News tagged with wetland ecosystems
New biodiversity map of the Andes shows species in dire need of protection
The Andes-Amazon basin of Peru and Bolivia is one of the most biologically rich and rapidly changing areas of the world. A new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Ecology has used information collec ...
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Sierra Leone Gola Rainforest becomes national park
(AP) -- Sierra Leone's president is officially declaring the Gola Rainforest a national park.
Dec 04, 2011 |
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New report offers broad approach to assessing impacts of ecological damage
The magnitude and depth of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will require an unprecedented effort to determine the extent and severity of ecological damage and to develop restoration plans for affected areas in the Gulf of Mex ...
Nov 10, 2011 |
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US scientists recruit crocodiles to save wetlands
US scientists in the Florida Everglades are recruiting crocodiles and alligators in their fight to preserve the fragile wetlands by implanting satellite chips in their necks for the first time.
Mar 11, 2011 |
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Study suggests link between agricultural chemicals and frog decline
(PhysOrg.com) -- Around the world, amphibian populations are in decline, and scientists have not been able to figure out why. Now a study of leopard frogs in Pennsylvania has identified a possible culprit, ...
Feb 04, 2009 |
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