"For a long time in environmental science we've done a pretty good job of keeping people outside the box of ecosystems" says Dr. Peter Groffman, who studies the microbial and chemical ecology of urban landscapes and waterways. ...
Environment
Feb 2, 2016
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Cities should feature compact development alongside large, contiguous green spaces to maximize benefits of urban ecosystems to humans, research led by the University of Exeter has concluded.
Environment
Sep 1, 2015
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Urban wildlife such as deer, foxes and badgers should be cherished for the ecological benefits they bring to towns and cities, rather than feared as potentially harmful pests, scientists argue in a new report.
Ecology
Jul 15, 2015
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Most people think of city landscapes as simpler, diminished versions of the wild forests and free-flowing streams found in remote places. But in a series of studies published Sept. 10, 2014 in a special issue of the journal ...
Environment
Sep 10, 2014
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When it comes to economic growth and environmental impacts, it can seem like Newton's third law of motion is the rule—for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction—and that in most cases, the economy prospers ...
Environment
Oct 16, 2013
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Where a stream ends is clear, but where it begins can be more difficult to discern. Researchers from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science have developed a new method to solve this problem, resulting ...
Environment
Oct 3, 2013
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(Phys.org) —In a recent National Science Foundation article, several sustainability scientists from the Global Institute of Sustainability and ASU's Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) highlight ...
Environment
Jun 24, 2013
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Treezilla, the monster map of trees, was launched by The Open University and partners on 14 June 2013. The citizen science project aims to map every tree in Britain through Treezilla.org and the related apps.
Ecology
Jun 18, 2013
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Australian citizens can become more involved in planning their cities with wildlife in mind thanks to a new tool developed by researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED).
Environment
Apr 29, 2013
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New research from the University of Cincinnati shows how some things you do to make your lawn green might not be conducive to "going green."
Environment
Apr 9, 2013
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