Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

PSU finds environmental changes the causes of mussel deaths in Trang

Faculty of Natural Resources, PSU has learned about the death of farmed mussels in Tambon South Kantang, Amphoe Kangtang, Trang Province where there are 89…

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Promising Advances in Carbon Emissions Capture and Storage

Technology for capturing carbon dioxide and safely storing it underground rather than releasing it to the atmosphere holds significant promise in the U.S. and…

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Gorillas, Elephants, and Logging: Insights from Congo Study

The study looked at wildlife populations in northern Republic of Congo over a mosaic of land-use types, including a national park, a community-managed reserve,…

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Antifouling Substance Linked to Paler Fish: Study Insights

Research at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has shown that high concentrations of this substance can have an impact on the marine environment.Since TBT…

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Cages and Emetics Help Rescue Sweden’s Wading Birds

Populations of shore-breeding wading birds have fallen dramatically in Sweden. One reason is that ground-nesting birds' nests are being robbed by other…

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Researchers on NOAA Mission Alter Course to Collect Sediment and Water Samples Near Deepwater Horizon Spill

Researchers from the National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology sailed late Tuesday on a university research ship to obtain core sediment samples…

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ORNL Technology Lowers Costs for Groundwater Sensors

While laboratory-based technologies for analysis of water contaminants are time-consuming, labor-intensive and expensive, the method introduced in a paper…

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Lake Basin Shape Influences Plankton Disease in Midwest Lakes

Of all the things that might control the onset of plankton disease epidemics in Michigan lakes, the shape of the lakes' bottoms might seem unlikely. But that's…

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Climate Change and Mountain Building Shape Mammal Diversity

New findings by University of Michigan researchers John A. Finarelli and Catherine Badgley suggest that the elevational patterns of diversity we see today have…

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New Study Sheds Light on Corals’ Susceptibility to Temperature Change

The team demonstrated that natural selection acting on the species of algae living within corals may determine which partnerships will survive when confronted…

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The Bivalve Effect : New Understanding of Marine Ecology Will Enable Better Management of Resources

Guichard says marine life can communicate over thousands of kilometres, calling into question current fishery management and marine preservation practices. “If…

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Caution Advised: Gulf Oil Spill Clean-Up Risks Highlighted

“The concentration of detergents and other chemicals used to clean up sites contaminated by oil spills can cause environmental nightmares of their own,” says…

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Fragmented forests result in more snakes, fewer birds

“Rat snakes accounted for a high percentage of cases of nest predation,” said U of I researcher Patrick Weatherhead. “Our hypothesis was that because snakes…

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New Strategy to Curb Global Warming Unveiled by Scientists

Major greenhouse gas-emitting countries agreed in the December, 2009, climate talks in Copenhagen that substantial action is required to limit the increase of…

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CO2 Effects On Plants Accelerate Global Warming, Study Finds

According to a new study by researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science, in some regions more than a quarter of the warming from increased carbon…

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A roadmap for 'the only practical way to preserve the planet'

That's the conclusion of an article published online today, along with a news article on the topic, in the American Chemical Society's semi-monthly journal…

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