Genes reveal new clues about the first flower
... the ability to make more informed decisions about biodiversity conservation. "Water lilies have one kind of flower that is bisexual, plus specialized cells called vessels for conducting water, but Amborella has two kinds of flowers--male and female--and the plant lacks vessels," dePamphilis says. If both plan...FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, USA - Limited awareness of biodiversity and its connections to our lives undermines the ab...ommunication of their findings about the status of biodiversity and its links to human welfare. The IBOY is inspired by the International Geophysical Year of 1957-1...Conservation battle faces long odds in Brazilian Amazon
..., maintaining stable regional climates, preserving biodiversity and supporting both local populations and ecotourism. Also, they suggest that agricultural land in Brazil could be used intensively rather than extensively, favoring high-value agroforestry and perennial crops over fire-maintained cattle pastures and......to share their findings about the global status of biodiversity and how it relates to human welfare. Improving knowledge about biodiversity may be the greatest scientific and educational challenge of the twenty-first century, say this inter...The Frozen Zoo: the University of New Orleans and the new world of saving endangered species
...ucational alliance" to focus on relevant issues of biodiversity and the environment. This is being accomplished th...uate level educational experiences in the study of biodiversity and species conservation. "Jazz" is just one success scientists are building on. A little more th...Social scientists and biologists collaborate to address human dimensions of biodiversity
...ublic spheres need. For example information on how biodiversity influences the benefits that humans derive from ecosystems, and how changes in biodiversity will impact human psychology and economies such as fisheries and agriculture. The panel on Human Dim......tspot at all in 1999. This work may also apply to biodiversity hotspots. "Biodiversity hotspots could change because knowledge about biodiversity and threats to biodiversity also change over time and across space," says Jack Lui, one of Rutledge'......ht the interconnection between the conservation of biodiversity and the preservation of human and animal health. Rodriguez will discuss the evolution of natural organic chemicals from Amazonian plants to caterpillars, ants and other insects, and ultimately to tropical birds. He will explain how the preen glan...Extinction claims a furry friend
... "The whole of SA is at present being covered by a biodiversity survey," said Dr Hornsby. "Itincludes plants, mammals, birds, reptiles and some invertebrates," he said. "The Department for Environment knew of our work, and are keen to incorporate our data into their survey because, while we have been looking for...Amphibian mortality linked to global climate change
...elling us something important about the threats to biodiversity on our planet."...Tree biomass is the same in tropic or temperate climes
...a. Enquist and Niklas found that the effects of biodiversity on tree biomass are not very important, regardless of how many species of trees exist in a forest. Differences between tree species, says Niklas, are not important because "all trees, regardless of species, are competing for sunlight and physical sp...Nature reserves aren't protecting pandas, study shows
...st critical factor in the fate of the pandas. If biodiversity cannot be protected in protected areas, where can...serve is a flagship effort to preserve and protect biodiversity in important natural regions - a movement that has led to nearly 9 percent of the earth's land sur...DFG set up 19 new Graduiertenkollegs
... the lie, University of Regensburg - Evolution and biodiversity in space and time, University of Bonn - Using information technology methods to fine-tune protection of plants on land used for farming and gardening, University of Bonn - Space and ritual: Function, significance and use of rooms and locations defi...Increased use of chemicals in agriculture worldwide seen as major environmental threat
...t the trend to continue, thus lowering the world's biodiversity and changing its ecology. Ecosystem "services" such as clean drinking water and carbon storage continue to be lost. "Neither society nor most scientists understand the importance of agriculture," said Tilman. "It's grossly misunderstood, barel...Biodiversity increases ecosystems' ability to absorb CO2 and nitrogen
...elevated levels of CO2 and N, ecosystems with high biodiversity will take up and sequester more carbon and nitroge...s effect, however, was greatest in plots with high biodiversity as compared to those with fewer species. "These findings suggest that protecting biodiversity worldw...E.O. Wilson to speak on 'future of biodiversity'
...t the National Science Foundation on the future of biodiversity on May 2, 2001. In the past several decades, scie...ntists have foundthe biosphere to be far richer in biodiversity than ever before conceived, says Wilson. But the evidence is also compelling, he believes, that spe...... people living in at least 16 of the worlds 25 key biodiversity "hotspots," where wildlife is most at risk. Today...d using land for agriculture is the chief cause of biodiversity extinction and that widespread hunger is persistent in areas with the worlds richest biodiversity, m...Field Museum plays vital role in creation of huge new park
... of the park. The RBI documented the extraordinary biodiversity of the northern Cordillera Azul mountain range, wh... Field Museum and other groups working to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable human development." Dr. Moskovits adds, "With accelerating losses of natural...Disturbance can benefit some rare forest plants
...sts remains important because they often have more biodiversity than disturbed forests.......g scientist, author and internationally recognized biodiversity expert) - John McCarter, President and CEO, Chicagos Field Museum - Laureen Ong, President, National Geographic Channel, which was launched in January - George Rabb, Director, Brookfield Zoo - Brian Boom, President, Association of Systematics...