News articles tagged with 'ecosystems'
Humans 'damaging the oceans'
— 29 Jul 2009 18:08 | EnvironmentMounting evidence that human activity is changing the world's oceans in profound and damaging ways is outlined in a new scientific discussion paper released today... — full story
Floral changes across the Triassic-Jurassic boundary linked to extensive volcanism
— 13 Jul 2009 17:00 | Geology and palaeontologyThe turnover of land plants in Europe at the boundary of the Triassic and Jurassic periods, 200 million years ago, was driven by environmental changes triggered by massive volcanic... — full story
Forest fire prevention efforts will lessen carbon sequestration, add to greenhouse warming
— 9 Jul 2009 13:09 | EnvironmentWidely sought efforts to reduce fuels that increase catastrophic fire in Pacific Northwest forests will be counterproductive to another important societal goal of sequestering carbon... — full story
Mangrove-dependent animals globally threatened
— 1 Jul 2009 06:55 | EnvironmentMore than 40 percent of a sample of amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds that are restricted to mangrove ecosystems are globally threatened with extinction, according to an assessment... — full story
Water webs: Connecting spiders, residents in the Southwest
— 30 Jun 2009 12:24 | BiologyIf you are a cricket and it is a dry season on the San Pedro River in Arizona, on your nighttime ramblings to eat leaves, you are more likely to be ambushed by thirsty wolf spiders,... — full story
Sudden collapse in ancient biodiversity: Was global warming the culprit?
— 19 Jun 2009 07:31 | EnvironmentScientists have unearthed striking evidence for a sudden ancient collapse in plant biodiversity. A trove of 200 million-year-old fossil leaves collected in East Greenland tells the... — full story
Climate chaos inflicting growing costs on United States
— 17 Jun 2009 04:41 | EnvironmentEvery region of the United States - from the East Coast to the West Coast, plus Alaska and Hawaii - is experiencing significant, adverse impacts from climate change including droughts,... — full story
'Jellyfish joyride' a threat to the oceans
— 9 Jun 2009 12:08 | BiologyEarly action could be crucial to addressing the problem of major increases in jellyfish numbers, which appears to be the result of human activities. New research led by CSIRO Climate... — full story
Nature parks can save species as climate changes
— 4 Jun 2009 13:06 | EnvironmentRetaining a network of wildlife conservation areas is vital in helping to save up to 90 per cent of bird species in Africa affected by climate change, according to scientists... — full story
Our planet's ten major rivers in the focus of research
— 28 May 2009 13:17 | EnvironmentThe Faculty of Biosciences at the University of Helsinki includes a project focusing on the ten major rivers in the world. Academy Research Fellow Anssi Vaehaetalo's group addresses... — full story