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Amazon Deforestation Brings Loss of Microbial Communities
December 26, 2012 — An international team of microbiologists has found that a troubling net loss in diversity among the microbial organisms responsible for a functioning ecosystem is accompanying deforestation in the ... > full storyMore: -
Heart Calcium Scan Predictive of Diabetes-Related Death from Cardiovascular Disease
December 20, 2012 — People with Type 2 diabetes have two to four times the risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people without the disease. The best way for doctors to predict which diabetes patients are at the ... > full story -
Death of Hemlock Trees Yields New Life for Hardwood Trees, but at What Cost to the Ecosystem?
December 20, 2012 — Due to the introduction of exotic pests and pathogens, tree species are being eliminated one by one from forest ecosystems. In some cases, scientists can observe immediately how their loss affects ... > full story -
Pics, Shoots and Leaves: Ecologists Turn Digital Cameras Into Climate Change Tools
December 19, 2012 — As digital cameras become better and cheaper, ecologists are turning these ubiquitous consumer devices into scientific tools to study how forests are responding to climate change. And, they say, ... > full story -
Tropical Trees Are Largest Emitter of Methane in Their Ecosystem
December 17, 2012 — Researchers have found that trees in Bornean rainforests emit more methane than any other element of the ecosystem, which provides a new understanding about sources of this powerful greenhouse gas ... > full story -
Boreal Bird Species of Conservation Concern Affected by Climate Change
December 17, 2012 — A new study shows that species of conservation concern show contrasting population trends in boreal protected areas in Finland. In general, population densities of southern species have increased ... > full story -
Climate Warming Unlikely to Cause Near-Term Extinction of Ancient Amazon Trees, but Multiple Threats to the Forest Remain
December 13, 2012 — A new genetic analysis has revealed that many Amazon tree species are likely to survive human-caused climate warming in the coming century, contrary to previous findings that temperature increases ... > full storyMore: -
For Every Species of Mammal, 300 Arthropod Species Lurk in Rainforest
December 13, 2012 — During 2003-2004 scientists sampled the rainforest canopy from canopy cranes, inflatable platforms, balloons, climbing ropes and along the forest floor to collect a total of 130,000 ... > full story -
Cloud Forest Trees Drink Water Through Their Leaves
December 13, 2012 — Using water flow sensors and plastic "leaves" that measure wetness, biologists have discovered that trees living in tropical montane cloud forests drink through their leaves as well as their roots. ... > full story -
Breaking Ground in Slime Mold Research
December 13, 2012 — This past summer, Laura Walker became the first scientist to collect slime molds from soils in Panama's Barro Colorado Nature Monument. In doing so, she became one of the first researchers to ... > full story
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