Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Deep-Sea Exploration to Conduct High-Tech Survey of Florida's Endangered Coral Reefs

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University (Harbor Branch) has been selected by the Waitt Institute for Discovery to carry out a…

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Bonefish Census Shows Stable Population From Miami to Marquesas

If you're looking for bonefish from Miami down to the Marquesas Islands, you have about 321,000 to choose from, and that is down slightly from the average of…

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Weather’s Impact on Particulate Pollution Explained

Particulate matter of less than 10 nanometres across and smaller can penetrate the deepest parts of the lungs. PM10 have thus been associated with an increased…

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Biomass Production Boosts Efficiency Using Wastewater Solution

One solution can be the closed loop utilisation of black and grey water for biomass production which could treble the efficiency of systems deployed to date.In…

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Loggerhead Turtle Habitats Shaped by Western Med Water Traits

The Franco-Spanish research group started to tag more than 1,500 immature loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in 1993, of which 36 were progressively…

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New Theory Reveals How Salmon and Sea Turtles Find Home

At the beginning of their lives, salmon and sea turtles may read the magnetic field of their home area and “imprint” on it, according to a new theory in the…

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Planning for Climate Change: Insights for Coastal Communities

Hamin recently completed a study with colleagues in Australia that was designed to help community leaders of 68 fast-growing, medium-sized coastal towns there…

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New Wildlife Phenology Program Tracks Seasonal Changes

A new Wildlife Phenology Program will enlist professional and citizen scientists across the country to monitor and record seasonal wildlife events to help…

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Acidified Rivers: 25-Year Study Reveals Climate Change Impact

The research, by Professor Steve Ormerod and Dr Isabelle Durance of the School of Biosciences took place over a 25 year period around Llyn Brianne in…

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British Council’s Green edition of cubed webzine: Cloud Radar

Detailed informationA new cloud radar which has been developed over 10 years, may help climate scientists as well as meteorologists. It has been developed by…

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British Council’s Green edition of cubed webzine: New Conservation

Loss of biodiversity‘Climate change’ is such an all-encompassing phrase, that it’s easy to forget it will have a multitude of effects, which is why scientists…

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British Council’s Green edition of cubed webzine: Smart Green Meter

Making a differenceThe big challenge in creating a sustainable future is creating awareness that it’s not just governments that make changes, but individual…

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Rivers as Carbon Processors: Microorganisms in Action

Microorganisms such as bacteria and single celled algae in rivers and streams decompose organic matter as it flows downstream. They convert the carbon it…

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Sun Cycle Insights: Predicting Rainfall Fluctuations

According to a study in Geographical Research published by Wiley-Blackwell, the droughts are related to the solar magnetic phases and not the greenhouse…

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Ecological Insights: African Cities’ Environmental Impact

Joy Clancy from the University of Twente has reviewed the problem in the current issue of the African Journal of Ecology. She says “A hundred years ago 95% of…

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New National Park Protects World's Rarest Gorilla

The park now forms part of an important trans-boundary protected area with Nigeria’s Cross River National Park, safeguarding an estimated 115 gorillas—a third…

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