Harnessing nature’s defences against tsunamis
International team led by Göttingen University studies protection of coastal communities in biodiversity hotspotsCredit: Thomas Wanger As sea levels rise ...
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Mites can change their diet depending on environmental conditions
A team of scientists from Tyumen State University together with their foreign colleagues discovered that soil mites change their dietary ...
Estimates of ecosystem carbon mitigation improved towards the goal of the Paris agreement
Credit: Masayuki Kondo Approximately 30 percent of CO2 emitted to the atmosphere by human activities, mainly the use of fossil ...
No ‘clouded’ judgments: Geostationary satellite an alternative to monitor land surfaces
Researchers explain how a new meteorological satellite can be an option to monitor land surfaces and climate changeCredit: Tomoaki Miura ...
Scientists accidentally discover a new water mold threatening Christmas trees
Credit: De-Wei Li, Neil P. Schultes, James A. LaMondia, and Richard S. Cowles Grown as Christmas trees, Fraser firs are ...
Researchers find some forests crucial for climate change mitigation, biodiversity
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - A study by Oregon State University researchers has identified forests in the western ...
Better wildfire and smoke predictions with new vegetation database
Credit: University of Washington It's hard to find a place in the U.S. that isn't impacted by wildfires and smoke. ...
Deer and elk can help young Douglas-fir trees under some conditions
Credit: Thomas Stokely, OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Long considered pests by forest managers, deer and elk can ...
New expert findings seek to protect national parks from invasive animal species
More than half of America's national parks are facing a grave and immediate threat, according to new paperCredit: Photo courtesy ...
In hunted rainforests, termites lose their dominance
Rice ecologists see sharp reduction in insect 'engineers' when elephants, other large animals disappearCredit: Photo by Therese Lamperty HOUSTON - ...
Tiny woodlands are more important than previously thought
Credit: Photo: Pieter De Frenne Small woodlands in farmland have more benefits for humans per area, compared to large forests ...
Global levels of biodiversity could be lower than we think, new study warns
Credit: Martin Jung, University of Sussex Biodiversity across the globe could be in a worse state than previously thought as ...
Habitat restoration alone not enough to support threatened caribou: UBC study
Other conservation methods may also be needed until restored sites are more establishedCredit: UBC Faculty of Forestry New UBC research ...
Forest farms could create market for ginseng, other herbs
Credit: Eric Burkhart, Penn State A transition from wild collection of herbs to forest farming needs to occur in Appalachia ...
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