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  Impact of Climate Change on Forest Diseases Assessed

  April 10, 2012 — Climate change is projected to have far-reaching environmental impacts both domestically and abroad. A recently published report examines the impact of climate change on forest diseases and how these ... > full story
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  Forest Insects and Diseases Arrive in US Via Imported Plants

  April 9, 2012 — The importation of plants from around the world has become a major industry in the United States, valued at more than $500 billion. According to a new study that economic boon has also had ... > full story
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  New Threat to Birds Posed by Invasive Pythons in Florida

  April 5, 2012 — Scientists have uncovered a new threat posed by invasive Burmese pythons in Florida and the Everglades: The snakes are not only eating the area's birds, but also the birds' eggs straight from the ... > full story
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  Another Vertebrate Species Reported Extinct from the Hawaiian Islands

  March 31, 2012 — A species of lizard is now extinct from the Hawaiian Islands, making it the latest native vertebrate species to become extirpated from this tropical archipelago. The copper striped blue-tailed skink ... > full story
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  Invasive Species Cost the Great Lakes Millions: New Paper Assigns Dollar Figure to Effects of Shipborne Invaders

  March 29, 2012 — A new article assigns a dollar figure on the cost to the Great Lakes from invasive species that originate in the ballast water of ocean-going ... > full story
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  Scientists Clone 'Survivor' Elm Trees

  March 29, 2012 — Scientists have found a way to successfully clone American elm trees that have survived repeated epidemics of their biggest killer -- Dutch elm disease. The breakthrough is the first known use of in ... > full story
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  Some Flame Retardants Make Fires More Deadly

  March 27, 2012 — Some of the flame retardants added to carpets, furniture upholstery, plastics, crib mattresses, car and airline seats and other products to suppress the visible flames in fires are actually ... > full story
• Trees
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  Warm Weather Puts Trees on Fast Forward

  March 19, 2012 — Flowers are popping open and pollen is flying, driven by higher-than-normal temperatures across the eastern United ... > full story
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  Tracking Lake Erie Water Snake in Fight Against Invasive Fish

  March 19, 2012 — Researchers have used a surgically implanted device to record the habits of snakes in their natural environment for the first time. This particular study holds promise in "keeping score" as Ohio's ... > full story
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  Invasive Plants: Climate Is a Determining Factor

  March 16, 2012 — Most invasive plants colonize regions with climates similar to the one from their native areas. With the analysis of fifty invasive plant species introduced worldwide, this study confirms that it is ... > full story

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