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Deer Proliferation Disrupts a Forest's Natural Growth
Mar. 8, 2014 — Researchers have discovered that a burgeoning deer population forever alters the progression of a forest's natural future by creating environmental havoc in the soil and disrupting the ... full story -
Deer Feeding Puts Birds at Risk, Research Shows
Mar. 6, 2014 — By comparing the fate of artificial nests close and far away from supplementary feeding sites located in the forest for ungulates, such as deer and wild boar, researchers found that those nests in ... full story -
Study Suggests Non-Uniform Climate Warming Globally
Mar. 5, 2014 — A recent study of five decades of satellite data, model simulations and in situ observations suggests the impact of seasonal diurnal or daily warming varies between global regions affecting many ... full story -
Spanish Forest Ecosystems: Carbon Emission Will Be Higher in Second Half of Century
Mar. 3, 2014 — Spanish forest ecosystems will probably emit high quantities of carbon dioxide in the second half of the 21st century. This is the conclusion of a report that reviews the results obtained from the ... full story -
Smoke in the Water: Understanding Effects of Smoke Compounds on Seed Germination
Feb. 28, 2014 — Wildfires, although seemingly destructive, play an important role in plant ecosystems. In ecosystems where it occurs regularly, exposure to fire may initiate seed germination or enhance plant growth. ... full story -
Coral Fish Biodiversity Loss: Humankind Could Be Responsible
Feb. 28, 2014 — Literal biodiversity reservoirs, coral reefs and associated ecosystems are in grave danger from natural and human-made disturbances. The latest World Resources Institute assessment is alarming with ... full story -
Importance of Nutrients for Coral Reefs Highlighted by Scientists
Feb. 27, 2014 — Despite the comparably small footprint that they take on the ocean floor, tropical coral reefs are home to a substantial part of all marine life forms. Coral reefs also provide numerous benefits for ... full story -
Microbes on Floating Ocean Plastics: Uncovering the Secret World of the 'Plastisphere'
Feb. 24, 2014 — Scientists are revealing how microbes living on floating pieces of plastic marine debris affect the ocean ecosystem, and the potential harm they pose to invertebrates, humans and other ... full story -
Ecotourism Reduces Poverty Near Protected Parks, Research Shows
Feb. 24, 2014 — Protected natural areas in Costa Rica reduced poverty by 16 percent in neighboring communities, mainly by encouraging ecotourism, according to new research. The research concluded that increased ... full story -
Marine Algae Can Sense the Rainbow
Feb. 24, 2014 — Several types of aquatic algae can detect orange, green and blue light, according to new research. Land plants have receptors to detect light on the red and far red of the spectrum, which are the ... full story -
As Climate Changes, Alaska Fisheries May Depend on Winter Survival of Plankton, Oceanographer Suggests
Feb. 24, 2014 — As the climate warms, the productivity of Alaska fisheries will be increasingly dependent on the survival rate of plankton through the winter months, new research by a large team of scientists ... full story -
Genetic Link Between Feeding Behavior and Animal Dispersal
Feb. 24, 2014 — New research shows that animal dispersal is influenced by a gene associated with feeding and food search behaviors. The study provides one of the first aimed at gaining a functional understanding of ... full story -
Gauging What It Takes to Heal a Disaster-Ravaged Forest: Case Study in China
Feb. 24, 2014 — Recovering from natural disasters usually means rebuilding infrastructure and reassembling human lives. Yet ecologically sensitive areas need to heal, too, and scientists are pioneering new methods ... full story -
Seed-Filled Buoys May Help Restore Diverse Sea Meadows in San Francisco Bay
Feb. 21, 2014 — Placing seedpods in a pearl net, tethered by a rope but allowed to sway with the tides, may be an especially effective way of restoring eelgrass meadows. The resulting crop of eelgrass grown for this ... full story -
Temperature and Ecology: Rival Chilean Barnacles Keep Competition Cool
Feb. 21, 2014 — A lot of research shows that temperature can strongly influence species interactions and sometimes shape the appearance and functioning of biological communities. That's why a newly published ... full story -
Legal Harvest of Marine Turtles Tops 42,000 Each Year
Feb. 20, 2014 — A new study has found that 42 countries or territories around the world permit the harvest of marine turtles -- and estimates that more than 42,000 turtles are caught each year by these fisheries. ... full story -
Crop Species May Be More Vulnerable to Climate Change Than We Thought
Feb. 20, 2014 — Scientists have overturned a long-standing hypothesis about plant speciation (the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution), suggesting that agricultural crops could be more ... full story -
Forest Model Predicts Canopy Competition: Airborne Lasers Help Researchers Understand Tree Growth
Feb. 20, 2014 — Scientists use measurements from airborne lasers to gauge changes in the height of trees in the forest. Tree height tells them things like how much carbon is being stored. But what accounts for ... full story -
Fertilization Destabilizes Global Grassland Ecosystems
Feb. 16, 2014 — Fertilization of natural grasslands -- either intentionally or unintentionally as a side effect of global farming and industry -- is having a destabilizing effect on global grassland ecosystems. ... full story -
Arctic Marine Mammals Are Ecosystem Sentinels
