Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Notre Dame Study Reveals Microorganism Density in Aquatic Ecosystems

A team of researchers led by Arezoo M. Ardekani, the Rev. John Cardinal O'Hara, C.S.C., Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the…

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ORNL Team Enhances Carbon Accounting Science Techniques

In developing their approach, a team led by Daniel Hayes of the Department of Energy's ORNL took advantage of inventory records from the United States, Canada…

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Organic Strawberry Farms Show Higher Pollination Rates

In a study of strawberry plants in Skåne, the proportion of fully pollinated flowers was significantly higher on organic farms. This is shown in new research…

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New Methods for Enhanced Wastewater Nitrogen Removal

Robert Almstrand at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has shown in his thesis that better removal of nitrogen from wastewater can be achieved by providing…

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Dung Beetle Diversity: Impact on Florida Livestock Health

Dung beetles are important to healthy cattle pasture ecosystems as they provide for nutrient recycling, removal of waste products from the soil surface and…

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Return of the Slime

It was never a serious nuisance, however, until the mid-twentieth century, when humans began discharging phosphorus into the Great Lakes in a big way. That led…

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"Green" Cashmere Protects Patagonian Wildlife

WCS assists cashmere producers to minimize wildlife impactsThe Wildlife Conservation Society applauds the efforts of Argentina’s Grupo Costa del Río Colorado…

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Freshwater Ecosystems: New Crustacean Diversity Unveiled

Freshwater ecosystems in northern regions are home to significantly more species of water fleas than traditionally thought, adding to evidence that regions…

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Study Reveals How Past Disturbances Affect Forest Warming

So reports a study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The paper, exploring nitrogen dynamics, found that untangling climate…

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Unlocking the Secrets of Sea Turtle Migration

“We’re starting to realize that developmental migrations — ones that sea turtles make before they mature — are even more amazing,” says Dr. Peter Meylan,…

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Mediterranean Overfishing: Impact on Marine Ecosystems

Centuries of overexploitation of fish and other marine resources — as well as invasion of fish from the Red Sea — have turned some formerly healthy ecosystems…

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Making Industrial Parks Greener: A Case Study in Innovation

A case study published in Environmental Engineering Science (http://www.liebertpub.com/ees), a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc….

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Birds of a Feather: The Science Behind Lek Behavior

Certain kinds of male birds gather into small clusters of land called leks to perform their courtship dances, and according to science, who they choose to…

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Earthworms Linked to Ovenbird Decline in Midwest Forests

A new survey conducted in Minnesota's Chippewa National Forest and Wisconsin's Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest by a research team led by Scott Loss of the…

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Insights on Elephant Behavior and Conservation from Notre Dame

Spend some time with University of Notre Dame researchers Elizabeth Archie and Patrick Chiyo and you'll gain a better understanding of just what a tragic loss…

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Cables Spanning Pacific Ocean Seafloor to Give Ocean Science a New Edge

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and engineers at NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) are in the initial…

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