USAID, Conservation International & Starbucks launch Conservation Coffee Alliance in Central America
...d economic solutions to protect threatened natural ecosystems that are rich in biodiversity. To find out more, visit www.conservation.org . The United States Government, working primarily through the United States Agency for International Development ("USAID"), is one of the largest bilateral donors in the wo...Alaska scientists find Arctic tundra yields surprising carbon loss
...d of the world's soil carbon is stored in northern ecosystems boreal forest and Arctic tundra and is equivalent to two-thirds of the carbon found in the atmosphere, the loss of deep-soil carbon could mean an even greater increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations than is caused by fossil fuel burni...NSF and AIBS sign cooperative agreement for NEON project office
... for scientists to predict changes in the nation's ecosystems and their consequences, said Bruce Hayden, an ecol...ological organization. To better understand these ecosystems and forecast biological change, ecologists need a new tool to study their structure and dynamics. N...AIBS tapped to coordinate design of ecological observatories
... for scientists to predict changes in the nation's ecosystems and their consequences, according to Bruce Hayden, professor at the University of Virginia and principal investigator for the project. At NEON facilities across the country, researchers from various disciplines will work together to improve scientifi...US investment firm gives away Rhode Island-sized lands in Chile
...'s signature animal, symbolic of the valuable open ecosystems of southern South America. Separated from the mai...y equal in size to the state of Rhode Island), the ecosystems it contains and their importance to conservation on a global scale. A Tradition Of Local Commitme...ConocoPhillips & Conservation International launch 'Biodiversity Action Plan' in Venezuela
...ustrial fisheries; Information on biodiversity, ecosystems and the socio-economic activities in the Gulf of Paria is generated, made publicly available, and data gaps filled with additional studies where necessary; and Implementation of a regional plan that conserves biological resources while promoting a...Lecture on ecology of infectious diseases
...ted States are becoming the most rapidly urbanized ecosystems in the country. Black-tailed prairie dogs, an imperiled species in western states, are increasingly found in these urban grasslands. In Boulder County, Colo., for example, nearly two-thirds of all prairie dog colonies are within a half-mile of urba...Berkeley Lab soil scientist Margaret Torn receives Presidential Early Career Award
...racterize the feedbacks between climate change and ecosystems -- as sources and sinks of greenhouse gases and how the surface of the land affects things like albedo," the degree to which solar radiation is reflected. "These are key factors in radiative forcing, the basis of global warming." Torn heads the Carb...Fossils reveal direct link between global warming and genetic diversity in wildlife
...ne of the largest relatively intact temperate zone ecosystems in the world is really chopped up and isolated, and there are fewer connections between populations," Hadly explained. "They really might not have anyplace to go because of development or habitat loss, and this has the potential to be exacerbated d...Genetic map of important tree genes outlined
... life form of paramount importance for terrestrial ecosystems and human societies," because of their ecological dominance and provision of so much energy and industrial materials for human societies. "Arabidopsis is still the plant model that will first give us the basic answers to how plants function," Strauss...Modest climate change could lead to substantially more and larger fires
...sequences for threatened and endangered species in ecosystems that experience increased fire because many such s...ne. More frequent, more extensive fires in forest ecosystems will likely reduce the number and size of patches of older forests, the authors say. Corridors of wi...NASA satellites detect 'glow' of plankton in black waters
...k water events is an example of how land and ocean ecosystems are linked together. "Coastal and land managers over large areas need to work together, to alleviate more black water events from taking place in the future," said Muller-Karger....Better living through urban ecology
... and policy makers working to understand how urban ecosystems function. The significance of BES contributions was recently recognized through a $4,900,000 grant renewal from the National Science Foundation, which will fund the study for another 6 years. BES Director Dr. Steward T. A. Pickett, of the Institute ...Evidence for the impact of climate change on deep-sea biodiversity
Deep-sea ecosystems (at depths of >1000 m) comprise more than 60% of the Earth surface, and are the main reservoirs of global biodiversity. Climate changes are expected to induce significant modifications in biodiversity on the global scale, yet little is known on t......ed this once in a life-time chance to discover how ecosystems respond to such a natural disturbance. The symposium "Ecological Recovery After the 1980 Eruptions of Mount St. Helens" will reveal how the surrounding landscape, including forests, soils, steams, lakes, fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals have fare...Dispute over life in Antarctic lake
... There has been much speculation about the exotic ecosystems that might be found in this unique environment. French, Russian and American scientists looking for evidence of climate change began drilling through the ice sheet above the lake in 1989. But as they were not looking for life forms, the equipment was......ss impacts of oil and gas development on sagebrush ecosystems in their talk "Impact of energy development on sagebrush ecosystems." Ronald Nielson (USFS) will discuss the possibility of the sagebrush biome being squeezed by desert-like plants from the south and trees moving downslope from mountains in t...Climate change could doom Alaska's tundra
...long with the related plant, animal and even human ecosystems that are based upon it." The newest research suggests that 90 percent of Alaska's tundra that was present in 1920 will be gone by 2100, less than a century from now, under one of the climate models projecting the most extreme warming. A model with...Gulf of Maine marine ecosystem may have entered new phase
...ing activities were beginning to affect near shore ecosystems several thousand years ago. Analysis of colonial and modern fish landing records shows that such changes accelerated with the adoption of new fishing technologies. It is a revolution of sorts, an overturning of the established order brought on ...... ever since. Non-native species can alter ecosystems by supplanting native species. The consequences of having a non-native species present depend on its characteristics and the way it interacts with the ecological community it's invading. "Success of biological invasions is species- and site-sp...