Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

OU Grad Innovates Solutions for Ethiopia’s Water Challenges

Laura Brunson, graduate student in the OU College of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, works with researchers in the OU Water Center on global water…

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Striking ecological impact on Canada's Arctic coastline linked to global climate change

“One of the most ominous threats of global warming today is from rising sea levels, which can cause marine waters to inundate the land,” says the team's…

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BP Oil Spill Threatens More Species Than Legally Protected

University of New Hampshire professor Fred Short and others found 39 additional marine species beyond the 14 protected by federal law that are at an elevated…

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Research maps out trade-offs between deer and timber

Early experiments with single-tree and group selection logging found that desirable species like sugar maples did a great job of regenerating in the sunny,…

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Smallest turtle in the land becomes more scarce

The Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo veterinarians, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the…

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New Insights Into Marine Ecology: Species Distribution Explained

It seems intuitive that the duration of this open water period should determine the geographic extent over which species are found as species that spend longer…

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New Insights on Consumption, Carbon Emissions, and Trade

The Global Ecology department's Ken Caldeira and Steven Davis commend the work of industrial ecologist Glen Peters and colleagues, published in the same…

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New Research Explains Why More Species Live in the Amazon Rainforests

New research on the evolution and ecology of treefrogs, to be published online this month in the journal “Ecology Letters,” sheds new light on the puzzle. The…

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Grazing as a Conservation Tool

Pantanal and Cerrado are the most endangered ecosystems in Brazil – highlighted in new WCS book – Birds of BrazilRotational grazing of cattle in native…

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Sound Recorders Discover Endangered Whales Off New York Harbor

WHEN: Wednesday, May 4, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the monthly Inside Cornell media luncheon.WHERE: Cornell’s ILR Conference Center, sixth floor, 16 E. 34th…

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Reintroducing Elk to Missouri: Misguided Conservation Efforts

According to prehistoric records, elk roamed the northwestern part of Missouri until 1865. Now, the Missouri Department of Conservation is planning to…

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Early Warning Signals of Ecosystem Collapse in Wisconsin Lake

Researchers eavesdropping on complex signals from a remote Wisconsin lake have detected what they say is an unmistakable warning–a death knell–of the…

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Right Whales in Gulf of Maine: Behavior Study Insights

Baumgartner and his colleagues studied the behavior of right whales and sei whales—both endangered species of baleen whales—in the waters of the Gulf of Maine…

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Chernobyl's radioactivity reduced the populations of birds of orange plumage

Radiation causes oxidative stress, damages biological molecules and may have “important” negative effects on organisms in relatively high doses, like those…

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Port Valdez Invertebrates Thrive 26 Years Post-Quake

“The earthquake, which measured 9.2 on the Richter scale, and the tsunami waves that followed, impacted every marine community in Prince William Sound,” said…

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Nepal’s Rhino Population Grows: Collective Conservation Success

According to the census, there are 534 rhinos in Nepal, marking an increase of 99 rhinos from the 435 recorded in the last census in 2008; 503 were recorded in…

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