The cicadas are coming, the cicadas are coming: Research on 'Brood X' cicadas focus of briefing
...he scientists will discuss how human alteration of forests affects cicadas. Cicadas are drawn to the forest edge; because eastern forests have grown since the last emergence, this year's cicadas will likely emerge deeper in the forest and...NCAR aircraft, ground instruments to track carbon dioxide uptake
...d July to measure how much carbon dioxide mountain forests remove from the air as spring turns into summer. N...ls will help scientists understand the response of forests to drought, fire, insects, and climate change. Local researchers are especially interested in a side...Newfound grasshopper takes to the trees on Konza Prairie
...tudies. The Grizzly has preferred eastern hardwood forests and the pine forests of the southeastern region of the country. The species has been reported twice before in Kansas, Ona...Is that plant a tortoise or a hare? Answer predicts its response to environmental change
...y of Minnesota's Cedar Creek Natural History Area, forests in Wisconsin and Minnesota, the New Mexican desert, the Appalachian Mountains, the Amazon Basin, the Australian Outback and numerous other places. The work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy....Conservation International & SC Johnson invest in Ecuador's rainforest to offset climate impacts
... communities through the reforestation of degraded forests in northwest Ecuador. SC Johnson's commitment will...port the restoration of up to 45 acres of degraded forests along the buffer zone of Ecuador's Mache Chundul Ecological Reserve through the planting of up to 15...Salt-tolerant rice requires careful selection
...stigated. Rice cultivation in many former mangrove forests in West Africa, is difficult due to the salinity of the water there. In Asia, where most of the world's rice is produced, most of the land is covered with silt water. The growers in these countries often have to cope with a shortage of fertiliser as ...New book urges ecologists to think 'outside the helmet'
...eory cannot explain the diversity of tropical rain forests or coral reefs, where hundreds of species appear to be essentially the same. "Beyond variability and abiotic effects, scale has to beincorporated in this new synthetic niche theory that we propose" Chase said. "We need to look at the world ...Global warming and the onward march of the pine
...ly sensitive to climate change, with high mountain forests predicted to shift their ranges up-slope at the ex...endemics. On the other hand, expansion of mountain forests may also improve certain ecosystem services for human welfare, such as erosion control and increased......aily basis, as when poor rural households cut down forests to clear land for farming or to harvest fuel wood for cooking. Women typically face the greatest burdens of this daily struggle for survival, and often suffer the added hardships of legal and social discrimination. In the rich countries, where basi...Ferns diversified in shadow of flowering plants
...vantage of ecological niches in the new angiosperm forests to diversify into a far richer array of species. T...ight conditions in angiosperm forests. "Angiosperm forests are ecologically and structurally more complex than are the more uniform forests dominated by the co...Chestnut trees to spread across landscape again, says Purdue scientist
...estnut formerly played a vital role in the eastern forests of the United States, where it made up nearly one out of every four trees, Jacobs said. "Chestnut is a wonderful wildlife tree," he said. "It is unusual among forest trees in that it can be counted on to produce a good seed crop every single ...Office Depot partners with Conservation Organizations to incorporate science into paper procurement
...alues we want to promote and advance, the types of forests we want our suppliers to avoid, and the forest pra...rget landscapes are expected to include the boreal forests of Canada and the Atlantic Forest region of Brazil. Enhancing Environmental Procurement Practices:...Tigers: Big cats need cat food
...ly distinct sites in India from grasslands to dry forests over an eight-year period, with teams of biologists walking more than 4,200 miles to count prey animals, and setting hundreds of camera traps over 8,600 days of effort. Densities of ungulate prey such as deer, antelopes, wild cattle and wild pigs r...Challenging shrubland fire management
... levels. "Sugar maple and nitrogen cycling in the forests of eastern North America," by Gary Lovett (Institute of Ecosystem Studies) and Myron Mitchell (SUNY CESF) considers how these trees could affect nitrogen movement from the soil into surface waters such as lakes, rivers and streams. The review "Cons...Undisturbed Amazonian forests are changing, say scientists
...air for photosynthesis. "The changes in Amazonian forests really jump out at you," said William Laurance, a ... a little scary to realize that seemingly pristine forests can change so quickly and dramatically." For the past two decades, the research team studied the fat...Rwanda's primate-rich forests now a national park
...erve in 1933, in response to the rapid clearing of forests for farmland in the 1920s. However, surrounding communities continued activities such as wood cutting, hunting, small-scale agriculture and mining for gold within the reserve. In 1984, WCS conservationists Drs. Amy Vedder and Bill Weber, both of whom......w-green honeycreeper, is thriving in low elevation forests once again. These birds are resident and breeding in low-elevation forests on Hawaii Island in densities approximately 2-3 times those found at disease-free high elevations, d...System to measure carbon dioxide flux from soil patented
...of interest in determining how much carbon dioxide forests can remove from the atmosphere and retain, or sequ...mental Forest (east of Fresno, CA), and old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest (Wind River Canopy Crane, near Stevenson, WA). "We have now built 17 AC...Save The Tiger Fund announces alliance with the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
...hwork of areas across Asia, from the tropical rain forests of Sumatra and Indochina to the temperate oak forest of the Amur River Valley in the Russian Far East. "Save The Tiger Fund has a proud 10-year history focused on the conservation of wild tigers through solid science, improved habitat protection, e...Congo plans to safeguard biodiversity with new protected areas
...he globally important beaches, swamps, and coastal forests of Congo's coastline, including some of the most i...he private sector, all committed to conserving the forests of the Congo Basin while promoting sustainable economic and social development in the region. ...