Urban lakes are ubiquitous worldwide and tend to be highly eutrophic, indicating an increase in the frequency, duration and magnitude of harmful algal blooms as a widespread threat to ecological and human health.
Environment
Feb 27, 2023
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Restoration of the critically endangered Atlantic salmon is an important issue in the rivers of Maine. Dams on Maine rivers have long been known to impact fish populations, but a new study led by the University of Maine quantifying ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2023
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Small-scale restoration efforts that aim to help meet livelihood needs have the potential to contribute to ecological goals in the central Indian landscape, according to a new study published in Restoration Ecology.
Ecology
Jan 27, 2023
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There's some hope fluttering around San Luis Obispo County this holiday season.
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2022
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Whitebark pine trees can live more than 1,000 years, but in just two decades more than a quarter of the trees that are a key food source for some grizzly bears have been killed by disease, climate change, wildfires and voracious ...
Ecology
Dec 14, 2022
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As UN climate talks close in Egypt and biodiversity talks begin in Montreal, attention is on forest restoration as a solution to the twin issues roiling our planet. Forests soak up atmospheric carbon dioxide and simultaneously ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 25, 2022
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A Griffith-led study has reported that tropical oyster reefs have a far greater diversity of reef-building oyster species than those in temperate waters.
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2022
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Imagine you're in a food court and spoilt for choice. How will you choose where to eat? It might be the look of the food, the smell, or even the chatter of satisfied customers.
Ecology
Oct 27, 2022
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Seabirds are the most threatened group of birds and the one with the greatest and fastest decline globally. A study published on October 7th in PLOS ONE shows that a holistic conservation approach, including the creation ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2022
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Genetic and genomic technologies have tremendous potential for protecting marine life, but are currently being underutilized, argue Madeleine van Oppen of the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the University of Melbourne ...
Ecology
Oct 17, 2022
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