Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Climate Change Impacts: Fisheries Shifts in Tropical Regions

In the first major study to examine the effects of climate change on ocean fisheries, a team of researchers from UBC and Princeton University finds that…

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Alligators Show Bird-Like Mating Habits in New Study

The team, led by Drs. Travis Glenn, Ruth Elsey, Tracey Tuberville and Stacey Lance, spent a decade examining the mating system of alligators living in the…

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Huelva is swallowing up coastal lagoons in Doñana

Results show that the lagoons are in the process of regressing, largely due to the extraction of underground water for the Matalascañas tourist resort…

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Mobile Lab Empowers MSU Researchers to Study Air Quality

Jack Harkema, a University Distinguished Professor of pathobiology and diagnostic investigation in the College of Veterinary Medicine, will deploy the new…

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New NIST Database on Gas Hydrates to Aid Energy and Climate Research

Sometimes described as “flammable ice,” hydrates consist of water molecules that create cages around “guest molecules” such as methane, which is one carbon…

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Alfalfa Sprouts Reveal Secrets of Meandering River Formation

Sinuous, meandering streams produce diverse and wildlife-rich habitats and are the aim of many river restoration efforts, but until now, the bank, water flow…

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Research gives new meaning to 'green' cross code

The research, led by Professor of Environmental Modelling Alison Tomlin from Leeds' Faculty of Engineering, has shown that air pollution levels change…

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Acidic clouds nourish world's oceans

This is an important finding because lack of iron can be a limiting factor for plankton growth in the ocean – especially in the southern oceans and parts of…

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Planet's Nitrogen Cycle Overturned by 'Tiny Ammonia Eater of the Seas'

The findings, published online today in the journal Nature, show that these microorganisms, members of ancient lineage called archaea, beat out all other…

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Planet's nitrogen cycle overturned by 'tiny ammonia eater of the seas'

The findings, published online today in the journal Nature, show that these microorganisms, members of ancient lineage called archaea, beat out all other…

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New Chemical Method Distinguishes Farmed From Wild Salmon

Dr Clive Trueman, who is based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton said:”Salmon farming is a big, intensive business. In 2006, around 130,000…

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When Oxygen Makes Pollution Worse

Compared to fine-grain mine tailings, produced in ore treatment by flotation and other techniques, waste rock is just displaced material comprising large size…

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New Critical Zone Observatory Seeks to Answer Climate Change Questions

Scientists define the “critical zone” as the portion of the planet from the treetops to the groundwater that sustains terrestrial life.The observatory is one…

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U of C Scientists Cut Bat Deaths at Wind Turbines by 60%

Scientists at the University of Calgary have found a way to reduce bat deaths from wind turbines by up to 60 percent without significantly reducing the energy…

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'Green' roofs may help put lid on global warming

The scientists found that replacing traditional roofing materials in an urban area the size of Detroit, with a population of about one-million, with green…

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Scientists Define Planetary Boundaries for a Safe Future

The scientists propose that global biophysical boundaries, identified on the basis of the scientific understanding of the earth system, can define a “safe…

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