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Scientist names top 5 invasive plants threatening Southern forests in 2009

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) Ecologist Jim Miller, Ph.D., one of the foremost authorities on nonnative plants in the South, today identified the invasive plant species he believes pose the biggest threats ...





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World's oldest ecological study is honored

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 09, 2006 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Ecologists are preparing to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the world's oldest ecological research project -- The Park Grass Experiment -- in Britain.


Finding the ASX200 for marine ecosystems

Finding the ASX200 for marine ecosystems

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are building the environmental equivalent of the ASX200 as a means of monitoring the health of Australian marine ecosystems.


The fragility of the world's coral is revealed through a study of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

The fragility of the world's coral is revealed through a study of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

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created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new study by researchers from UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) sheds light on how threats to the world's endangered coral reef ecosystems can be more effectively ...


Humans have caused profound changes in Caribbean coral reefs

Humans have caused profound changes in Caribbean coral reefs

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created Jan 08, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Coral reefs in the Caribbean have suffered significant changes due to the proximal effects of a growing human population, reports a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B.


Our Emotions Can Lead Us Astray When Assessing Risks

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you find yourself more concerned about highly publicized dangers that grab your immediate attention such as terrorist attacks, while forgetting about the more mundane threats such as global warming, you're ...


Research team begins first mapping project to determine health, future of the Great Lakes

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created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Michigan-led research team is creating a comprehensive analysis and mapping of threats to the Great Lakes that will guide decision-making in the United States and Canada for years to come.


Internet can warn of ecological changes

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created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (25) | comments 1

The Internet could be used as an early warning system for potential ecological disasters, according to researchers from Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University and the University of East Anglia.


Human Footprints Across the World's Oceans

First map of threats to marine ecosystems shows all the world's oceans are affected

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created Feb 14, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (15) | comments 1

As vast and far-reaching as the world’s oceans are, every square kilometer is affected by human activities, according to a study in the journal Science by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Cha ...


Ecological speciation by sexual selection on good genes: Is speciation adaptive?

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Darwin suggested that the action of natural selection can produce new species, but 150 years after the publication of his famous book, 'On the Origin of Species', debate still continues on the mechanisms of speciation. New ...


Scientists set 2020 goal for improving Pacific Ocean's health

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created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (14) | comments 2

The world faces well-known milestones for reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the coming decades to reduce the dangers of climate change. Now an international consortium is doing the same to demand action against threats ...



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