Researchers at The University of Western Australia are urging ecologists to increase the use of large-scale natural and manmade disasters as experiments to help solve the greatest environmental challenges facing the planet.
Environment
Aug 31, 2016
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Lake Huron's Chinook salmon fishery will likely never return to its glory days because the lake can no longer support the predatory fish's main food source, the herring-like alewife, according to a new University of Michigan-led ...
Ecology
Mar 14, 2016
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Forest composition, ground cover and topography are the best predictors of forest fire severity in the Western U.S., according to Penn State physical geographers who also see that the long history of fire exclusion on federal ...
Environment
Jun 30, 2015
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For decades, scientists have relied on an established formula to measure the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change.
Environment
Jun 16, 2015
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Decreased species diversity in the grasslands on dike slopes leads to a dramatic increase in soil erosion and dike deterioration. This was shown in a multi-year research project carried out by the Nature Conservation and ...
Ecology
Jun 3, 2015
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Having trouble getting those fruits and vegetables in your backyard to grow? Don't blame the bees.
Ecology
Feb 12, 2015
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(Phys.org) —The health of salt marshes on the Georgia coast depends on the amount of water flowing through the state's rivers, according to a new study from the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Long-Term Ecological Research program, ...
Environment
Feb 11, 2014
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Animal populations can have a far more significant impact on carbon storage and exchange in regional ecosystems than is typically recognized by global carbon models, according to a new paper authored by researchers at the ...
Environment
Oct 16, 2013
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Due to the introduction of exotic pests and pathogens, tree species are being eliminated one by one from forest ecosystems. In some cases, scientists can observe immediately how their loss affects the environment, whereas ...
Environment
Dec 20, 2012
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In a paper published recently in the journal Ecosystems, a team led by Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences researchers found that the southeast region of the United States could be close to a turning ...
Environment
Jun 11, 2012
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