International research conferences at the Villa Vigoni
... cultural landscape. Art historians, philosophers, landscape architects, botanists and ecologists will discuss various aspects of this topic using, for example, the historical parks of the Villa Vigoni itself. Another objective is the development of appropriate criteria for analysis and administration (for fur...First ever standards linking climate change, biodiversity and poverty seek global peer review
...diversity standards identify projects that enhance landscape management by restoring and/or maintaining local plant and animal species populations, their associated genetic variability, and their habitats, restoring and/or maintaining biological connectivity, and conserving or enhancing water resources. Overw...Professor and student among tops in technology at UH
...esearch across the board and reflects the changing landscape for the role of women in cutting-edge research and technical fields." As for Bhayani, her interests lie in the variety of possibilities available in the field of computer science. Receiving the Kathi Bowles Scholarship, which is give......y of human settlements and activities, showing the landscape in its full scope for the first time in such a for...d conveys the many layers of this vast and storied landscape in a manner combining accessibility and solid research. "Our intention was to produce more than a ...Natural, man-made mix promises biggest landscape plant growth
... explained, because the more fertilizer added to a landscape or greenhouse plants, the more money it costs. Com...and being more successful in growing plants in the landscape makes a happy consumer," he said, "and a happy consumer is a repeat customer." Carpio, who conducte...Noah's modern ark: The role of ART in conserving endangered species
...ld, we integrate our work with experts in ecology, landscape management, geographical information systems and even environmental education." Dr Wildt and his colleagues use a variety of human ART techniques in their work, ranging from artificial insemination (AI) and IVF to freezing sperm, eggs and embryos; bu...As humans alter land, infectious diseases follow
...xperts warns that widespread changes in the global landscape are providing new opportunities for dozens of infectious diseases, including scourges like malaria, dengue fever, Lyme disease, yellow fever, cholera, influenza, foot and mouth, and hemorrhagic fevers. "Evidence is mounting that deforestation and eco...Ottawa's leadership in biomedical and health research has paid off
... transformation, helping to modernize the research landscape in Canada and serving as the catalyst for major institutional change," said Dr. Eliot Phillipson, President and CEO of the CFI. "This transformation is happening rapidly thanks to the partnership approach and cooperation of all of those involved in ...Pocket gophers serve as 'ecosystem engineers'
...e don't think much about them, but they change the landscape and the nutrient availability of the soil," said Seabloom. "They act like little rototillers, loosening and aerating the soil. They loosen the soil and the speed at which plants decompose, causing higher production of plants, and they may be importan......ill discuss sage-grouse preferences in relation to landscape restoration. "Economic and social ramifica...Andrus Center for Public Policy) talk, "The policy landscape of the sagebrush ecosystem," will take a closer look at the politics behind management and recovery ......describe the link between the reshaped geophysical landscape and the plants and animals living on it. The session will also delve under the surface in "Life in the changing belowground during succession on Mount St. Helens," which will be presented by Michael Allen (University of California-Riverside). Allen...Water on Mars not easy to find, says Texas A&M researcher
..." he notes. "The rovers also got photos of Martian landscape that were extremely useful to us. We got some shots of small hills that were very sharp." Some 3-D photos were also taken, which proved to be very informative, Lemmon added. Lemmon says Spirit and Opportunity are still active on Mars, but they will s...Plumbing trees' plumbing reveals their engineering skill
...his aquifer has been affected by the change in the landscape above from a savanna to forest, due to grazing and human prevention of natural wild fires over the last 150 years. In their experiments, Jackson and his colleagues descended into the caves and sampled roots of four tree species -- a juniper, an everg...OneWorld Health compiles comprehensive state of infectious diarrhea treatments, potential solutions
...lve this problem. OneWorld Health is conducting a landscape analysis in the field of infectious diarrhea. As a first step, OneWorld Health will use the findings from a recently held workshop of experts to examine the feasibility of an international diarrheal vaccine effort, with particular emphasis on pediatr...Fossils reveal direct link between global warming and genetic diversity in wildlife
...populations of elk, bison and other mammals. "The landscape of Yellowstone arguably one of the largest relatively intact temperate zone ecosystems in the world is really chopped up and isolated, and there are fewer connections between populations," Hadly explained. "They really might not have anyplace to g...Lecture on ecology of infectious diseases
...gs in Boulder County to evaluate the importance of landscape setting in predicting these outbreaks. Plague epid...e dogs, she found, were related to the surrounding landscape in unexpected ways: prairie dog colonies in urban settings were no more or less likely to experienc...US investment firm gives away Rhode Island-sized lands in Chile
...stems, and spectacular snow-capped mountains. The landscape supports a wide range of wildlife, including Magel... aboard the H.M.S. Beagle: "A single glance at the landscape was sufficient to show me how widely different it was from anything I had ever beheld." A Unique Al...Study: Emission of smog ingredients from trees is increasing rapidly
...tely anthropogenic (human-caused) processes in the landscape that have had larger effects on VOC emissions than the deliberate legislated decreases," said Purves. Although scientists knew that trees contribute substantial amounts of VOCs to the atmosphere, the rate of increase in recent decades was previously ...