Study finds lack of diversity among fisheries scientists
Researchers who study fish put a high value on biodiversity in the field, yet a new study found a surprising lack of diversity among fisheries scientists themselves.
Other
Apr 14, 2016
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BioScience
Scientists suggest appealing to human psychology to create solutions to climate change
Human psychology influences the decisions we make every day, including unwise ones. Our psychological profile can make us reluctant to pay for services that benefit everyone, including those who don't contribute. It makes ...
Environment
Apr 14, 2016
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Current methods cannot predict damage to coral reefs
The potentially devastating effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs are well reported. However, the methods used to evaluate the potential harm are often focused on individual species, viewed in isolation. According ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2016
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Biological field stations: Keeping a pulse on our planet
A recent BioScience paper provides the first comprehensive inventory of the world's biological field stations. Its authors report 1,268 stations are operating in 120 countries—from the tropics to the tundra, monitoring ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 17, 2016
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Overfishing devastates spawning aggregations
Globally declining fish populations are a frequently cited ecological and commercial calamity, but relatively little attention has been paid to the specific threats faced by fish that gather and spawn in large groups, says ...
Ecology
Mar 9, 2016
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Nitrogen is a neglected threat to biodiversity
Habitat destruction and the direct exploitation of species often occupy center stage in discussions of biodiversity perils. However, indirect harms, such as that posed by nitrogen pollution, remain underappreciated and poorly ...
Environment
Feb 24, 2016
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Team calls for integrated field research network in Midwest to address climate adaptation
From a global trade and agriculture perspective, the world heavily depends on the Midwest. The United States is the biggest exporter in the world of primary foodstuffs, such as corn and soybean, with most of that predominantly ...
Environment
Feb 4, 2016
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Researchers: The US must address the 'wicked problem' of wildfire
The United States must make preparing for and adapting to wildfire a top national priority, says a team of University of Idaho researchers and their international partners in a paper published today in the journal BioScience.
Environment
Feb 2, 2016
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Plague-riddled prairie dogs a model for infectious disease spread
Every now and then, colonies of prairie dogs are wiped out by plague, an infectious disease most often associated with the Black Death of the 14th century.
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2016
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West Coast study emphasizes challenges faced by marine organisms exposed to global change
The Pacific Ocean along the West Coast serves as a model for how other areas of the ocean could respond in coming decades as the climate warms and emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide increases. This region—the ...
Environment
Jan 11, 2016
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