Feb. 13, 2014 — As the Arctic continues to see dramatic declines in seasonal sea ice, warming temperatures and increased storminess, the responses of marine mammals can provide clues to how the ecosystem is ... full story -
Cities Support More Native Biodiversity Than Previously Thought
Feb. 12, 2014 — The rapid conversion of natural lands to cement-dominated urban centers is causing great losses in biodiversity. Yet, according to a new study involving 147 cities worldwide, surprisingly high ... full story
- Smoke in the water: Understanding effects of smoke compounds on seed germination
- Coral fish biodiversity loss: Humankind could be responsible
- Microbes on floating ocean plastics: Uncovering the secret world of the 'Plastisphere'
- Ecotourism reduces poverty near protected parks, research shows
- Marine algae can sense the rainbow
- As climate changes, Alaska fisheries may depend on winter survival of plankton, oceanographer suggests
- Genetic link between feeding behavior and animal dispersal
- Gauging what it takes to heal a disaster-ravaged forest: Case study in China
- Seed-filled buoys may help restore diverse sea meadows in San Francisco Bay
- Temperature and ecology: Rival Chilean barnacles keep competition cool
- Legal harvest of marine turtles tops 42,000 each year
- Crop species may be more vulnerable to climate change than we thought
- Forest model predicts canopy competition: Airborne lasers help researchers understand tree growth
- Cities support more native biodiversity than previously thought
- Meeting the eye-witnesses of ocean change
- Madagascar sells first forest carbon credits to Microsoft
- Link between zebra mussels, risk of algae blooms
- Poaching threatens savannah ecosystems
- Macro-portrait of future bird and wetland scenarios under climate change
- Urban bees using plastic to build hives
- High pollutant levels in Guanica Bay 'represent serious toxic threat' to corals
- Coffee growing: More biodiversity, better harvest
- Aquatic Insects: Tremendous potential for research on diversification
- Shadowing in Sensor Images: NASA study points to 'infrared-herring' in apparent Amazon green-up
- Fish biomass in the ocean may be 10 times higher than estimated: Stock of mesopelagic fish changes from 1,000 to 10,000 million tons
- Unique new dataset CLIMBER: Climatic niche characteristics of the butterflies in Europe
- A plant catalogued as extinct in Catalonia is rediscovered, Spanish researchers show
- A 'smoking gun' on Ice Age megafauna extinctions
- Water supply availability 'to dominate U.S. natural resource management'
- Research: It's more than just the science
- Herbicides may not be sole cause of declining plant diversity
- Organic farms support more species, researchers find
- New maps highlight habitat corridors in the tropics
- Fiery-red coral species discovered in the Peruvian Pacific
- Macrosystems ecology: New scientific field looks at the big picture
- Communities prepared to be resettled for sake of conserving tigers
- Are invasive plants a problem in Europe? Controversial views among invasion biologists
- To calculate long-term conservation pay off, factor in people
- Nine steps to save waterways and fisheries identified by researchers
- War on lionfish shows first promise of success
- Salamanders help predict health of forest ecosystems, inform forest management
- Polar bear diet changes as sea ice melts
- Acidification, predators pose double threat to oysters
- Key species of algae shows effects of climate change over time
- Loss of large carnivores poses global conservation problem
- Tracking the deep sea paths of tiger sharks: Understanding the habitat-use and migration patterns of large sharks
- Microbe community changes may reduce Amazon's ability to lock up carbon dioxide
- Snowball effect of overfishing highlighted
- Seven distinct African crocodile species, not just three, biologists show
- New actors in the Arctic ecosystem
- Spiders are partial to a side order of pollen with their flies
- Saving Fiji's coral reefs linked to forest conservation upstream
- Research shows coral reefs worth saving
- Global warming: Four degree rise will end vegetation 'carbon sink', research suggests
- Drought and climate change: an uncertain future?
- Pollination, land degradation: Top priorities for assessment by new UN intergovernmental body
- Linking social science, ecology to solve the world's environmental problems
- Nitrogen deposition poses threat to diversity of Europe's forest vegetation
- Tooth structure and wear provide clues to ecology and evolution of ancient marine creatures
- Young tropical forests contribute little to biodiversity conservation
- New report shows influence of cognitive factors on ecosystem services valuation
- Peaceful bumblebee becomes invasive
- Can cutting trees help fight global warming? More logging, deforestation may better serve climate in some areas, study finds
- Experiment is first to simulate warming of Arctic permafrost
- An ecosystem-based approach to protect the deep sea from mining
- Industrial age helps some coastal regions capture carbon dioxide, surprise finding shows
- First global snapshot of key coral reef fishes: Fishing has reduced vital seaweed eaters by more than 50 percent
- Five distinct humpback whale populations identified in North Pacific
- Harlequin ladybugs escape enemies while native species succumb
- Tracking marine food sources
- Division of labor in the test tube: Bacteria grow faster if they feed each other
- Living desert underground: In perpetual darkness of limestone cave, surprisingly diverse ecosystem of microbes
- Researchers revise Darwin's thinking on invasive species
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