With its desolate hills and slopes overrun by non-native grasses and black mustard, the West Loma Ridge isn't much to look at as you're speeding down the 241 toll road. But closer inspection reveals an ambitious ecological ...
Biotechnology
Jun 30, 2015
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The changing British landscape could be contributing to the decline in our bee populations, according to Lancaster University research.
Ecology
Apr 23, 2015
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Biological diversity brings beauty and variety to our lives and to the world around us. It also could be the key to keeping ecosystems strong, according to a new University of Minnesota study published April 17 in the journal ...
Ecology
Apr 16, 2015
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In Wisconsin, bioenergy is for the birds. Really. In a study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) scientists examined whether corn and ...
Ecology
Oct 9, 2014
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The conversion of forests, grasslands, shrublands and wetlands to cropland over the course of three centuries profoundly changed the surface of the Earth and the carbon cycle of the terrestrial ecosystem in Northeast China.
Environment
Sep 30, 2014
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An international research effort organized by the University of Colorado Boulder conducted the first multiple, unmanned aircraft interception of a telltale rush of cold air preceding a thunderstorm known as a "gust front" ...
Engineering
Aug 22, 2014
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10 major wildfires continue to burn in California, with several more in Oregon and Washington.
Environment
Aug 12, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Before widespread urbanization and poor agricultural practices, grasslands covered North America. Today, many of the four major types of grasslands have sustained extensive damage, and some are in danger of ...
Ecology
Jun 26, 2014
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Contrary to recent well-publicized research, habitat loss, not insecticide use, continues to be the best explanation for the declines in grassland bird populations in the U.S. since the 1980s, according to a new study by ...
Ecology
Jun 23, 2014
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As population grows, society needs more—more energy, more food, more paper, more housing, more of nearly everything. Meeting those needs can lead to changes in how land is used.
Environment
May 29, 2014
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