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Intensive Farming With a Climate-Friendly Touch: Farming/woodland Mix Increases Yields
November 8, 2012 — In the world of agriculture, climate protection and intensive farming are generally assumed to be a contradiction in terms. Scientists have come up with a new land development concept that could ... > full story -
Protected Areas in East Africa May Not Be Conserving Iconic Plants
November 7, 2012 — A new study suggests protected areas in East Africa are not conserving plants such as the iconic Acacia ... > full story -
Earth on Acid: Present & Future of Global Acidification
November 6, 2012 — Climate change and extreme weather events grab the headlines, but there is another, lesser known, global change underway on land, in the seas, and in the air: ... > full story -
Do Australia's Giant Fire-Dependent Trees Belong in the Rainforest?
October 31, 2012 — Australia's giant eucalyptus trees are the tallest flowering plants on earth, yet their unique relationship with fire makes them a huge puzzle for ecologists. Now the first global assessment of these ... > full story -
Plant Inventory Looks for Rare Species, Maps out Future Conservation
October 31, 2012 — The St. Francois Mountains, in the southeastern part of Missouri, are home to the state's highest peaks and only igneous glades. This unique area harbors a diverse flora that is currently under ... > full story -
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Switching to an Energy Crop: Break Even or Make a Profit?
October 31, 2012 — Along with the growing interest in biomass energy crops as renewable alternatives to fossil fuels comes a growing list of questions from corn and soybean farmers about what it will cost them to ... > full story -
Diversity and Abundance of Some Insect Fauna in Krau Wildlife Reserve Forest, Malaysia
October 31, 2012 — Concerned about habitat changes due to logging and rapid development, researchers in Malaysia recently conducted a study on the diversity of the important Hymenoptera group, which includes bees, ... > full story -
Sizing Up Biomass from Space
October 30, 2012 — The biomass stored in forests is thought to play a critical role in mitigating the catastrophic effects of global climate change. New research has used Lidar data to accurately measure the biomass of ... > full story -
Isolation of Puerto Rico's Manatees Affects Survival Odds
October 25, 2012 — New evidence shows there is no cross-breeding between endangered manatees in Puerto Rico and those in Florida, resulting in less genetic diversity in Puerto Rico's small manatee population and ... > full story -
Satellite Images Tell Tales of Changing Biodiversity
October 24, 2012 — Analysis of texture differences in satellite images may be an effective way to monitor changes in vegetation, soil and water patterns over time, with potential implications for measuring biodiversity ... > full story
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