Substantial improvements in freshwater quality by 2015 have been a declared objective of the EU member states, manifesting itself by the requirements of the…
George Burgess, director of the Florida Program for Shark Research, said the wide-ranging study is good news for shark conservation. The study, to be published…
On and around 21 June this year more than 160 marine sites worldwide will be the first to take one global snapshot of the microbial diversity and functions in…
From Alaska and Yukon to Nova Scotia and Maine, the researchers have demonstrated that a “wolf effect” exists, favoring red foxes where wolves are present and…
Years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil spill, oil continues to wash ashore as oil-soaked “sand patties,” persists in salt marshes abutting the Gulf of…
When it comes to restoring grasslands, ecologists may have another way to evaluate their progress—ants.
The extraction process of petroleum from the ocean floor contributes to the increase in liquid waste.
These marine areas account for almost half of the earth’s surface and are increasingly being exploited as a reservoir of resources. However, as yet no adequate…
Within the next three years scientists of the Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) in Brunswick, Germany will coordinate a work package in the recently started…
Every spring, as the weather warms, trees in forests up and down the east coast explode in a bright green display of life as leaves fill their branches, and…
Prior to this, Oregon had been the only part of the West Coast that had been largely spared this devastating disease.
Marine algae fight other species of algae for nutrients and light, and, ultimately, survival. The algae that cause red tides, the algal blooms that color blue…
The study, published today (Wednesday 4th June 2014) in the Journal of Animal Ecology, shows that tree bumblebees have rapidly spread despite them carrying…
New research by University of Georgia ecologists sheds light on exactly what happens to coral during periods of excessively high water temperatures. Their…
But, as cities developed on former forest and prairie land, humans engineered ways to “manage” the water flow. However, many cities realize that working with…
The scientists recommend reconciling the rapid infrastructure development that is currently taking place in Mongolia with the needs of migratory species, such…
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