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Controversial Dam Removals Founded on Value Conflicts
February 22, 2013 — Researchers in Sweden conclude that public opposition to dam removal is not based on knowledge deficiency, as is sometimes argued in dam removal science. It is instead a case of different ... > full story -
Science Synthesis to Help Guide Land Management of U.S. Forests
February 21, 2013 — Scientists have recently released a synthesis of relevant science that will help inform forest managers as they revise plans for the national forests in the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascades of ... > full story -
Antarctic Biodiversity Data Gathered by 90 Expeditions Since 1956 Summarized
February 19, 2013 — A new article describes a comprehensive database of macrobenthic assemblages from the seas around the Antarctic. The article is a valuable collection of unique georeferenced biological information ... > full story -
Top Predators Have Sway Over Climate
February 19, 2013 — Researchers have found that when the animals at the top of the food chain are removed, freshwater ecosystems emit a lot more carbon dioxide into the ... > full story -
Cushion Plants Help Other Plants Survive
February 18, 2013 — Alpine cushion plants help other plants in harsh mountain environments to ... > full story -
Key to Cleaner Environment May Be Right Beneath Our Feet
February 17, 2013 — While many people recognize that clean water and air are signs of a healthy ecosystem, most do not realize that a critical part of the environment is right beneath their feet, according to a ... > full story -
Avoiding Virus Dangers in 'Domesticating' Wild Plants for Biofuel Use
February 17, 2013 — In our ongoing quest for alternative energy sources, researchers are looking more to plants that grow in the wild for use in biofuels -- plants such as ... > full story -
Rapid Changes in the Arctic Ecosystem During Ice Minimum in Summer 2012
February 14, 2013 — Huge quantities of algae are growing on the underside of sea ice in the Central Arctic: In 2012 the ice algae Melosira arctica was responsible for almost half the primary production in this area. ... > full story -
Marsh Plants Actively Engineer Their Landscape
February 13, 2013 — Marsh plants, far from being passive wallflowers, are "secret gardeners" that actively engineer their landscape to increase their species' odds of survival, say ... > full story -
Amphibian Study Shows How Biodiversity Can Protect Against Disease
February 13, 2013 — The richer the assortment of amphibian species living in a pond, the more protection that community of frogs, toads and salamanders has against a parasitic infection that can cause severe ... > full story
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