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Researchers call for nitrogen and phosphorus reductions to combat eutrophication in aquatic systems

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An international group of scientists is renewing calls for policymakers to reduce both nitrogen and phosphorus when attempting to alleviate eutrophication - or nutrient pollution problems - in fresh and coastal waters. In ...





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Silica algae reveal how ecosystems react to climate changes

Silica algae reveal how ecosystems react to climate changes

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A newly published dissertation by Linda Ampel from the Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology at Stockholm University in Sweden examined how rapid climate changes during the most recent ice ...


What we don’t know still hurts us, environmental researchers warn

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (7) | comments 3

Knowledge gaps continue to hobble scientists' assessments of the environment, a Michigan State University researcher and colleagues warn. Their warning follows sobering conclusions drawn from what they do know and could help ...


Slight changes in climate may trigger abrupt ecosystem responses

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created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Some of these responses, including insect outbreaks, wildfire, and forest dieback, may adversely affect people as well as ecosystems and their plants and animals.


Nutrient Pollution Chokes Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Nutrient Pollution Chokes Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

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created Feb 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Protecting drinking water and preventing harmful coastal "dead zones", as well as eutrophication in many lakes, will require reducing both nitrogen and phosphorus pollution. Because streams and rivers are ...


Exotic timber plantations found to use more than twice the water of native forests

Exotic timber plantations found to use more than twice the water of native forests

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ecologists have discovered that timber plantations in Hawaii use more than twice the amount of water to grow as native forests use. Especially for island ecosystems, these findings suggest that land management ...


Study provides new insights into marine ecosystems and fisheries production

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NOAA and Norwegian researchers recently completed a comparative analysis of marine ecosystems in the North Atlantic and North Pacific to see what factors support fisheries production, leading to new insights that could improve ...


Study first to show evolution's impact on ecosystems

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Scientists have come to agree that different environments impact the evolution of new species. Now experiments conducted at the University of British Columbia are showing for the first time that the reverse is also true.


Great Lake's sinkholes host exotic ecosystems

Great Lake's sinkholes host exotic ecosystems

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Researchers are exploring extreme conditions for life in a place not known for extremes.


Marine ecosystems get a climate form guide

Marine ecosystems get a climate form guide

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created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first-ever Australian benchmark of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems and options for adaptation is being released in Brisbane today.


Water webs connect spiders, residents in Southwest

Water webs connect spiders, residents in Southwest

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you are a cricket and it is a dry season on the San Pedro River in Arizona, on your nighttime ramblings to eat leaves, you are more likely to be ambushed by thirsty wolf spiders, or so ...



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