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Maple Syrup, Moose, and the Impacts of Climate Change in the North
November 20, 2012 In the northern hardwood forest, climate change is poised to reduce the viability of the maple syrup industry, spread wildlife diseases and tree pests, and change timber resources. And, according to ... > full story -
Indirect Effects of Climate Change Could Alter Landscapes
November 16, 2012 Studies of a northern hardwood forest in New England point to unexpected ecological trends resulting from documented changes in the climate over 50 years. Some of the changes now taking place can be ... > full story -
Conserving Biodiversity and Sustaining Livelihoods Are Essential Components for Achieving Climate Change Mitigation Goals in Long Run
November 15, 2012 The world's rapidly dwindling forests should be valued as more than just "carbon warehouses" to mitigate climate change, according to a new ... > full story -
New Study Shows Effects of Climate Conditions on Bark Beetle Outbreaks
November 12, 2012 A recent study by a team of scientists confirms the important role climate plays on bark beetle outbreaks. Based on three decades of bark beetle outbreaks in Oregon and Washington, the researchers ... > full story -
Intensive Farming With a Climate-Friendly Touch: Farming/woodland Mix Increases Yields
November 8, 2012 In the world of agriculture, climate protection and intensive farming are generally assumed to be a contradiction in terms. Scientists have come up with a new land development concept that could ... > full story -
Carbon Dioxide: Our Salvation from a Future Ice Age?
November 8, 2012 Humankind’s emissions of fossil carbon and the resulting increase in temperature could prove to be our salvation from the next ice age. According to new research the current increase in the ... > full story -
Researchers Test Solution to Fungal Disease of Ash Trees
November 7, 2012 Researchers have developed a low-cost solution that could control the fungal disease that is threatening the UK's 80 million ash trees. Initial tests are being carried out at Imperial College ... > full story -
Protected Areas in East Africa May Not Be Conserving Iconic Plants
November 7, 2012 A new study suggests protected areas in East Africa are not conserving plants such as the iconic Acacia ... > full story -
Earth on Acid: Present & Future of Global Acidification
November 6, 2012 Climate change and extreme weather events grab the headlines, but there is another, lesser known, global change underway on land, in the seas, and in the air: ... > full story -
2001-2002 Drought Helped Propel Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic
November 5, 2012 A new study shows for the first time that episodes of reduced precipitation in the southern Rocky Mountains, especially during the 2001-02 drought, greatly accelerated development of the mountain ... > full story
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