(Phys.org) —Nouabale-Ndoki National Park is a tree-dotted enclave in Central Africa's Republic of Congo. Heavy logging surrounds the park, but it still has one of the largest intact forests in Africa. In ...

Biology - Ecology

May 15, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —University of Auckland research revealing the extent to which feral pigs can disturb forest vegetation and soils has led to a call for the animals to be controlled as a pest in areas of high ecological value.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 26, 2013 not rated yet 0

Millennium Seed Bank Partnership scientists at the Lombardy Seed Bank (University of Pavia, Italy) and Wakehurst Place (RBG Kew) are engaged in studies to understand better the impact of climate warming on ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 25, 2013 not rated yet 0

Murdoch University researchers have compiled a new field guide for the hardwood plantation industry which features more than 400 photographs of pests, diseases and nutrient deficiencies.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 24, 2013 not rated yet 0

There's good news for fans of black raspberries: A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist and his commercial colleague have found black raspberries that have resistance to a disease-spreading aphid.

Biology - Biotechnology

Oct 31, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Tadpole shrimp are pests of rice production systems in California and have recently been found impacting Missouri and Arkansas rice fields. The shrimp feed on rice seedlings and uproot them during foraging, ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 28, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

The Borderea chouardii plant, which is critically endangered and is found only on two adjacent cliff sides in the Pyrenees, employs a unique and risky doubly mutualistic reproductive strategy with local ants, according to res ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 12, 2012 3 / 5 (1) 0

U.S. Forest Service scientists have found that prescribed fires with the heat insulation of leaf litter and soil can help restore oak ecosystems.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jul 18, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Biochemists at the University of California, Riverside report a new role for vitamin C in plants: promoting the production of twins and even triplets in plant seeds.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jun 18, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

City streets can be mean, but somewhere near Brooklyn, a tree grows far better than its country cousins, due to chronically elevated city heat levels, says a new study. The study, just published in the journal ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 24, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1

Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Thursday called for a "digital revolution" to alleviate world hunger by increasing agricultural productivity through satellites and genetically-engineered seed varieties.

Other Sciences - Other

Feb 23, 2012 not rated yet 1

The widely used farm practice of grafting watermelon and other melon plants onto squash or pumpkin rootstocks results in larger amounts of certain pesticides in the melon fruit, scientists are reporting in a new study. Although ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jan 25, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Organic growers could soon have another weapon in their arsenal, courtesy of the humble worm.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 22, 2011 not rated yet 0

More than half of eastern U.S. tree species examined in a massive new Duke University-led study aren't adapting to climate change as quickly or consistently as predicted.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 31, 2011 3.7 / 5 (6) 7 |

The destructive alfalfa snout beetle (ASB) is under seige on northern New York farms, thanks to field research led by Cornell scientists. Their strategy includes using ASB-resistant varieties of alfalfa and ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 15, 2011 not rated yet 0