Subtle Biotic Changes Have Big Environmental Impact
... atmosphere. Working on an isolated, undeveloped suite of lakes in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the Wisconsin scientists were able to manipulate the flow of carbon between an entire, intact ecosystem and the atmosphere by placing either minnows or bass at the apex of the lake food web. Bass, by prey...From The Home Front To The River Front, USGS Updates Water-Quality Information
...he occurrence of nitrogen, phosphorus, and a broad suite of pesticides was a major focus of the Lower Susquehanna and Potomac River studies. Concentrations of nitrate, a form of nitrogen, are of particular concern where large amounts of manure or other fertilizers are applied to areas that are underlain...West Coast Measurements Confirm Asian Air Pollution Can Travel To U.S.
...and a 50 percentincrease in particulates. "In this suite of measurements, we don't yet have enough data to say it's coalburning in China or an oil source in Tokyo. But we're moving in that direction,"Jaffe said. The measurements were repeated in March and April this year, but that data stillis being analyz...Pacific Northwest developments earn spots in top 100 list
... of applications. It's a comprehensive, integrated suite of software that enables researchers tofocus advan...ironmental cleanup andglobal change. The software suite allows chemists to model, simulate andpredict the characteristics of chemical systems with a level o...Geologists at UNC-CH discover state's 'most spectacular' fossils
...The professor and his students also found "a whole suite of bones" wherethe reptile's stomach would have been, Carter said. Included was another newmammal-like reptile, which Drs. Hans-Dieter Sues of the Royal Ontario Museum,Dr. Paul Olsen of Columbia University and Carter have named Plinthogomphodonherpet......artnership, both companies will leverage CuraGen's suite of genomics technologies and databases to systematically mine the genome to discover appropriate drug targets against which to use the XenoMouse technology for developing antibody drugs." Antibodies are naturally occurring proteins used by the body'...Researchers receive federal funds to study marine organisms and potential products on oil platforms
...ustainable way. DNA sequencing will be done for a suite of species that differ in their potential for long-distance dispersal. A second promising approach, called elemental fingerprinting (see below)* will also be used to trace the source populations of the organisms that live on platforms. Using this tec...Scientific theory of marine reserves to be released
...on of a reserve, replicate sampling, and include a suite of representative species. Despite the variable quality of the data, the results from this review suggest that nearly any marine habitat can benefit from the implementation of a reserve. Success of a marine reserve, however, will always be judged a...The enemy of my enemy is my friend
...y rapidly increase the production of a suite of chemical defenses that poison, repel or slow ... have isolated the chemical factors (a suite of fatty acid amino acid conjugates: FACs) in the larval oral secretions of the five-spo......d the ancient forests, we replaced them with a new suite of farmed species. In the coastal seas, we took out animals and replaced them with nothing." "Every marine ecosystem I have ever studied during my entire 30 year career looks unrecognizably different from the way it used to be, and I wanted to know w...Research highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
...lab for the Department of Energy, are developing a suite of tools called the Aviation Performance Measuring System, or APMS, that extracts crucial safety information from digital flight data. While some of APMS tools detect and display well-known problems, PNNL statisticians have created statistical algori...Conservation biologist Michael Lannoo to win Field Museums Parker/Gentry Award
...ides and perhaps fertilizers, can explain the full suite of observed malformations," Dr. Lannoo says. Dr. Lannoo is full professor with joint appointments at the Muncie Center for Medical Education at Indiana University School of Medicine, and the Department of Physiology and Health Sciences at Ball State...NASA unveils spectacular suite of new global data products
...ts measurements of the atmosphere, MODIS carries a suite of channels that are particularly well suited for ...ation of many different algorithms for producing a suite of data products, data validation and quality assurance and improved resolution. "MODIS is capable o...New U. of Colorado electron microscopes provide cell images never seen before
...wo new state-of-the-art electron microscopes and a suite of complementing computers that are providing three-dimensional images of cellular structures that have never been seen before. The microscopes, which were purchased for a total of nearly $3 million, are furthering the reputation of the molecular, ce...Science steps up on International Space Station with new experiments, fresh crew to operate them
A new suite of experiments will be delivered to the Internatio...to the Space Station. During Expedition Four, the suite of research instruments will grow from 18 to 26 U.S. payloads - seven of them new to the Space Stati...Fossil teeth reveal recent origin of human growth pattern
...erectus--the first fossil human ancestor to show a suite of modern human-like characteristics including body proportions, body weight, and small teeth and jaws--would show evidence of a modern human-like growth period. However, because the brain in Homo erectus was still not as large as a modern human's a......protected within park boundaries, are exposed to a suite of threats from external development activities and many have been influenced by such activities for centuries. In response to increasing urbanization, the ecological structure and function of wetlands can be altered, sometimes quite dramatically. U...New theory of the evolution of bird flight linked to parental care
...dlike traits. "The evidence indicates that a whole suite of behavioral and physical traits, including feathers and wings, evolved along with improved parenting and brood-care traits," said James Carey, a UC Davis demographer and ecologist. "Once the precursors to birds began to fly, the ecological interpla...NSF/EPA team up on grants to treat pollution with plants
...y metals in soils. One project will determine the suite of genes responsible for heavy-metal hyperaccumulation in Thlaspi caerulescens. A second will perform a search of the genomes of brassicaceous plants for genes involved in metal hyper accumulation. A third will study the mechanisms of arsenic uptak...UNC geologist, students to unveil 221 million-year-old top N.C. fossil
... The professor and his students also found a whole suite of bones where the reptiles stomach would have been, Carter said. Included was another new mammal-like reptile, which Drs. Hans-Dieter Sues of the Royal Ontario Museum, Paul Olsen of Columbia University and Carter have named Plinthogomphodon herpetai...