Invasive Species News

Posted February 5, 2005:

• Self-Organization And Vegetation Collapse In Salt Marsh Ecosystems

Posted February 4, 2005:

• NASA Research To Aid Federal Invasive Species Council Efforts

Posted January 21, 2005:

• Harbor Invaders Could Trigger 'Meltdown' Of Coastal Ecosystems

Posted January 11, 2005:

• Urban Ecology Study Witnessing The Birth Of A 'Designer Ecosystem'

Posted December 20, 2004:

• Global Bird Populations Face Dramatic Decline In Coming Decades, Study Predicts

Posted December 8, 2004:

• The Ecology Of Fear: Wolves Gone, Western Ecosystems Suffer
• What Have Scientists Learned Since Mount St. Helens Erupted?

Posted November 30, 2004:

• Fragmented Habitats No Ultimate Refuges For Forest-Dwelling Tropical Birds

Posted November 29, 2004:

• Ocean’s Mud-Dwellers Provide Clues To The Impact Extinction Can Have On Ecosystems

Posted November 23, 2004:

• Scientists To Evaluate Effects Of High Flow Test At Glen Canyon Dam

Posted November 16, 2004:

• Ancient Marine Invasion Sheds Light On Diversity

Posted November 8, 2004:

• Florissant Tops Amber Deposits For Fossil Beetle Richness, According To CU-Boulder Study
• Tumbleweeds Good For Uranium Clean-Up

Posted October 30, 2004:

• Military Hazards Are Greater For Native Americans, According To Sociological Research

Posted October 25, 2004:

• Effects Of Road Deicing On Environment

Posted October 21, 2004:

• Large-Scale Forces Shape Local Ocean Life, Global Study Shows

Posted October 15, 2004:

• Amphibians In Dramatic Decline; Study Finds Nearly One-Third Of Species Threatened With Extinction

Posted September 1, 2004:

• Modest Climate Change Could Lead To Substantially More And Larger Fires

Posted August 16, 2004:

• The Sixth Wave Of Extinction

Posted August 4, 2004:

• Where The Sage-Grouse Roam
• Gulf Of Maine Marine Ecosystem May Have Entered New Phase

Posted August 3, 2004:

• Pocket Gophers Serve As 'Ecosystem Engineers'

Posted June 14, 2004:

• Earstones Tell Fishes' Tale In Colorado River Estuary

Posted May 26, 2004:

• Can We Restore Wetlands And Leave The Mosquitoes Out?

Posted May 24, 2004:

• New Highways Drive Accelerating Deforestation In Amazonia

Posted March 30, 2004:

• K-State Uses Geographic Tools To Track Plant Pathogens

Posted March 11, 2004:

• Undisturbed Amazonian Forests Are Changing, Say Scientists
• Lakes With Zebra Mussels Have Higher Levels Of Toxins

Posted February 10, 2004:

• Cloud Forest Plants May Not Survive Climate Change

Posted January 15, 2004:

• If We Are What We Eat, Some Lake Fish Are Made Of Maple Leaves

Posted January 14, 2004:

• Sediment Samples Suggest How Plants Would Fare In Hotter, Drier Future

Posted December 19, 2003:

• Overharvesting Of Brazil Nuts Leading To Fewer Trees, According To Science Paper
• Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Impacts Lasting Far Longer Than Expected, Scientists Say

Posted December 2, 2003:

• Study Finds That Fungus Farming By Snails Causes Marsh Grasses To Wither

Posted November 19, 2003:

• After The Forest Fire: Evergreen Needles Prevent Soil Erosion

Posted September 25, 2003:

• Prescribed Burns Can Threaten Pine Savannah Amphibians

Posted September 24, 2003:

• Live Seafood Trade Linked To Species Invasions; 'Fresh' Shellfish In Markets Still Alive Enough To Spawn

Posted September 18, 2003:

• Contaminated Water From Abandoned Mines Threatens Colorado Ski Areas

Posted June 25, 2003:

• Alien Earthworms Changing Ecology Of Northeast Forests

Posted June 24, 2003:

• Researchers Discover Birds Protect Trees In Neotropics By Eating Insects

Posted June 20, 2003:

• West Nile Virus Warning System From Climate Data

Posted May 16, 2003:

• Finicky Snails Provide New Clues To The Evolution Of Coastal Ecosystems

Posted April 9, 2003:

• 50 Arctic Lakes Show Dramatic Effects Of Climate Warming; 'Bellwether' Of What's To Come Farther South, Say Queen's Researchers

Posted March 25, 2003:

• Fire Frequency Determines Forest Carbon Storage

Posted February 5, 2003:

• Down By The River: Riparian Habitats Preferred By Both Native And Exotic Species

Posted January 20, 2003:

• Ant Agriculture: 50 Million Years Of Success

Posted January 1, 2003:

• Effects Of Global Warming Already Being Felt On Plants And Animals Worldwide

Posted December 24, 2002:

• Study Shows Soil Warming May Stimulate Carbon Storage In Some Forests; Effect Would Slow Rate Of Climate Change

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