Tag: Ecology/Environment

Overexploitation and population collapse pose significant threats to marine fish stocks across the globe. While certain fish populations have already ...

Integrated approaches to natural resource management key to Canada’s continued prosperity

The expert panel on the state of knowledge and practice of integrated approaches to natural resource management in CanadaCredit: Council ...

Human activity can influence the gut microbiota of Darwin’s finches in the Galapagos

Junk food irresistible even for birdsCredit: Sarah Knutie In the Galapagos Islands, Darwin's finches drawn to junk food are experiencing ...

Place-based management can protect coral reefs in a changing climate

Credit: Kostantinos Stamoulis Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UH Mānoa) and the State of Hawai'i Department of ...

Early melting of winter snowfall advances the Arctic springtime

Credit: Sandra Angers-Blondin The early arrival of spring in parts of the Arctic is driven by winter snow melting sooner ...

Freshwater fish species richness has increased in Ohio River Basin since ’60s

The taxonomic and trophic composition of freshwater fishes in the Ohio River Basin has changed significantly in recent decades, possibly ...

What the vibrant pigments of bird feathers can teach us about how evolution works

A UA team shows that evolution is driven by dependency on other species within ecological communities - testing a long-held ...

Major deep carbon sink linked to microbes found near volcano chains

Rutgers and other scientists show how microbes help store millions of tons of carbon dioxideCredit: Peter Barry Up to about ...

Changes in rainfall and temperatures have already impacted water quality

Climate key factor in how much nitrogen ended up in the water systemCredit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, ...

Risk and unnaturalness cannot justify EU’s strict policy on GMO

Credit: University of Copenhagen The EU's policy on GMO is extremely strict and prevents new GMO crops from being authorized. ...

New perennial brome-grass from Iberian Peninsula named after Picos de Europa National Park

Credit: Dr Carmen Acedo Picos de Europa National Park has given its name to a new species of perennial bromegrass, ...

Reindeer adapt to climate change by eating seaweed

Stable isotope studies of reindeer poop reveals survival secretCredit: Photo: Brage B. Hansen/NTNU The bodies of Svalbard reindeer are extremely ...

Study reveals vast diversity of ocean microbes

Credit: Maeva Bardy/Tara Expeditions Foundation Advanced molecular techniques have revealed the diversity of a little-understood group of ocean microbes called ...

Uncovering Polynya: Research by NYU Abu Dhabi unravels 43-year-old mystery in Antarctica

Credit: SCAR ATLAS Fast facts: Polynya is a geographical term that is used to describe an area of unfrozen water ...

Antarctica: the final frontier for marine biological invasions?

A new study looking at the implications of increased shipping activity and the impact on Antarctic marine biodiversity is published ...

Can we solve the riddle of the coral reef halos?

Credit: Copyright: CNES/Airbus; DigitalGlobe. Coral reefs worldwide are threatened by a variety of human impacts. Fishing is among the most ...

New diagnostic tool developed for global menace Xylella fastidiosa increases specificity

Credit: American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, MN (April 2019)-- The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa is notable for having a wide host ...

Devil rays may have unknown birthing zone

Discovery is good news for conservation, but action is needed to limit fishing during birthing monthsCredit: Leo Chan Gaskins, Duke ...

WSU researchers see health effects across generations from popular weed killer

'Dramatic increases' in several diseasesCredit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have found a variety of ...

New study compiles gulf of maine seasonal wildlife timing shifts