Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Living Laboratory Discovered at Shoreline Statues

A team from the University of Liverpool’s School of Biological Sciences have found that the 100 life-size statues which make up Antony Gormley’s ‘Another…

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Ocean Data Confirms Fishing Puts Targeted Species in 'Double Jeopardy'

For the first time, a research study has shown that fishing can promote relative boom and bust swings in supplies of targeted fish stocks. The study, authored…

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Commercial Fishing’s Impact on Fish Populations Revealed

The research, which is published in today’s Nature, involved compiling the largest ever survey of both exploited fish and non-exploited fish off the California…

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CHARM-Offensive: Managing the English Channel Ecosystem

Working with three French partners – Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer and Université des…

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Pandemic Influenza Drug: Assessing Potential Environmental Risks

Reporting in the current issue of Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) describe the likely effects of…

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Intelligent Sensors Enhance Real-Time Flood Monitoring

The system, which makes use of grid computing, could reduce the cost of flood damage by providing warnings of local flooding in time for people to take…

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Valuable Bacterium Discovered in Vanishing Lake Ecosystem

In three scientific papers currently being written, Brent Peyton, a Montana State University chemical engineering professor, his students, and collaborators…

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Expanding Red Tide Models to Aid Gulf of Maine Fisheries

A new observation and modeling program focused on the southern Gulf of Maine and adjacent New England shelf waters could aid policymakers in deciding whether…

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New DNA Chip Enhances Monitoring of Salmon Health

By studying the genes of Atlantic salmon scientists from three UK universities are developing a DNA chip to monitor the health and performance of salmon, a…

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Europe's first polar-orbiting weather satellite ready for launch

The roll out to the launch pad and erection of the Soyuz rocket at the launch tower took place on Saturday 14 October. Carried by train, the launcher left the…

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Marine Life’s Impact on Ocean Chemistry and Climate Change

Physical and biological oceanographers led by FSU Professor William Dewar put the yearly amount of chemical power stored by phytoplankton in the form of new…

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Pollinator Declines in North America: Insights from Experts

European studies have documented declines of certain pollinator species, raising concerns that crop yields could drop or that ecosystems could be disrupted as…

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Northern Bald Ibis Journey Sparks Hope for Conservation

Researchers from the RSPB and BirdLife Middle East have tracked a group of northern bald ibis on their 1,900-mile (3,100-kilometre) journey from breeding…

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Mesquite Harvester Unlocks Ethanol Production Potential

That will change with a new mesquite harvester for use in wood-to-ethanol production, said Dr. Jim Ansley, Experiment Station rangeland ecologist. The only one…

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New Biodiversity Census for Coral Reefs in NW Hawaiian Islands

As part of the international Census of Marine Life (CoML), a team of world renown scientists will embark on an expedition to explore coral reef biodiversity in…

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New Contaminant Warning Program for Real-Time Water Monitoring

It's all part of the EPA's Threat Ensemble Vulnerability Assessment (TEVA) program to counter threats against water systems. The program uses a computational…

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