News articles tagged with 'ecological' (Page 2)
Budding research links climate change and earlier flowering plants
— 17 Nov 2010 10:36 | EnvironmentAccording to research published today by a University of Cincinnati faculty member, native plants in southwestern Ohio are flowering significantly earlier, a finding he attributes,…
Most river flows across the US are altered by land and water management
— 3 Nov 2010 19:19 | EnvironmentThe amount of water flowing in streams and rivers has been significantly altered in nearly 90 percent of waters that were assessed in a new nationwide USGS study. Flow alterations are…
New way of removing excess nitrogen from the environment
— 2 Nov 2010 14:03 | EnvironmentExcess nitrogen from agricultural and urban lands is contaminating groundwater, streams, lakes and estuaries, where it causes harmful algal blooms and contributes to fish kills…
K-State advances field of ecological genomics with research, symposium
— 13 Oct 2010 16:27 | BiologyA Kansas State University professor's research and the upcoming Ecological Genomics Symposium continue to make the university a leader in the emerging field of ecological genomics…
Climate change forcing a 'move it or lose it' approach to species conservation?
— 2 Oct 2010 12:14 | EnvironmentWhat does it take to save a species in the 21st century? The spectre of climate change, with predicted losses to biodiversity as high as 35 percent, has some scientists and managers…
Climate accord loopholes could spell 4.2-degree rise in temperature and end of coral reefs by 2100
— 29 Sep 2010 16:29 | EnvironmentA global temperature increase of up to 4.2 C and the end of coral reefs could become reality by 2100 if national targets are not revised in the Copenhagen Accord, the international…
Foraging for fat: Crafty crows use tools to fish for nutritious morsels
— 17 Sep 2010 09:53 | BiologyTool use is so rare in the animal kingdom that it was once believed to be a uniquely human trait. While it is now known that some non-human animal species can use tools for foraging,…
China, Russia provinces agree to first transboundary protected area to conserve Amur tigers
— 29 Aug 2010 17:29 | EnvironmentJilin province of China and neighbouring Primorsky province in Russia agreed today to collaborate formally in working towards the first transboundary Amur tiger protected area amidst…
SU research team uses nanobiotechnology-manipulated light particles to accelerate algae growth
— 25 Aug 2010 09:58 | BiologyScientists and engineers seek to meet three goals in the production of biofuels from non-edible sources such as microalgae: efficiency, economical production and ecological sustainability.…
Reconciliation ecology: The fun way to adapt to climate change
— 3 Aug 2010 14:15 | EnvironmentA University of Arizona ecologist plans to involve Tucson neighbourhoods in a giant test of reconciliation ecology…