The report, entitled Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources, identifies strategies to protect the environment…
But frustratingly few observations prove to be so conclusive. So what, then, are managers to make of unverifiable observations, especially those that are not…
Scientists at Boston University and the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences analyzed changes in the timing of spring migrations of 32 species of birds…
Dr Jim Groombridge, Lecturer in Biodiversity Conservation at the University’s Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), has been awarded £215,594…
Most beachgoers prefer beaches with pleasant views and clean water and sand. This is the conclusion reached by a sociological study carried out by UPC…
A recent survey of a new nesting site at Crump Lake in southern Oregon, which was just constructed in February by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, found more…
Known as marine bycatch, this problem is an ongoing challenge to the fishing industry, regulatory agencies, and conservationists. One recent proposal would…
Rather than dredging up the problem, or burying it under several feet of sand, they've created a patch � black geotextile mats designed to cap and stabilize…
Associate Professor David Paton AM from the University of Adelaide will lead a multi-million-dollar program that aims to:• help re-establish native vegetation…
Evaluations of the health and well-being of rivers and streams are frequently tied to the presence – or absence – of resident aquatic insects. But these…
It's a mashup of data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Google Maps and Google Earth. Perry Samson, a professor in the Department of…
In Malaysia, approximately 70 million tones of organic wastes are generated annually as municipal solid wastes, agricultural residues, animal wastes, sewage…
The long-term goals reach as far as 20 years into the future, and the ultimate goal is a carbon-neutral municipality.In the project, the municipalities will…
In the hours and days following the cyclone in Burma and the earthquake in China's Sichuan Province, workers had the data they needed to assess the numbers of…
Coral reefs worldwide are suffering from the combined effects of hurricanes, global warming, and increased boat traffic and pollution. As a result, their…
In a review paper appearing in this week's Forest Ecology special issue of Science, atmospheric scientist Gordon Bonan of the National Science Foundation's…
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