Invasive Species News

Posted December 3, 2008:

• Putting A Green Cap On Garbage Dumps

Posted December 2, 2008:

• Invasive Garden Ants As New Pest Insects In Europe

Posted December 1, 2008:

• Biocontrol Scores Knockout Punch On Birch Tree Pest
• New Movement Models Tested In Panama
• Biofuel Plantations On Tropical Forestlands Are Bad For The Climate And Biodiversity, Study Finds

Posted November 30, 2008:

• Climate Change Opens New Avenue For Spread Of Invasive Plants

Posted November 29, 2008:

• New National Survey Says Public Reveres Bison

Posted November 28, 2008:

• Biologists Find New Environmental Threat In North American Lakes
• Land Iguanas Under Continuing Threat On Galapagos Archipelago
• Urban Trees Enhance Water Infiltration

Posted November 25, 2008:

• Snail, Slug Invasions In Hawaii

Posted November 24, 2008:

• Earthworms’ Underground Invasion Threatens Forest Sustainability

Posted November 22, 2008:

• Identifying Invasive Australian Pine Trees In Florida

Posted November 21, 2008:

• Protecting Puerto Rico's Unique Freshwater Fisheries

Posted November 20, 2008:

• 11,000 Alien Species Invade Europe

Posted November 14, 2008:

• Marine Plankton Found In Amber

Posted November 6, 2008:

• Earthworm Activity Can Alter Forests' Carbon-carrying Capabilities

Posted November 3, 2008:

• Critically Endangered Fruit Bat Make Dramatic Return From Brink Of Extinction

Posted November 1, 2008:

• Wildflower Declines In Thoreau's Concord Woods Are Due To Climate Changes

Posted October 31, 2008:

• 'Living Fossil' Tree Contains Genetic Imprints Of Rain Forests Under Climate Change

Posted October 28, 2008:

• Diversity Of Trees In Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest Defies Simple Explanation

Posted October 23, 2008:

• Which Grass Is Greener? Study To Select Northeast Grasses That Can Power The Bioenergy Era

Posted October 22, 2008:

• Plant-eating Predator To Fight Superweed Is Not Magic Bullet, According To Japanese Knotweed Expert
• Amphibian Diversity Decreases Chances Of Parasitic Disease, Study Shows
• New Hope For The Red Squirrel

Posted October 21, 2008:

• Revealing The Evolutionary History Of Threatened Sea Turtles

Posted October 17, 2008:

• Lichens Function As Indicators Of Nitrogen Pollution In Forests

Posted October 16, 2008:

• Global Warming Threatens Australia's Iconic Kangaroos
• Coastal Dead Zones May Benefit Some Species, Scientist Finds

Posted October 13, 2008:

• Climate Change: Pushing Species To The Brink
• Atlantic Wolffish: Fearsome Fish That Deserve Protection?

Posted October 10, 2008:

• Tropical Rainforest And Mountain Species May Be Threatened By Global Warming

Posted October 6, 2008:

• Nearly One In Four Of World’s Mammals At Risk Of Disappearing Forever
• Field Museum Provides Gold Standard For Mammal Survey

Posted October 3, 2008:

• Similarity Of Urban Flora: Plants In Towns And Cities Are More Closely Related Than Those In The Countryside

Posted September 18, 2008:

• Significant Increase In Alien Plants In Europe Observed

Posted September 17, 2008:

• Oil Palm Plantations Are No Substitute For Tropical Rainforests, New Study Shows

Posted September 10, 2008:

• Silent Streams? Escalating Endangerment For North American Freshwater Fish

Posted September 9, 2008:

• Ecologists Search For Invasive Ladybird’s Weak Spot

Posted September 8, 2008:

• Alpine Fungi Collected In Beartooth Mountains Of Montana

Posted September 5, 2008:

• Biocontrol Insect Exacerbates Invasive Weed

Posted September 3, 2008:

• Biological Invasions Increasing Due To Freshwater Impoundments, Says Study

Posted September 2, 2008:

• Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary In Fair Condition, Facing Emerging Threats

Posted August 28, 2008:

• Heavy Metal Link To Mutations, Low Growth And Fertility Among Crustaceans In Sydney Harbor Tributary

Posted August 27, 2008:

• Is Extinction Or Diversity On The Rise? Study Of Islands Reveals Surprising Results

Posted August 26, 2008:

• Even Seaweeds Get Sunburned
• Ecological Society Of America Criticizes Administration's Overhaul Of The Endangered Species Act

Posted August 25, 2008:

• Extinct In England For Nearly Three Decades: Could The Burbot Swim Again In UK Rivers?

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