Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Submarine springs offer preview of ocean acidification effects on coral reefs

The naturally low pH (a measure of acidity) in the water around the springs creates conditions similar to those that will result from the widespread…

Environmental Conservation

Sunlight’s Role in Shaping Tropical Tree Species Niches

The variation in physiological characteristics between tree species explains how the various species fit into their ecological niches, thereby contributing to…

Environmental Conservation

Marine Biodiversity Loss: Impact of Warming and Predation

The study, published in the current issue of the journal Science, examined the response of rocky shore barnacles and mussels to the combined effects of warming…

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Ancient Environment’s Role in Marine Biodiversity Uncovered

“It's a question that goes back a long way to the time of Darwin, who looked at the fossil record and tried to understand what it tells us about the history of…

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Report Offers Help in Fight Against Japanese Stiltgrass

To see the results of that long-ago event, area residents need travel no further than Southern Illinois’ majestic Shawnee National Forest, where Japanese…

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Great Lakes Fish Thrive on Invading Shrimp Species

“Forecasting how an invader will affect the growth and production of a specific native fish species is very relevant to conservation groups and government…

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Helmholtz Water Science Network: Collaborating for Future Solutions

In the new portfolio theme Helmholtz Water Science Network, five Helmholtz Centres are working together with numerous university partners to contribute to…

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Low Impact, Green Solutions Fix Older City Water Infrastructures

A new study by Jeffrey Featherstone, director of Temple’s Center for Sustainable Communities and a professor of Community and Regional Planning, examines how…

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Climate Change’s Impact on Fisheries Resources Explained

“Fisheries are already providing fewer fish and making less money than they could if we curbed overfishing,” says Rashid Sumaila, principal investigator of the…

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Limited options for meeting 2°C warming target, warn climate change experts

The research focuses on the scale of carbon emission reduction needed to keep future global warming at no more than two degrees Celsius over average…

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Thorough Reform Needed for Sustainable Fisheries Management

Prof Manfred Niekisch, member of the SRU, urgently warns: “Setting fisheries management on a track to sustainability requires a real change of course”. It is…

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New Buoy System Enhances Environmental Monitoring in Sweden

The project, funded by the Swedish Research Council, is led by Gothenburg University in a collaboration involving five Swedish marine organizations.“To be able…

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Rare Wild Cat Species Captured on Camera in Sumatra

Conducted in a forest of rich biodiversity known as Bukit Tigapuluh or Thirty Hills, the WWF survey captured on camera the Sumatran tiger, clouded leopard,…

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Biofuels’ Climate Impact: Key Differences Uncovered by Research

For this reason, bioenergy is often considered carbon dioxide neutral. Research at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, however, shows that this is a…

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Evidence emerges of ancient lake in California's Eel River

A catastrophic landslide 22,500 years ago dammed the upper reaches of northern California's Eel River, forming a 30-mile-long lake which has since disappeared….

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Scarlet Macaws Soar Again: WCS’s Conservation Efforts in Guatemala

Researchers and conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society's Guatemala Program, WCS's Bronx Zoo, the National Park Service of Guatemala, and other…

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