News tagged with journal of applied ecology
Springtime Sheep Grazing Helps Control Leafy Spurge
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using sheep to control leafy spurge works best if it's done in the spring every year, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study.
Impact of renewable energy on our oceans must be investigated, say scientists
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Scientists from the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth are today calling for urgent research to understand the impact of renewable energy developments on marine life. The study, now published in the Journal of ...
Bats without borders: World's largest bats need international protection
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Without at least a temporary reprieve from hunting, the world's largest species of fruit bat, Pteropus vampyrus or the "large flying fox", could be driven to extinction in Peninsular Malaysia at the current hunting rate, ...
Australia's most endangered snake might need burning
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Conserving Australia's most endangered snake might mean lighting more bush fires, ecologists have proposed.
Study of disease risk suggests ways to avoid slaughter of Yellowstone bison
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Jan 12, 2009 |
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Last winter, government agencies killed one third of Yellowstone National Park's bison herd due to concerns about the possible spread of a livestock disease to cattle that graze in areas around the park. Such drastic measures ...
While the cat's away: How removing an invasive species devastated a World Heritage island
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Jan 12, 2009 |
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Removing an invasive species from sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, a World Heritage Site, has caused environmental devastation that will cost more than A$24 million to remedy, ecologists have revealed. Writing in the new issue ...
