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Evolution Impacts Environment: Fundamental Shift in How Biologists Perceive Relationship Between Evolution and Ecology
The traditional view is that
ecology shapes evolution.
Some research has suggested,
however, that evolutionary
processes reciprocate by
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Invasive Plants Are Beneficiaries of Climate Change in Thoreau's Woods
Invasive plants could become
even more prevalent and
destructive as climate
change continues, according
to a new analysis of data
... > full story
Forests Are Growing Faster, Ecologists Discover; Climate Change Appears to Be Driving Accelerated Growth
Speed is not a word
typically associated with
trees; they can take
centuries to grow. However,
a new study finds evidence
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World Wetlands Day Focuses on Climate Change
World Wetlands Day 2010:
'Wetlands, Biodiversity and
Climate Change' stresses the
fact that caring for
wetlands is a part of the
solution to climate change
... > full story
- Evolution Impacts Environment: Fundamental Shift in How Biologists Perceive Relationship Between Evolution and Ecology
- Invasive Plants Are Beneficiaries of Climate Change in Thoreau's Woods
- Forests Are Growing Faster, Ecologists Discover; Climate Change Appears to Be Driving Accelerated Growth
- World Wetlands Day Focuses on Climate Change
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Conservation from Space: Landscape Diversity Helps to Conserve Insects
February 8, 2010 — Rugged, hilly landscapes with a range of different habitat types can help maintain more stable butterfly populations and thus aid their conservation, according to new findings. This has implications ... > full story -
Ecology: Introducing New Genes for Restoration Purposes May Affect Local Populations
February 4, 2010 — Revegetation seems like a beneficial strategy for conserving and restoring damaged ecosystems, and using a variety of species can help increase biodiversity in these systems. But what risks are ... > full story -
Managed Wolf Populations Could Restore Ecosystems
February 2, 2010 — Wildlife researchers argue that advances in animal control techniques mean it should be feasible and acceptable to introduce small, managed populations of wolves into a variety of parks and other ... > full story -
Environmental Change Impacts Oklahoma Rivers
February 1, 2010 — Biodiversity in freshwater systems is impacted as much or more by environmental change than tropical rain forests, according to new ... > full story -
One Billion Are Hungry: Can We Reduce Hunger Now and by 2050?
February 1, 2010 — As we begin the new decade, despite an abundance of food, worldwide, more than 1 billion persons are living with hunger. A Special Issue of Agricultural Water Management, "Investing in Water For ... > full story -
Ecologists Outline Necessary Actions for Mitigating and Adapting to a Changing Climate
January 31, 2010 — Global warming may impair the ability of ecosystems to perform vital services -- such as providing food, clean water and carbon sequestration -- says the nation's largest organization of ecological ... > full story -
Deadly Fish Virus Now Found in All Great Lakes
January 28, 2010 — A deadly fish virus that was first discovered in the Northeast in 2005 has been found for the first time in fish from Lake Superior, report researchers. That means that the virus has now been ... > full story -
Ice Is 'Rotten' in the Beaufort Sea
January 23, 2010 — Recent observations show that Beaufort Sea ice was not as it appeared in the summer of 2009. Sea ice cover serves as an indication of climate and has implications for marine and terrestrial ... > full story -
Water Hits and Sticks: Findings Challenge a Century of Assumptions About Soil Hydrology
January 23, 2010 — Researchers have discovered that some of the most fundamental assumptions about how water moves through soil in a seasonally dry climate such as the Pacific Northwest are incorrect -- and that a ... > full story -
Overseas Collections Play Important Role In Controlling Invasive Species
January 22, 2010 — When melaleuca began invading the Florida Everglades and surrounding areas, scientists knew of one place to look for a solution: the Australian Biological Control ... > full story
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