purdue University researcher.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 21, 2012 not rated yet 2

Australians have been urged to defend their native landscapes against an insidious invasion of slow-spreading weeds.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 11, 2012 not rated yet 0

Mice living in the high-altitude, oxygen-starved environment of the Andean mountains survive those harsh conditions by fueling their muscles with carbohydrates. The findings, reported online on December 6 ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 06, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—Be careful what you eat, says University of Notre Dame stream ecologist Gary Lamberti.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 06, 2012 1 / 5 (1) 0

Australia's native animals are being fed nauseating sausages of cane toad meat in a bid to train them against eating the foul, toxic species as it spreads into new areas, researchers said on Tuesday.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 27, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1

(Phys.org)—Their name is comical, but when crazy ants infest a neighborhood it's no laughing matter.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 16, 2012 not rated yet 0