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South Dakota Ecologist Highlights Vital Role of Wetlands

Wetlands may be the least understood ecosystem, but their value is immense, according to Distinguished Professor W. Carter Johnson of the South Dakota State University Department of Natural Resource Management. “Anything that affects them will have a big impact on the landscape.”

8 Sep 2014

Recent Study Reports Challenges Facing Biodiversity in World’s Mountain Species

Tufts University’s Charles C. Chester, Wildlife Conservation Society’s Jodi A. Hilty and World Commission on Protected Areas/IUCN’s Lawrence S. Hamilton have together published a new paper on conservation, climate change and connectivity in mountain regions. This study has been published in the Journal of Mountain Ecology.

4 Sep 2014

Ocean Boundaries Redefined by Patches of Waste Material

A new model created by the University of New South Wales researchers could be helpful in determining the countries to be blamed for causing the ocean garbage patch, a gyre of floating rubbish.

3 Sep 2014

Greenhouse whitefly – will the unwanted greenhouseguest make it in the wild?

Irina Ovcarenko, a scientist at Finland's MTT Agrifood Research, has as part of her thesis, conducted research on the ecology and genetic diversity of the greenhouse whitefly. Her study provides new insight about their survival in Finland and would also help in planning pest management.

3 Sep 2014

MIT Research Could Help Predict Health of Coral Systems in Face of Climate Change

Scientists at MIT, in collaboration with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have discovered that corals are not as passive as previously thought. The team have found that corals manipulate their environment to force water into turbulent patterns which enables them to exchange nutrients and dissolved gases with their surroundings.

2 Sep 2014

Soil Micro-Organisms Have Ability to Eliminate Nitrous Oxide

INRA research scientists in Dijon have shown that the ability of soils to eliminate N2O can mainly be explained by the diversity and abundance of a new group of micro-organisms that are capable of transforming it into atmospheric nitrogen (N2).

28 Aug 2014

MSU Geologist Discovers Methane Seeps in Unlikely Spots in the U.S. Atlantic Margin

New questions about geology, oceanography and seafloor ecosystems are being raised because of research by a Mississippi State University geologist.

27 Aug 2014

Canada Announces $3.4 Million in Additional Support to Protect Wetlands, Restore Wetland Habitats

Parliamentary Secretary Colin Carrie, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council announced today $3.4 million in additional support of 16 new North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) projects across Canada.

27 Aug 2014

Extreme Climatic Events Can Abruptly Restructure Ecosystems

An unprecedented marine heat wave that swept the Southeast Indian Ocean in 2011 has given FIU scientists a glimpse into the future of climate change.

25 Aug 2014

Common Ingredients in Sunblock Can Be Toxic to Ocean's Inhabitants

The sweet and salty aroma of sunscreen and seawater signals a relaxing trip to the shore. But scientists are now reporting that the idyllic beach vacation comes with an environmental hitch.

21 Aug 2014