NSF-Funded Researcher Plucks Four Unknown Fish Species From Antarctic Waters
...archis likely to lead to a greater appreciation of biodiversity in the polarregions." Eastman's discoveries -- which include the first identification of a newspecies in the genus Artedidraco in 80 years -- occurred almost by chance.Eastman studies the anatomy of buoyancy and how it evolved in Antarctic fis...New Areas Of High Biological Diversity Discovered
... save as many flora and fauna species as possible, biodiversity hotspots must first beidentified. However, studies of biodiversity have hitherto taken insufficient account ofthe soil fauna and the lower animals, even though more th...Undiscovered Biological Diversity: A Symposium On Bioprospecting
...ional Institute for Biodiversity (INBio) topromote biodiversity conservation and to learn to use its biodiversity toimprove the quality of human life. At the symposium, Ana Sittenfeld, head of the Biopros...Gray wolf nears recovery in Yellowstone
...e ecosystem has flourished too. Wolves haveboosted biodiversity in and around Yellowstone: for instance, there are fewerelk and coyotes, and more eagles, pronghorn, foxes and wolverines. Gray wolves will be taken off the endangered species list when there are 10breeding pairs in each of Yellowstone, Idaho and Mo...Conserving the Everglades: Less is more
...e FloridaEverglades, where less truly is more: low biodiversity is intrinsic to theecosystem's uniqueness and so s...rved. "The choice of conservation areas solely on biodiversity may systematically biasthe process against such habitats," says Joel Trexler of Florida Internationa...World's biodiversity becoming extinct at levels rivaling Earth's past 'mass extinctions'
... world's biodiversity. "Nations will only preserve biodiversity if they have their own institutions andtheir own s...n-introduced plants and animals as a major causeof biodiversity losses. Studies of aliens and of the ways of controlling themshould be taken into account in evaluat...'Keys to cures' -- an online expedition to the frontier of biomedical research
...port our continued research." Nowhere on earth is biodiversity greaterthan in tropical rainforests and coral reef...derwater--out of sight and often out of mind. The biodiversity surveyby Pomponi and her colleagues will be the first ever at depths attainable by theHarbor Branch ...Team of 200 scientists presents new research that reveals full 'tree of life' for plants
...life here onEarth by proving that all the familiar biodiversity (including humans, alongwith the other animals and plants), are only one "tiny twig" on the tree of lifeon Earth. The team has traced how the most basic of one-cell, bacteria-like organisms thathad neither nuclei nor chromosomes "merged" with each o...Discovery sheds new light on species diversity in the ocean
... finding runs counter to the traditionalmodel that biodiversity peaks at the equator and declines towards the polarregions of the Earth. Their analysis of Atlantic Ocean data shows that scientists can usesea-surface temperature to estimate the number of planktonic foraminiferalspecies at each spot in the ...Early detection of Global Change 'symptoms' on the protected areas to be discussed in Italy
...an intervention Protected areas and their role on biodiversity Networking of national parks and protected areas The Abruzzi Parks: a model case study The Abruzzi parks in the framework of the European experience The Calderone glacier in the Gran Sasso Parks: a climate indicator Changes in the oldest Ital...Biologists predict more marine disease
...le or toxic to humans -- apartfrom their effect on biodiversity of the sea -- Harvell said there is an "urgentneed" for interdisciplinary studies of ocean epidemics. "The molecular and computational tools we need to trace these diseases arebeginning to come on line, and we are just starting to understand the mec...Striking back at biological invaders
...iological invasions are the second largestcause of biodiversity loss. Will the continued march of exotic species acrossthe globe result in the domination of a few widely successful species? One newsarticle reports on this possibility of a "global McEcosystem," and discusses howecologists attempt to predict the ne...USGS releases assessment of nation's biological resources
... the effects of these dams on the wealth ofaquatic biodiversity are dramatic -- 19 percent of the freshwater fish speciesare threatened or endangered, and 73 percent of the freshwater mussels are atrisk. And in the Southwest, habitat loss due to dams, groundwater pumping andpollution have contributed to jeopardiz...Rainforest birds keep dying out long after logging stops
Fragmented rainforests can keep losing biodiversity for a century, according tonew research in the October issue of Conservation Biology. While the bad news isthat many more species are likely to go extinct, the good news is that we can save them if weact now. "There is no room for complacency," says......biotic processes that produce andmaintain tropical biodiversity worldwide. The Center is an auxiliary researchunit of SFSU's College of Science and Engineering....Biodiversity as insurance in the face of change
... land use. That is not to say, Ives stressed, that biodiversity has no practicalimportance. It does, especially in...ument against the importanceof biodiversity. "What biodiversity gives you is a greater chance that there will be tolerantspecies present to help retain the function...Colorado State scientist is Ecological Society of America president
...Year-2001-2002, an international effort to advance biodiversity science. Wall was president of the Society of Nematologists and the American Institute of Biological Sciences and has been chair or a member of numerous scientific national and international committees and boards, including the National Research Coun...Grandchildren and global warming
...he impact in California is accentuated by the rich biodiversity of the state," he said. "But that makes the influences on our systems more complex." Gaines emphasized the importance of planning for a warmer future. "For example, in setting aside a biological reserve we need to think about what the area will be l......cating our water resources. We must better protect biodiversity by creating an expanded, well connected system of nature reserves, especially at low elevations and in coastal areas." The report, titled "Confronting Climate Change in California," at the Union of Concerned Scientists' website, www.ucsusa.org ....