Global warming: lessons taught by snails and crabs
...m to seek out cooler pastures.`` And even if these displaced species avoid extinction by moving to cooler regions, their disappearance could significantly perturb the ecosystem, he maintains. ``If snails, crabs and additional prey items disappear, then other species dependent on these food sources may encounte...November GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY highlights
...ago. Of interest in oil exploration: where has the displaced oil gone? High concentrations of greenhouse gases and polar stratospheric clouds: A possible solution to high-latitude faunal migration at the latest Paleocene thermal maximum. Robert B. Peters and Lisa Cirbus Sloan This paper documents a clima...Gabon ends logging in key wildlife area
...lent turf battles between individual family groups displaced by human activity. First created in 1946 by the Governor of Gabon, Lopé was originally set aside to preserve the area's natural beauty, and to protect its population of large mammals and historical areas. Since then however, its legal status ha...Success of introduced Argentine ants tied to reduced genetic variation
...ntine ant, a major pest that has invaded homes and displaced native species of ants in much of the coastal regions of the state, is due to the lack of genetic diversity among individuals up and down the coast. In paper published in the May 16 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the ...The future of planet earth: scientific challenges in the coming century
...e East Coast of the United States that took lives, displaced families, disrupted communities and impacted economies. The cost of natural disasters, both in human and financial terms, has risen dramatically and may continue to skyrocket in the 21st century, as the world's population grows and moves into areas t......e first male's sperm seems to have been physically displaced here,but where it goes remains somewhat of a mystery," says Coyne. The displacementoccurred shortly after mating, but only if the second male had viable sperm. Seminal fluid alone could not cause displacement of stored sperm. Coyne and Price...Smoke breathes new life into a forest
...sulting in millions of dollars in property damage, displaced families, and in some instances the loss of life. All thats left after the last ember dies out is a charred, skeleton forest. Yet the next generation of forest lies beneath the scorched soil as once dormant seeds are awakened. In the October issue...Hurricane Georges Puts On A Light Show
...itude. The eye wall pattern was also significantly displaced from the radar eye wall location unlike those seen with Bonnie, Danielle, or Earl. Hurricane Georges is smaller than Bonnie, the hurricane that NASA and its partners closely studied earlier this season, but is still quite deadly. From its first...Harbor Branch Oceanographic Trains Displaced Fishermen And Women In New Careers As Aquafarmers
...unded to provide training for a second group of 44 displaced fishermen andwomen in the Charlotte Harbor area. Harbor Branch continues to offer support to graduates by providing technicaladvice and discounts on clam seed. Harbor Branch's hard clam hatchery (one ofthe largest clam hatcheries in the United State...