Penn State Wetlands Project Seeks Scientific Evaluation Criteria
...ith emergent forest vegetation. "The flora and fauna associated with forested wetlands and open-water wetlands are markedly different," Brooks says. "What this means is that some types of wetlands will be very hard to replace, and if the choice comes down to destroying a wetland, it's important to k...Geologist Finds Hidden Patterns Of Diversification In Ordovician Radiation
...o depict rapid or "knife-edge"changes in the major fauna worldwide. Miller argues that the"knife-edge" transitions did occur on a local level. They simplydidn't occur at the same time in localities worldwide. "There appear to be windows of opportunity associated withdiversification," said Miller. "and mayb...Natural Variability Is Key To River Restoration
...ver (Arizona, Utah, Colorado): "The original fish fauna have disappeared and many other organisms in the native community are nearly extinct." However, all the human demands for the Colorado's water probably preclude major changes in river management, Bain said, adding: "Fortunately, Grand Canyon looks ...Recovery From Mass Extinction Is Unexpectedly Diverse
...s, as well. For any mass extinction, the flora and fauna that appear afterwards comprisethree major groups: 1) newly evolved species, 2) local survivors (living in theregion prior to the extinction) and 3) invading survivors (living elsewhereprior to the extinction). Previous studies have found that the n...Scientists Unearth Remains Of A Predatory Dinosaur In Madagascar
...oMadagascar as part of a project to map the entire fauna of the region. Theexpedition team will return to Madagascar in June to continue their work. Other study authors include Catherine Forster and Patrick O'Connor, SUNYStony Brook; Peter Dodson, University of Pennsylvania; and Florent Ravoavy,Un...Highlighting USGS Science At AGU
..., two outburst floods significantly impacted local fauna and flora and modified adjacent land surfaces. Significant outburst flooding has occurred several times this century at other sites. Bruce Molnia of the USGS will examine the impact of the Bering Glacier floods during a special session that will g...Detecting Deer: New Method For Counting Population In Urban Areas
...; excessive deerprohibits the flourishing of other fauna and flora species to achieve this goal. The surviving deer also tend to eat all available plants, including plants thatbotanists grow for research. Thus, researchers cannot conduct effective studyand analysis of plants. Sexton and his colleagues c...Study Associates Asteroid Or Comet Impact With Extinctions In Argentina
...mals and a flightless carnivorousbird. Other fauna later appeared in their place. By using a laser fusion technique to measure heavy to light argon atomsin the glass, and by comparing the magnetic readings of the glass layer topublished records of magnetic-field changes over the e...New Model For Assessing The State Of The Environment
...is measured by looking at conditions for flora and fauna and the quality of soil and crops. Quality criteria for groundwater include resistance to acidification (alkalinity) and the level of pesticides and metals (e.g. cadmium). For coasts and seas, criteria include, among other things, the presence of pho...First North Americans Had Chance To Be Avid Birders
... wasa marginal habitat. "The richness of the avian fauna reflects an environmental richness," saysMcCuaig-Balkwill. "For example, there was not just one species of shorebird butfour different ones indicating a variety of feeding niches in the region." This conclusion is supported by a plethora of contempor...New Areas Of High Biological Diversity Discovered
...rsity of organisms within the soil fauna. The soil fauna plays a key role in manyecosystems. Areas which we...pressing global problems.To save as many flora and fauna species as possible, biodiversity hotspots must first beidentified. However, studies of biodiversity...Discovery of oldest dinosaur bones reported in Science
...nce. "We have discovered a spectacular new fauna of this age in southwestMadagascar," said Andre Wy...s known from anywhere in theworld." "This fauna also includes spectacular, close mammal relatives --mammal-like reptiles," said Wyss. "These are the...Millenium bug found by CSIRO scientists
...tifically is still in its early stages." The World fauna of semi-aquatic bugs is placed in eight families of which six are represented in the Australian fauna. Today, about 126 species are known from Australia. The diversity varies significantly among different parts of Australia, from Tasmania (5 species)...Complex mystery of amphibian decline calls for a new kind of science
...eeing the increasing homogenization of the world's fauna and flora, as organisms are moved around. "What's driving this is globalization -- as humans become more and more integrated into the earths ecosystems then we're going to see more and more change. As humans move around, they move things with them,...Spring meeting press conferences
...e, and their concomitant hydrothermal systems. The fauna already found in these systems, different in each ocean, are probably just a hint at what is awaiting future discovery in unexplored depths.(Session OS22C) THURSDAY, JUNE 1 1:30 PM Convention Center Room 13 The 400th Anniversary of Gilbert's "De Magn...Intriguing archaeological sites, isolated lake targets of Kuril Expedition
...ollowing successful seasons studying the flora and fauna of the islands. All the expeditions have been funded by the National Science Foundation. UW assistant archaeology professor Benjamin Fitzhugh, three UW students and other colleagues from the U.S., Russia and Japan plan to survey the region for clue...An "alarming" discovery for ruffe
... The perch-like Eurasian ruffe became part of the fauna in the Duluth-Superior harbor in the early 1980's. Presumably, they crossed the Atlantic Ocean as accidental passengers in the ballast tanks of cargo ships. Within a decade of their detection, Eurasian ruffe became the most abundant fish trawled fro......ould save what remains of the indigenous flora and fauna in West Africa. Co-authors of the report are John Oates of Hunter College, Michael Abedi-Lartey of the Ghana Wildlife Department, Scott McGraw of Ohio State University, Thomas Struhsaker of Duke University and George Whitesides of Guilford Technical...February media highlights: Geology and GSA today
...h the hard and soft parts. The significance of the fauna is two-fold: (1) it documents that representatives of the major phyla, including the chordates, were present in the Early Cambrian; and (2) it suggests that Cambrian faunas, like faunas throughout the rest of the Phanerozoic, were preserved in a vari...Established ecological relationship is flawed says new study
...world where diversity is higher, but the flora and fauna less well known. Widely used in conservation studi...ut (cheaply) at a small scale. Since the flora and fauna of Britain is so well known this is of less practical importance, but in the third world it is a big...