Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Plant-Eating Fish Diversity: A Lifeline for Coral Reefs

For endangered coral reefs, not all plant-eating fish are created equal.A report scheduled to be published this week in the early edition of the journal…

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Fish Diversity: Key to Coral Reef Recovery Explained

For endangered coral reefs, not all plant-eating fish are created equal.A report scheduled to be published online this week in the early edition of journal…

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Unlocking Tropical Seas: New Drugs and Biofuels Research

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $4 million to a group of Philippine and American scientists led by Oregon Health & Science University to aid in…

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Wildfires Spike Ozone Pollution Above Health Standards

“It's important to understand the health impacts of wildfires,” says scientist Gabriele Pfister of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), who is…

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First Footage of Deepest-Living Fishes at 7,700 Meters

‘We got some absolutely amazing footage from 7700 metres. More fish than we or anyone in the world would ever have thought possible at these depths,’ says…

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New Program Reports Air Quality in Major Spanish Cities

Air is one of the leading Spanish projects participating in the scheme through the Environmental Software and Modelling Group based at the Universidad…

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Lichens Reveal Nitrogen Pollution Levels in Forests

Their findings are presented this month in the international journal Environmental Pollution and are significant because nitrogen from air pollution causes…

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Future looks bleak for one of world’s smallest seal species

Scientists from the University of Leeds together with international partners have documented the disastrous decline of the seal – a species found only in the…

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Decline in Alaskan sea otters affects bald eagles' diet

Sea otters are known as a keystone species, filling such an important niche in ocean communities that without them, entire ecosystems can collapse. Scientists…

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Researchers document world's mammals in crisis

From majestic African elephants to tiny and often unappreciated rodents, mammals on Earth are in a state of crisis. One in four mammal species on Earth is…

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Portable Imaging System Enhances Disaster Response Efficiency

Aid organizations currently don't have a quick and accurate way to determine how many people need assistance. Satellites can collect images of areas affected…

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Sea Turtles FeeBee and Milton to Get Satellite Tracking

To celebrate their release into the wild, a “Goodbye” party will take place on Sunday, October 5, from 1-4 p.m. at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center located at…

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Seasonal and Demographic Factors Affect Air Pollution Health Risks

The four-year study, reported in the September, 2008 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), found the effects of air pollution were generally…

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Carbon dioxide 'scrubber' captures greenhouse gases

University of Calgary climate change scientist David Keith and his team are working to efficiently capture the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide directly from the…

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Water Table Depth: Key to Droughts in the Great Plains

It depends on water storage underground. Groundwater depth has a significant effect on whether the Great Plains will have a drought or bountiful year.Recent…

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Wetlands Restoration Not a Panacea for Louisiana Coast

As hurricanes have pounded the Gulf of Mexico this fall, the media has been filled with the words of politicians, policy makers, NGOs and local communities…

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