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Decimation of Critically Endangered Forest Elephant Detailed
March 29, 2013 — African forest elephants are being poached out of existence. A new study shows that a staggering 62 percent of all forest elephants have been killed across their range in central Africa, for their ... > full story -
Insect Pests More Plentiful in Hotter Parts of City Than in Cooler Areas
March 27, 2013 — Higher temperatures in cities can be a key driver of insect pest outbreaks on trees in urban areas, according to new ... > full story -
Lemur Lookalikes Are Two New Species, DNA Says
March 26, 2013 — Scientists have identified two new species of mouse lemur, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island of ... > full story -
Decreased Water Flow May Be Trade-Off for More Productive Forest
March 25, 2013 — As the need for carbon sequestration, biofuels, and other forest products increases, study suggests that there might be unintended consequences to enhancing ecosystems using ... > full story -
Global Nitrogen Availability Consistent for Past 500 Years Linked to Carbon Levels
March 21, 2013 — Despite humans increasing nitrogen production through industrialization, nitrogen availability in many ecosystems has remained steady for the past 500 years, a new study ... > full story -
Long-Term Water Quality Trends in Near-Pristine Streams
March 20, 2013 — For the first time, a study has compared water quality trends in forested streams across the U.S. that are largely undisturbed by land use or land cover ... > full story -
Hunting for Meat Impacts on Rainforest, Fruit Tree Seed Dispersal
March 20, 2013 — Hunting for meat in the African rainforests has halved the number of primates. However, the hunting also has other negative consequences. The decline in the number of primates causes a reduction in ... > full story -
Suggestions for a Middle Ground Between Unlogged Forest and Intensively Managed Lands
March 18, 2013 — In the world's forested regions, two management systems -- retention forestry and agroforestry -- are being used to alleviate conflicts between preserving biodiversity and addressing human needs in ... > full story -
Logging Debris Gives Newly Planted Douglas-Fir Forests a Leg-Up
March 12, 2013 — The downed limbs and other woody debris that are inevitable byproducts of timber harvest could be among the most important components of post-harvest landscapes, according to a new ... > full story -
Are Tropical Forests Resilient to Global Warming?
March 10, 2013 — Tropical forests are less likely to lose biomass – plants and plant material - in response to greenhouse gas emissions over the twenty-first century than may previously have been thought, ... > full story
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