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Nature's Yearly Gift To Humanity: $2.9 Trillion In Economic And Environmental Benefits Of Biodiversity, Cornell Biologists Estimate
December 11, 1997 — If the planet's biota -- all the plants and animals and microorganisms -- sent a bill for their 1997 services, the total would be $2.9 trillion, according to an analysis by biologists at ... > full story -
Leaf Diversity Discovery Important For Global Climate Change Studies
December 10, 1997 — A new study of leaves from 280 diverse plant species from all over North America shows striking similarities in structure and function, despite different evolutionary ... > full story -
10,000-Year-Old Clues Suggest Future Forest Changes
December 1, 1997 — Some idyllic, alpine meadows and giant, red cedars in coastal rain forests may only be fond memories in British Columbia's not-too-distant future, according to Simon Fraser University biology ... > full story -
Duke Primate Center Lemurs Are Released Into Wilds Of Madagascar
November 18, 1997 — The leader of an unprecedented effort to return endangered lemurs to their homeland of Madagascar has emerged from the depths of the forest preserve to report that the five captive-born animals from ... > full story -
Plant Growth Surges After Global Temperature Spikes, Scientists Report
October 31, 1997 — El Nino events or volcanic eruptions can boost or depress global temperatures within months, but their strongest impacts on the earth's biosphere may not occur until one to three years later, ... > full story -
Brazil Establishes World's Largest Rainforest Reserve
October 28, 1997 — The Government of the Brazilian State of Amazonas has created a new reserve in the Amazon, thus establishing the world's largest contiguous block of protected rainforest, the Wildlife ... > full story -
Scientists Find That Local Populations Are Going Extinct At A Rate 3 To 8 Times Faster Than Species Extinction
October 26, 1997 — The loss of populations of plants, animals and other species may be as, or more, significant than the extinction of an entire species, three Stanford scientists say in an article in the Oct. 24 issue ... > full story -
Clues To Horse Extinction Point To Gritty Grass, Climate Change
October 19, 1997 — A Johns Hopkins paleobiologist has uncovered clues that the horses (and camels and rhinos) that roamed North America millions of years ago went extinct because of climate change that radically ... > full story -
Clues To Horse Extinctions Point To Gritty Grass, Climate Change
October 14, 1997 — A Johns Hopkins paleobiologist has uncovered clues that the horses (and camels and rhinos) that roamed North America millions of years ago went extinct because of climate change that radically ... > full story -
Captive Lemurs To Depart For Madagascar Oct. 17 For First Release Into The Wild
October 11, 1997 — Five captive black-and-white ruffed lemurs - Janus, Letitia, Praesepe, Sarph and Zuben'ubi - will begin an historic journey Oct. 17 when they depart for Madagascar to become the first such ... > full story -
War Zone Could Promote Peace By Conserving Environment
October 10, 1997 — In the current issue of Science magazine (Oct. 10), Penn State scientist Ke Chung Kim, professor of entomology, recommends the official conversion of the DMZ into a system of bioreserves that would ... > full story -
Oak Regeneration In Some Ohio Forests Is Failing, Researchers Find
September 1, 1997 — Oak trees in some Southeastern Ohio forests are failing to reproduce, even in fertile areas, according to a new Ohio University study. This could mean that without human intervention, oak-dominated ... > full story
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