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Research and Innovation: New Modelling Results Link Natural Resources and Armed Conflicts
September 28, 2011 — The EU Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a statistical modelling tool which allows the risk of conflict occurrence in developing countries to be analyzed. Combining online news reports with ... > full story -
Grazing Zebras Versus Cattle: Not So Black and White
September 22, 2011 — African ranchers often prefer to keep wild grazers like zebra off the grass that fattens their cattle. But a new study shows that grazing by wild animals doesn't always harm -- and can sometimes ... > full story -
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Energy Crops: Achieving a Balance
September 13, 2011 — There has been much debate about the net benefit of growing energy crops to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While it is accepted that energy crops can displace fossil fuel imports, the emissions ... > full story -
Scientists Make Turfgrass Safer for Animals, Deadly for Insects
September 6, 2011 — The right combination of compounds produced by a beneficial fungus could lead to grasses that require fewer pesticides and are safer for wildlife and grazing animals, according to ... > full story -
Farming Commercial Miscanthus
August 31, 2011 — A new article examines the carbon sequestration potential of Miscanthus plantations on commercial farms. Researchers evaluated Miscanthus plantations in Ireland, where planting has been subsidized by ... > full story -
Most Plant Species Important in Various and Varying Ecosystems
August 10, 2011 — According to a new analysis of plants in grasslands around the world, 84 percent of plant species are important to their ... > full story -
Rising Carbon Dioxide Could Reverse Drying Effects of Higher Temperatures on Rangelands
August 3, 2011 — Rising carbon dioxide levels can reverse the drying effects of predicted higher temperatures on semi-arid rangelands, according to a new study by a team of US Department of Agriculture and university ... > full story -
Six Million Years of Savanna: Grasslands, Wooded Grasslands Accompanied Human Evolution
August 3, 2011 — Scientists have used chemical isotopes in ancient soil to measure prehistoric tree cover -- in effect, shade -- and found that grassy, tree-dotted savannas prevailed at most East African sites where ... > full story -
Warming Climate Could Give Exotic Grasses Edge Over Natives
July 29, 2011 — With rising temperatures and decreasing rainfall, California's native grasses will likely suffer at the hands of exotic invasive grasses, which are more equipped to deal with warmer weather. That is ... > full story -
What Is War Good For? Sparking Civilization, Suggest Archaeology Findings from Peru
July 25, 2011 — Raiding, triggered by political conflict in the 5th century BC, likely shaped the development of the first settlement that would classify as a civilization in the Titicaca basin in southern Peru, ... > full story
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