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Role of Urban Greenery in CO2 Exchange Demonstrated
June 27, 2012 — In what might be the first study to report continuous measurements of net CO2 exchange of urban vegetation and soils over a full year or more, scientists conclude that not only is ... > full story -
Cambodia Remains Last Vulture Bastion in Southeast Asia
June 25, 2012 — In face of what has become a precipitous slide toward extinction across the Asian continent, the vultures of Cambodia have persisted, giving conservationists hope that these important scavengers can ... > full story -
Foundational Concept of Ecology Tested: Purple Loosestrife Altered Life in Nearby Ponds
June 23, 2012 — How strong are the links in food webs? An experiment demonstrates that they're strong enough for a disturbance to propagate across four trophic levels and two ecosystems. The experiment demonstrates ... > full story -
Focusing on Water for Central Everglades Essential to Reversing Whole Ecosystem's Continuing Decline
June 21, 2012 — Twelve years into a multibillion-dollar state and federal effort to save the Florida Everglades, little progress has been made in restoring the core of the ecosystem, says a new congressionally ... > full story -
Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone' Predictions Feature Uncertainty
June 21, 2012 — Scientists are predicting that this year's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone could range from a low of approximately 1,197 square miles to as much as 6,213 square miles. The wide range is the result of ... > full story -
Largest Ever Analysis of Respiration Reveals Insight Into Climate Change
June 20, 2012 — In the largest ever analysis of rates of respiration, scientists have found aquatic ecosystems have the potential to release more CO2 to the atmosphere in a warmer climate than land ... > full story -
Melting Sea Ice Threatens Emperor Penguins
June 20, 2012 — At nearly four feet tall, the Emperor penguin is Antarctica's largest sea bird -- and thanks to films like "March of the Penguins" and "Happy Feet," it's also one of the continent's most iconic. If ... > full story -
Health Check for European Streams
June 20, 2012 — In a unique field experiment, ten research groups from nine different countries have studied the ecological status of 100 streams across Europe. This was the first study to make extensive use of ... > full story -
Increase in Lyme Disease Mirrors Drop in Red Fox Numbers
June 18, 2012 — A continued increase of Lyme disease in the United States, once linked to a recovering deer population, may instead be explained by a decline of the red fox, researchers suggest in a new ... > full story -
Expansion of Forests in the European Arctic Could Result in the Release of Carbon Dioxide
June 17, 2012 — Carbon stored in Arctic tundra could be released into the atmosphere by new trees growing in the warmer region, exacerbating climate change, scientists have ... > full story
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