USGS studies wildfire ecology in the western United States
...example, scientists can approximate what the local landscape might look like without a history of fire suppression, by allowing past suppressed fires to "burn" and run their course on computers. While advanced imaging and computer technology can help predict fire behavior in the future, tree ring analysis......is strategic alliance changes the drug development landscape by establishing a powerful platform for producing genomics-based antibody drugs over a shorter period of time," stated Jonathan M. Rothberg, Ph.D., founder, chairman, and CEO of CuraGen Corporation. "Abgenix has the leading technology for developing ...Bees wearing reflectors help scientists track insects training flights
...eir skills in a series of pre-flights to learn the landscape before undertaking new missions, scientists say. S...ns and view different, and larger, portions of the landscape around the hive. The scientists now want to know why -- aviation skill perhaps -- some bees take as ...The future of planet earth: scientific challenges in the coming century
...zing and predicting rates, patterns and impacts of landscape changes resulting from natural and human causes; and provide decision makers with accurate data and better understanding for improved decision making, policy and planning. More information is available about USGS urban growth studies at edcwww2.cr.u...Inaugural award for population ecologist
... the Myxoma virus literally changed the Australian landscape in the nineteen fifties, when myxomatosis all but eradicated the European rabbit, recognised as the country's worst vertebrate pest. The inaugural winner of the Fenner Medal is Prof Hugh Possingham of Adelaide University's Department of Applied and...Mountains of variables: The effect of landscape features on atmospheric deposition
...llected data on patterns of deposition across such landscape features as edges, elevation, aspect and vegetatio...at it is critically important to take into account landscape features when estimating atmospheric inputs to mountainous areas," says Weathers. "By not taking the...Biological legacies a key of ecological rebirth after Mount St. Helens eruption
...es" are most important during early succession and landscape effects. The first invaders have not succumbed to competition even 20 years later and they have greatly influenced the patterns of vegetation found today. This "luck of the draw," more than any other factor appears to dictate the nature of which pl...Endangered butterfly needs proper habitat, special nectar
... is part of a working group studying the effect of landscape context on restoration. One case study focuses on how to select sites with high potential for Fender's blue habitat restoration based on the butterfly's dispersal behavior. The group is also studying how natural processes like floods and fires will ...Medicine and biology take a lesson in physics
...ng initiatives promise to transform the biomedical landscape by making research available for free to all. However, even PubMed Central only goes part of the way to catching up with the physics publishing model where research is submitted to the open-access archive before peer-review and publication to encour...Boston University scientists uncover the secret to movement in super-cooled water
...ath of the mountaineer lies in the topology of the landscape he traverses - he picks the path of least resistance." Similarly, by analyzing the "energy landscape" of super-cooled water it is possible to make predictions about how molecules will diffuse through the liquid. This give us a better understanding ab...Study finds rare juvenile turtles
...of turtles. Among the most critical appear to be a landscape in which a variety of wetlands and nesting areas can be reached by turtles without their having to cross busy highways, as well as a local community that has a high respect for wildlife." The capture of a juvenile underscores the apparent health of...Cincinnati researchers document environmental problems caused by tourist trade in Crete
... into alternative uses for the residue. *Develop a landscape code to limit the amount of turf required in site ...use of water-intensive plants to 30 percent of the landscape per plot of land. *Implement a rate structure for water use that encourages conservation. As to the ...Research changes surface mine reclamation practices, policy
... eastern and mid-western coal fields -- a forested landscape providing wood products and amenity values increasingly important to the socio-economic well-being of rural communities. James A. Burger, professor of forestry and soil science, received the William T. Plass Award from the American Society for Surfa...Northeast a haven for many carnivores species
...earch to better understand the complexities of the landscape and their effects on carnivore populations. "It ...f some mesocarnivore species in this ever-changing landscape will be a challenge," said Dr. Ray. "But the fact that several species have demonstrated unexpected...New evidence indicates huge vegetation loss accompanied mass extinction
...ke Mount St. Helens in Washington state, where the landscape has been denuded by a catastrophic event such as a volcanic eruption. "The thing we take so for granted now - meandering rivers - is a very recent feature on Earth," Ward said. "This didn't appear until the Silurian, when land plants started to tak...National conference to discuss changing rural landscapes
... But most people don't know how much the rural landscape is changing, Hansen said. They may not realize that, for only the second time in 100 years, more people are moving into rural areas than away from them. They haven't had the opportunity to discuss the consequences. "The size and character of th...Wolves in Yellowstone may aid aspen recovery
... public. Aspen not only adds scenic beauty to the landscape with their rich golden fall color, but they are often the only significant hardwood present in these conifer-dominated ecosystems. Groves of aspens, which are biologically rich with herbs, shrubs, insects, birds and berries, offer a diversity of plan...Conservation under the shade coffee canopy: ant-bird interactions in Panama croplands
...ssumed, are better able to make use of the altered landscape of a shade-grown coffee plantation than they are an open-sun coffee area. A new study compares the two styles of coffee plantations, and evaluates the efficacy of using shade grown coffee as a bird conservation measure. Published in the ESA peer-r...University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist is named ESA president
...ich is helping track global warming, pollution and landscape changes that take ages to manifest themselves. Carpenter has received many awards for distinguished research, including a Pew Fellowship in Conservation and Environment, the G.E. Hutchinson Medal of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanograph...Taking the long view: examining factors which influence Northern Spotted Owls
... "Our research suggests that excessive loss of key landscape habitat components, such as that which occurs when old growth and mature forests are heavily clearcut, can exacerbate the effects of an unfavorable climate," says Franklin. "Most conservation plans for the Northern Spotted Owl assume that their ...