News tagged with aquatic biomass
Low-cost process produces natural gas from algae
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new method for converting algae into renewable natural gas for use in pipelines and power generation has been transferred from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to the marketplace ...
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May 06, 2009 |
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Growing algae could clean the Chesapeake Bay and create biofuel
Maryland's Eastern Shore is known for vast soybean and corn farms, but if Patrick Kangas had his way it would be covered in slime.
Oct 20, 2011 |
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'Illusion of plenty' masking collapse of two key Southern California fisheries
The two most important recreational fisheries off Southern California have collapsed, according to a new study led by a researcher from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Scientists document aquatic species decline at dams and weirs
Dams and weirs have a stronger impact on the ecosystem of watercourses than was previously realized. Species diversity in the dammed area upstream of weirs shows a significant decline: the diversity of fish species is one-quarter ...
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Look, up in the sky - it's Aeroecology
There are ecologists who study land, and ecologists who study the ocean -- but who looks up and studies the air that circles the entire planet? Until recently, not many.
Aug 24, 2011 |
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Research aimed at slowing spread of forest pests in wood packaging
As invasive forest pests such as emerald ash borer and Asian long-horned beetle decimate forests they never should have seen, scientists are investigating ways to slow the introduction of new insects that may be just as devastating.
Jun 01, 2011 |
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WHRC debuts detailed maps of forest canopy height and carbon stock for the conterminous US
The Woods Hole Research Center has released the first hectare-scale maps of canopy height, aboveground biomass, and associated carbon stock for the forests and woodlands of the conterminous United States. ...
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Solutions for 'culture crashes' in algal production sought
(PhysOrg.com) -- Algae can seem quite stubborn and hardy when trying to rid them from your pool, but when it comes to mass producing algal feedstock to be used in the conversion to biofuel, more things can ...
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Scientists aim to improve photosynthesis to increase food and fuel production
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two new initiatives at the University of Cambridge aim to address the growing demand on the Earth’s resources for food and fuel by improving the process of photosynthesis.
Apr 12, 2011 |
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Earth's life support systems discussed
In the search for life on Mars or any planet, there is much more than the presence of carbon and oxygen to consider. Using Earth's biogeochemical cycles as a reference point, elements like nitrogen, iron and sulfur are just ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Aquatic food web tied to land: Some fish are made out of maple leaves
A distant relative of shrimp, zooplankton are an important food source for fish and other aquatic animals. Long characterized as algae feeders, a new study published this week in the Proceedings of the Na ...
Jan 21, 2011 |
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