News articles tagged with 'ecological'
Scientists call for more robust measures to identify and protect endangered species
— 1 Apr 2011 15:51 | EnvironmentConservationists may need to change their approach to protecting animals and plants from extinction if they are to successfully shield key species and habitats from the effects of global…
Study provides new tool to monitor coral reef 'vital signs'
— 17 Mar 2011 17:44 | EnvironmentUniversity of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science scientist Chris Langdon and colleagues developed a new tool to monitor coral reef vital signs. By accurately…
Protecting ecosystems, pollution remediation goals of research at UH
— 7 Mar 2011 17:13 | EnvironmentCleaning up pollution, protecting soil from erosion and maintaining species-rich ecosystems are some of the goals of a computational ecology project by a University of Houston (UH)…
Ecological adaptation likely to influence impacts of climate change
— 2 Mar 2011 12:34 | EnvironmentAnimals' capacity to adapt is a factor in how they are likely to respond to changing climate conditions…
Invasive plants can create positive ecological change
— 11 Feb 2011 17:09 | EnvironmentA team of scientists has discovered that human-introduced, invasive species of plants can have positive ecological effects. Tomas Carlo, an assistant professor of biology at Penn State…
A new appreciation of the ecology-evolution dynamic
— 29 Jan 2011 18:19 | EnvironmentEcology drives evolution. In today's issue of the journal Science, UC Davis expert Thomas Schoener describes growing evidence that the reverse is also true, and explores what that might…
New Anglo-Swiss research questions impact of GM wheat on insects
— 21 Jan 2011 18:38 | EnvironmentAn Anglo-Swiss research project has found that the impact of disease-resistant genetically-modified wheat plants on insects may be negligible…
Species loss tied to ecosystem collapse and recovery
— 10 Jan 2011 18:48 | BiologyThe world's oceans are under siege. Conservation biologists regularly note the precipitous decline of key species, such as cod, bluefin tuna, swordfish and sharks. Lose enough of these…
Managing nature reserves using ecological disturbances can easily go wrong
— 29 Nov 2010 14:31 | EnvironmentEcological disturbances are not necessarily a bad thing - deliberate disturbances can actually be used to preserve or even increase biodiversity in a nature reserve. The outcome depends…
Giants among us: Paper explores evolution of the world's largest mammals
— 26 Nov 2010 19:46 | Geology and palaeontologyThe largest mammal that ever walked the earth - Indricotherium transouralicum, a hornless rhinoceros-like herbivore that weighed approximately seventeen tons and stood about eighteen…