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Articles in 'Environment'
Study of wolves will help scientists predict climate effects on endangered animals
— 2 Dec 2011 10:32Scientists studying populations of grey wolves in the USA's Yellowstone National Park have developed a way to predict how changes in the environment will impact on the animals' number, body size and genetics, amongst other biological traits…
Climate sensitivity to CO2 more limited than extreme projections
— 25 Nov 2011 09:00A new study suggests that the rate of global warming from doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be less than the most dire estimates of some previous studies - and, in fact, may be less severe than projected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report in 2007…
Saving Da Vinci's Last Supper from air pollution
— 23 Nov 2011 19:45Having survived long centuries, political upheaval, and even bombings during World War II, Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece Last Supper now faces the risk of damage from air pollution due to its location in one of Western Europe's most polluted cities…
After 25 years, sustainability is a growing science that's here to stay
— 22 Nov 2011 16:44Sustainability has not only become a science in the past 25 years, but it is one that continues to be fast-growing with widespread international collaboration, broad disciplinary composition and wide geographic distribution, according to new research from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Indiana University…
Markets drive conservation in Central Africa
— 20 Nov 2011 18:36Certification has shown that commercial forestry can co-exist with conservation objectives in the Congo Basin, according to conclusions reached at an international seminar 'Forest management as a tool for cooperation and rural development in Central Africa,' organised yesterday in Madrid by WWF/Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN) in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs of Spain…
Great Plains river basins threatened by pumping of aquifers
— 19 Nov 2011 15:49Suitable habitat for native fishes in many Great Plains streams has been significantly reduced by the pumping of groundwater from the High Plains aquifer - and scientists analysing the water loss say ecological futures for these fishes are 'bleak'…
Rivers may aid climate control in cities
— 17 Nov 2011 17:51Speaking at the URSULA (Urban River Corridors and Sustainable Living Agendas) Conference, in Sheffield, Dr Abigail Hathway, of the University of Sheffield, will demonstrate how rivers can cool their local environment. Urban areas suffer increased temperatures as a result of traffic, air-conditioning systems and modern building materials which can absorb and re-radiate heat from the sun…
Vultures dying at alarming rate
— 17 Nov 2011 17:46Vultures in South Asia were on the brink of extinction until Lindsay Oaks and Richard Watson, from The Peregrine Fund in the US, undertook observational and forensic studies to find out why the number of birds was falling so rapidly. They discovered the vultures were being poisoned by residues of an anti-inflammatory drug (diclofenac) used in cattle and other livestock, whose carcasses they feed on. The work is presented in a chapter of the new book, 'Wildlife Ecotoxicology - Forensic Approaches,' published by Springer…
Predicting future threats for global amphibian biodiversity
— 16 Nov 2011 21:34Amphibian populations are declining worldwide, and their declines far exceed those of other animal groups: more than 30% of all species are listed as threatened according to the Red List of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Multiple factors threaten global amphibian diversity but the spatial distribution of these threats and their interactions are poorly known. A new study published in Nature with Dr Christian Hof as lead author indicates that, worryingly, areas of greatest amphibian species richness are the areas subject to the greatest threat…
Study shows deforestation causes cooling
— 16 Nov 2011 21:25Deforestation, considered by scientists to contribute significantly to global warming, has been shown by a Yale-led team to actually cool the local climate in northern latitudes, according to a paper published today in Nature…
Saving water key to reducing energy use
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