Search results for forest regeneration:
Invasive grass may impede forest regeneration
Biology /
Apr 09, 2007 |
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The nonnative invasive grass Microstegium vimineum may hinder the regeneration of woody species in southern forests. Chris and Sonja Oswalt (Forest Service Southern Research Station) and Wayne Clatterbuck (University of Tennessee) ...
Logging may increase fire risk
Jan 06, 2006 |
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Researchers say logging after forest fires may hinder forest regeneration and increase fire risk.
Rove beetles act as warning signs for clear-cutting consequences
Biology /
Jun 12, 2007 |
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New research from the University of Alberta and the Canadian Forest Service has revealed the humble rove beetle may actually have a lot to tell us about the effects of harvesting on forests species.
Probing Question: Can logging be done sustainably?
Apr 03, 2008 |
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In an era of ever-increasing environmental awareness, few industries receive more scrutiny than logging. For decades, environmental groups have claimed that commercial logging practices result in devastating consequences, ...
New technology needed to monitor rain forest 'tsunami'
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Human impact on tropical forest ecosystems has reached a "tsunami" stage, say scientists, and will require a new generation of sophisticated remote-sensing technology to monitor the changes. Speaking at a January 12, 2009 ...
Protein in human hair shows promise for regenerating nerves
Jan 10, 2008 |
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A protein found in human hair shows promise for promoting the regeneration of nerve tissue and could lead to a new treatment option when nerves are cut or crushed from trauma.
Slow but sure -- Burned forest lands regenerate naturally
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Apr 04, 2007 |
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A new study of forest lands that burned in the 1990s in northern California and southwestern Oregon has concluded there is a "fair to excellent" chance that an adequate level of conifers will regenerate naturally, in sites ...
Deer denigrate Pennsylvania forests
Apr 02, 2007 |
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Pennsylvania natural resources officials say the state's forests aren't showing any new growth because of overgrazing by deer.
Amazon corridors far too narrow, warn scientists
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Protected forest strips buffering rivers and streams of the Amazon rainforest should be significantly wider than the current legal requirement, according to pioneering new research by scientists at the University of East ...
Study explores mysteries of Kilimanjaro
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2006 |
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Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest mountain with some intriguing mysteries that are just now being solved after more than 100 years of scientific study.
Study: Some forest roads bad for wildlife
Oct 31, 2006 |
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A U.S. study suggests forest roads used for such activities as logging or mineral removal can negatively affect wildlife for long periods of time.
New chameleon species discovered in East Africa (w/ Podcast)
Nov 23, 2009 |
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A new species of chameleon has been discovered in Tanzania by a team of scientists.
Shade coffee benefits more than birds
Biology /
Dec 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Here's one more reason to say "shade grown, please" when you order your morning cup of coffee. Shade coffee farms, which grow coffee under a canopy of multiple tree species, not only harbor ...
Forests could flip from sink to source of CO2: study
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Forests that today soak up a quarter of carbon pollution spewed into the atmosphere could soon become a net source of CO2 if Earth's surface warms by another two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), cautions ...
Professors as Science to withhold report
Jan 20, 2006 |
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Oregon State University's College of Forestry professors have asked Science to withhold a study that says logging hurts forest regeneration.
