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Central Africa's Tropical Congo Basin Was Arid, Treeless In Late Jurassic
The lush, tropical Congo
Basin was much different 150
million to 200 million years
ago when dinosaurs roamed
Gondwana, the single
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New Fossil Plant Discovery Links Patagonia To New Guinea In A Warmer Past
Fossil plants provide clues
as to what our planet looked
like millions of years ago.
Identifying fossil plants
can be tricky, however, when
... > full story
Can Biodiversity Persist In The Face Of Climate Change?
Predictions made over the
last decade about the
impacts of climate change on
biodiversity may be
exaggerated, according to a
paper published in the
... > full story
DNA 'Barcode' For Tropical Trees
In foods, soil samples or
customs checks, plant
fragments sometimes need to
be quickly identified. The
use of DNA "barcodes" to
itemize plant biodiversity
was proposed during the 1992
... > full story
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New Climate Treaty Could Put Species at Risk, Scientists Argue
November 16, 2009 — Plans to be discussed at the forthcoming UN climate conference in Copenhagen to cut deforestation in developing countries could save some species from extinction but inadvertently increase the risk ... > full story -
Potential Ecological Costs and Co-Benefits of REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation)
November 16, 2009 — A new paper examines the potential of a REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) mechanism to provoke ecological damage and/or promote ecological cobenefits. Such analysis ... > full story -
Timber Harvest Impacts Amphibians Differently During Life Stages
November 4, 2009 — Researchers found that removing all of the trees from a section of the forest had a negative effect on amphibians during their later life cycles, but had some positive effects during amphibians' ... > full story -
Wolves, Moose And Biodiversity: An Unexpected Connection
November 3, 2009 — Moose eat plants; wolves kill moose. What difference does this classic predator-prey interaction make to biodiversity? A large and unexpected one, say wildlife ... > full story -
Data Point To Some Improvements In China's Environment
November 2, 2009 — A recent assessment finds some positive trends among indicators of biodiversity loss in China -- notably, growth in forest coverage and improvements in marine ecosystems. However, other indicators, ... > full story -
Trees Facilitate Wildfires As A Way To Protect Their Habitat
October 29, 2009 — Fire is often thought of something that trees should be protected from, but a new study suggests that some trees may themselves contribute to the likelihood of wildfires in order to promote their own ... > full story -
What Are Coral Reef Services Worth? $130,000 To $1.2 Million Per Hectare, Per Year
October 28, 2009 — Experts have revealed jaw-dropping dollar values of the "ecosystem services" of biomes like forests and coral reefs -- including food, pollution treatment and climate ... > full story -
Endemic Birds Thrive On Timor-Leste's 'Lost World' Mountain
October 27, 2009 — Surveys have confirmed that the finest montane forests in Timor-Leste, and possibly the whole island of Timor, are to be found on the inaccessible Mount Mundo Perdido -- literally, "Lost World." With ... > full story -
Carbon-Offsetting And Conservation Can Both Be Winners In Rainforest
October 20, 2009 — Logged rainforests can support as much plant, animal and insect life as virgin forest within 15 years if properly managed, new research has ... > full story -
Global Warming May Spur Increased Growth In Pacific Northwest Forests
October 20, 2009 — Global warming in the next century could cause a significant increase in the productivity of high-elevation forests of the Pacific Northwest, a new study suggests. However, forests at lower ... > full story
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