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Wolf Mange Part of Nature's Cycle, Ecologists Say
September 10, 2012 Mange and viral diseases have a substantial, recurring impact on the health and size of reintroduced wolf packs living in Yellowstone National Park, according to ... > full story -
High-Resolution Image of Berlin at Night Facilitates Light Pollution Research
September 10, 2012 Researchers from Berlin have published an 878 megapixel aerial mosaic image of Berlin at night. With one pixel per square meter, the resulting map is the highest resolution image ever published of a ... > full story -
Food Production and Wildlife Can Coexist If Land Use Is Planned at a Bigger Scale
September 10, 2012 A larger-scale approach to sustainable farming could be more beneficial for wildlife than our current system of farm-based agri environment payments, say researchers working in the ... > full story -
Forest Mortality and Climate Change: The Big Picture
September 9, 2012 Over the past two decades, extensive forest death triggered by hot and dry climatic conditions has been documented on every continent except Antarctica. Forest mortality due to drought and heat ... > full story -
Turf Study to Monitor Runoff, Establish Fertilizer Management Practices
September 7, 2012 Improperly applied fertilizer to newly placed sod may result in nutrient runoff into the water supply, but just when is the best time to apply fertilizer and what kind is the best for new ... > full story -
How Sea Otters Can Reduce CO2 in the Atmosphere: Appetite for Sea Urchins Allows Kelp to Thrive
September 7, 2012 A new study suggest that a thriving sea otter population that keeps sea urchins in check will in turn allow kelp forests to prosper and help reverse a principal cause of global ... > full story -
Ancient, Humble Critter Proves: Newer Isn’t Always Better
September 7, 2012 Tiny sea creatures called rhabdopleurids reside on the ocean floor, building homes of collagen on the shells of dead clams. Rhabdopleurid colonies are small, and the critters are by no means the ... > full story -
Destroyed Coastal Habitats Produce Significant Greenhouse Gas
September 6, 2012 Destruction of coastal habitats may release as much as one billion tons of carbon emissions into the atmosphere each year, 10 times higher than previously reported, according to a new ... > full story -
Plants Cry for Help When an Attack Can Be Expected
September 6, 2012 Eggs of insect pests deposited on plants trigger the production of scents by plants that affect different plant community members probably helping the plant to get rid of the pest before it becomes ... > full story -
Wild Bees: Champions for Food Security and Protecting Our Biodiversity
September 6, 2012 Pollinators provide many benefits, including pollinating food crops and wild flowers in the countryside which in turn provide food for a wide range of animals. The threats to them are numerous and ... > full story
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