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• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Ecology Research
  Trees
  Nature
  Forest
  Ecology
   
  

  New Control Strategies for 'Bipolar' Bark Beetles

  January 25, 2013 — Population explosions of destructive pine beetles may be prevented by boosting competitor and predator beetle populations, a new study suggests. The study confirmed, for the first time, that the ... > full story
• Water
  Drought
  Drought Research
  Ecology
  Endangered Plants
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Plant Water Demands Shift With Water Availability

  January 22, 2013 — Plants can adapt to extreme shifts in water availability, such as drought and flooding, but their ability to withstand these extreme patterns will be tested by future climate change, according to a ... > full story
• Nature
  Animals
  Tundra
  Mammals
  Ecology
  Endangered Animals
   
  

  Mother Bear Knows Best Place to Call Home

  January 22, 2013 — Mama bear appears to know best when it comes to selecting a place to call home, according to a new study. The research, which may ultimately help protect Alberta's dwindling population of grizzly ... > full story
• Evolutionary Biology
  Lung Cancer
  Cancer
  Breast Cancer
  Colon Cancer
  Ovarian Cancer
   

  How Can Evolutionary Biology Explain Why We Get Cancer?

  January 22, 2013 — Over 500 billion cells in our bodies will be replaced daily, yet natural selection has enabled us to develop defenses against the cellular mutations which could cause cancer. It is this relationship ... > full story
• Extinction
  Endangered Animals
  Nature
  Ecology
  Cats
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Human-Tiger Conflict: Are the Risks Overestimated?

  January 21, 2013 — A new study has found a complex web of factors increases perceived risk of tiger attack in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh. Wildlife conservationists are well aware of the potential conflicts that exist ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Soil Types
  Nature
  Environmental Issues
  Organic
   
  

  Warmer Soils Release Additional CO₂ Into Atmosphere; Effect Stabilizes Over Longer Term

  January 20, 2013 — Warmer temperatures due to climate change could cause soils to release additional carbon into the atmosphere, thereby enhancing climate change – but that effect diminishes over the long term, ... > full story
• Invasive Species
  Ecology Research
  Microbes and More
  Botany
  Hazardous Waste
  Ecology
   
  

  They Hunt, They Kill, They Cheat: Single-Celled Algae Shed Light on Social Lives of Microbes

  January 18, 2013 — Cheating is rampant among microscopically small algae, biologists have discovered. Their study adds to the emerging view that microbes often have active social lives. Future research could ... > full story
• Biodiversity
  Nature
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Environmental Policy
  Land Management
   
  

  Global Approach to Monitoring Biodiversity Loss?

  January 17, 2013 — In contrast to climate change, there is no coordinated global system in place for measuring and reporting on biodiversity change or loss. An international team of biologists is now addressing this ... > full story
• Exotic Species
  Nature
  Invasive Species
  Endangered Plants
  Ecology Research
  Ecology
   
  

  Global Plant Diversity Still Hinges on Local Battles Against Invasives, Study Suggests

  January 17, 2013 — Scientists have long suspected that studies of the impact of invasive species on biodiversity sometimes come to different conclusions because the impact depends on the size of the study site. Their ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Weather
  Ecology Research
  Tundra
  Extreme Survival
   
  

  Climate Events Drive High-Arctic Vertebrate Community Into Synchrony: Extreme Weather Potent Force for Arctic Overwintering Populations

  January 17, 2013 — Climate change is known to affect the population dynamics of single species, such as reindeer or caribou, but the effect of climate at the community level has been much more difficult to document. ... > full story

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