News tagged with natural ecosystems
Unique insight into Chile's coastal ecosystem before and after 2010 earthquake
Natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis are expected to have substantial ecological effects, but if researchers don't have enough data about the environment before the disaster strikes, as is usually the case, it ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 02, 2012 |
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Whether tweets live or die depends more on network, competition for attention than message or user influence
On the global social media stage, it's not so much the message but rather network structure and competition for attention that determine whether a meme becomes popular and shows staying power or whether it ...
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Oceanographers develop method for measuring the pace of life
(PhysOrg.com) -- Life deep in the seabed proceeds very slowly. But the slow-growing bacteria living many meters beneath the seafloor play an important role in the global storage of organic carbon and have a long-term effect ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Diverse catches are better for fishery ecosystems
Fishing for a 'balanced harvest' can achieve productive fisheries as well as environmental conservation, an international scientific team reports today in the journal Science.
Mar 15, 2012 |
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A classic model for ecological stability revised, 40 years later
A famous mathematical formula which shook the world of ecology 40 years ago has been revisited and refined by two University of Chicago researchers in the current issue of Nature.
Feb 19, 2012 |
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Modeling microbes to manage carbon dioxide
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the past decade, microbiologists began realizing that communities of microbes process energy and materials, which affects their environments. To understand how microbial communities function ...
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Hellbender salamander study seeks answers for global amphibian decline
A new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers on the endangered Ozark Hellbender giant salamander is the first to detail its skin microbes, the bacteria and fungi that defend against pathogens.
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Researcher identifies 11 new sweat bee species
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a scientist discovers a new species, one of hardest tasks is naming it. A Cornell researcher faced this challenge many times over when he discovered 11 new U.S. sweat bee species (subgenus ...
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Survey identifies sea turtle 'hitchhikers'
A recent survey documented the crustaceans, mollusks, algae and other marine organisms that make a home on the bodies Olive Ridley and green sea turtles living in the Pacific.
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Researchers harness power of genome institute for Great Lakes study
A project by three Bowling Green State University biologists and a colleague is expected to unleash a virtual tsunami of information that will be usable for years to come not only by them but also by scientists worldwide ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Pesky ants found in Hawaii demonstrate invasive characteristics
A common pest in the mainland United States known for its tropical smell now has a tropical habitat to go along with it.
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Land animals, ecosystems walloped after Permian dieoff
The cataclysmic events that marked the end of the Permian Period some 252 million years ago were a watershed moment in the history of life on Earth. As much as 90 percent of ocean organisms were extinguished, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Feeding the world while protecting the planet
The problem is stark: One billion people on earth don't have enough food right now. It's estimated that by 2050 there will be more than nine billion people living on the planet.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Study in Tanzania finds fishery improvements outweigh fuelwood losses
When the government of Tanzania established Saadani National Park in 2005, it enhanced protection of the coastal mangrove ecosystem from further degradation. A study by a team of University of Rhode Island researchers found ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Bedrock nitrogen may help forests buffer climate change, study finds
For the first time, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have demonstrated that forest trees have the ability to tap into nitrogen found in rocks, boosting the trees' growth and their ability ...
Aug 31, 2011 |
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