Oysters: The natural way to protect our shores
...al for long-term growth, and contribute to overall ecosystem stability and quality. Oyster larvae move in groups and water-borne chemicals stimulate the oysters' settlement; reefs are therefore able to maintain themselves as new recruits settle and grow. "Sustainability is an important component to note as m...Controlling the spread of invasive plants: a national effort one-day symposium, Aug. 30
... chemicals, the Society hopes to rescue the native ecosystem from these invasive plants. In addition to an intense initial clearing, the program includes annual maintenance to root out plants that may have been missed, plants emerging from seed and invasive plants migrating from other areas. ( AGRO 95 , Tuesda...Reforestation of burnt earth: Use truffles
...ella-Lizarra region), a typical Mediterranean-type ecosystem found in the Navarre region, the two experts compared the progress of the plants' survival with the presence or otherwise of the mycorrhizzae. Mycorrhizzae are the product of the fungus-plant symbiosis produced at the roots of the trees, facilitating...NASA technology monitors wildlife habitats from the air
...uction." DFS, which plays an important role in its ecosystem by distributing tree and other plant seeds, live in mature pine and hardwood forests, especially near farmland. Large trees provide an abundant supply of acorns and seeds for food and provide suitable nests. The conversion of forests into agricultura...Study casts doubt on 'Snowball Earth' theory
...in the rocks. This is the first direct look at the ecosystem during this time period," said Olcott, who credited USC's geobiology program, one of a handful in the country, with influencing her thinking. "They really try to synthesize between geology and biology. It was a new way to attack the problem." Corsett...El Carmen the first wilderness designation in Latin America
...c incentives to landowners such as payment for the ecosystem services from watershed-based forest conservation, biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration and scenic landscape protection. Recently, conservation groups and the private sector approached CONANP to suggest a new level of certification, one th...Fish in ponds benefit flowering plants
...the reverse a cascade from terrestrial to aquatic ecosystem also is true. "This finding will open up many opportunities to examine interactions across ecosystem boundaries," she said. For one, getting grips on cross-ecosystem "habitat" connectance could be a ...A new angle on flowers: Fish are players in pollination
...nt in part because it shows how organisms from one ecosystem can change the lives of those in a seemingly separate one with the help of something, in this case the dragonfly, tying them together. But it's also notable because it highlights an unusual example of how humans can potentially shape nature. For exa...Underlying cause of massive pinyon pine die-off revealed
...ch. The resulting landscape change will affect the ecosystem for decades. Hotter temperatures coupled with drought are the type of event predicted by global climate change models. The new finding suggests big, fast changes in ecosystems may result from global climate change. "We documented a massive forest die...Marine conservation organizations team up to conduct Indonesia coral reefs assessment
...reproduce and grow. "The health of the coral reef ecosystem along the Sumatra coastline is vital to the well-being of the people of Indonesia who depend upon the rich resources of the sea. This survey will help us understand the extent of the damage to the coral reefs from the tsunami and therefore guide man...Yale environment school professor receives research award
... Conn. -- Peter A. Raymond, assistant professor of ecosystem ecology in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale, has received the Estuarine Research Federation's 2005 Cronin Award for Early Achievement. Raymond studies how climate and land use alter the amount of carbon transferred to rivers f...Oil spills and climate change double the mortality rate of British seabirds
...il pollution from tanker spills and changes to the ecosystem as measured by the NAO index and caused by global climate change from man's burning of fossil fuels."...Entire lakes feel effects of climate warming, University of Alberta study shows
...tion of chlorophyll a--a good indicator of overall ecosystem production. The research is published in the current issue of Geophysical Research Letters. What is alarming about these findings is the magnitude and the timing of the changes, says Michelutti. "For the last several thousand years, chlorophyll a con...Seeing the forest and the trees
... as well as their ability to provide other crucial ecosystem services such as preventing erosion. The study wa...ropical forests provide," said DeClerck. "The more ecosystem functions you look at, the more important diversity becomes." The study was based on data from the 1...Valuing biodiversity services, including its insurance against disease
...ifying the value to people of biodiversity-related ecosystem services such as disease regulation, climate regul...hat a range of measures are involved in preserving ecosystem services such as disease regulation, including sanitary and health directives, education, capacity b...Highlights from October ESA journals
...ish populations to return however, the rest of the ecosystem from landscape to other organisms must remain intact, and there must be similar, unaffected regions of fish nearby to repopulate the area. The focus is on large single events; the results are not applicable to harvesting, which "usually exploits p...Study identifies several new bacterial species associated with common infection in women
...R analysis is just how complex the human microbial ecosystem is. Other syndromes being investigated using PCR include ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, pneumonia and meningitis....UCR environmental scientists propose chemical solution to cleaning California's Salton Sea
... to its former condition as a high-quality aquatic ecosystem and recreation area. One aspect of this restoration plan will be the management and control of nutrient inputs to the lake. Inflow water into the Salton Sea by way of the Whitewater River, the New River and the Alamo River contains fertilizer nutrie...Space service for wetlands protection on show at Ramsar COP
...ment (MEA), which is an international programme on ecosystem change launched by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in June 2001 and completed in March 2005. The results show that wetlands are the hardest-hit of all ecosystems, and that their decline has accelerated in recent years. Globwetland partne...Life support services threatened, 700 experts urge more prominence of biodiversity on world agenda
...ent that biodiversity underpins "a wide variety of ecosystem services that are crucial to human well-being," se...its own terms unless humans change course. Pricing ecosystem services in order to evaluate economic trade-offs formed a dominant conference theme. Arizona Stat...