Measuring nectar from eucalypts
...t the importance of the nectar resource for native fauna and honeybees and that of beekeepers about current forest management. ...Caribbean frog populations started with single, ancient voyage on South American raft
...ause groups of close relatives rarely dominate the fauna of an entire continent or major geographic region,...als to disperse freely over millions of years, the fauna of any one continent is usually a composite of many types of animals." The results will be publish...Caribbean frogs started with a single, ancient voyage on a raft from South America
...ause groups of close relatives rarely dominate the fauna of an entire continent or major geographic region,...als to disperse freely over millions of years, the fauna of any one continent is usually a composite of many types of animals." The field work for the stud...Rare soft-shell turtle, nesting ground found in Cambodia
... of the area by an international team of flora and fauna experts was planned for July 2007. The turtle survey team consisted of Cambodian Fisheries Administration staff and the Cambodian Turtle Conservation Team, a group of early career conservationists who have received long-term mentoring from CI along...Species thrive when sexual dimorphism broadens their niches
...utionary flourishing of the Earth's wildly diverse fauna in a way not previously appreciated by scientists. Conducted at Harvard University, the University of Hawaii, and Washington University in St. Louis, the research is the first to investigate the role of sexual dimorphism -- which can yield differen...FSU leads botanical research into 21st century: Deep South Plant Specimen Imaging Project
...Bank" -- the Webs gigantic repository of flora and fauna images paired with searchable digital annotations by expert biologists ( www.morphbank.net ). A range of FSU researchers -- including Mast as a co-principal investigator -- have contributed to MorphBanks creation and refinement. Depositing images i...Gene hunters, patent prospectors leave indigenous communities in Pacific feeling besieged, betrayed
...the United Nations University. The unique flora, fauna and peoples of the small island nations scattered across the South Pacific have attracted legions of tourists but also hoards of genetic and biomedical researchers. Pacific Islander's DNA and plants relied upon for millennia have been patented withou...Alien predators are more dangerous than native predators
...long after their introduction and that Australia's fauna has been among the hardest hit in the world. Exp...ve done the most damage in Australia, whose native fauna have long been protected by the continent's geographic isolation. According to the World Conservatio...New guide to sharks and rays of Indonesia
... detailed description of Indonesia's shark and ray fauna information which is critical to their management...sia. "Indonesia has the most diverse shark and ray fauna and the largest shark and ray fishery in the world, with reported landings of more than 100 000 tonn...New bird, bat species revealed by extensive DNA barcode studies
...erally find birds of a feather as mates. Also, the fauna (birds and bats) newly distinguished by virtue of unique DNA do not yet have unique names. That issue and process is the subject of scientific discussion and debate. "Did we find concordance between barcode results and conventional taxonomy? The an...The last wild hunt -- Deep-sea fisheries scrape bottom of the sea
... Newfoundland looked at the complete deep-sea fish fauna of the North West Atlantic one of the first attempts to do so. They found that 40% of the deep-sea species for which data are available, are in decline. "This is a steady decline, just down and down until the cupboard is almost bare," says Baker. "G...Authors, illustrator win AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books
...and bison on North America's Great Plains, and the fauna and flora (endemic and introduced) of the Galpagos. Woven into his narrative are portraits of environmentalists and considerations of critical conservation issues such as ecotourism, habitat fragmentation, and ecosystem restoration. The book provides...'Good vibrations' from deep-sea smokers may keep fish out of hot water
...d of tube worms, mussels, shrimp, snails and other fauna at vents with more temperate waters? Want to be the first on your block to hear what a black smoker sounds like? Go to http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=30030 where audio of a black smoker has been combined with a video into a short movie. Th...ROV discovers Antarctic seafloor fauna
... of experience investigating Antarctica's seafloor fauna using ROVs.Already used on a previous expedition, ...sen A/B ice-shelf, will an originally impoverished fauna flourish, or will species go extinct? " said Julian Gutt.......theory that New Zealand's diverse prehistoric bird fauna had evolved there because they had no competition from land mammals. An international team led by Trevor Worthy, of the University of Adelaide, Alan Tennyson, of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and Mike Archer, of the University of New ...Ice-breaker Polarstern to explore uncharted seafloor
...f large clams. These mollusks and their associated fauna probably depend on chemical energy from the Earth, rather than one driven by photosynthesis from the sun or from hot emissions rising from inside the planet. OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY: A MEDIA CONTACT OFFICER ONBOARD A major anticipated expedition outc......risti US has demonstrated. His observations of the fauna around coastal margin hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico have revealed a habitat rich in biological activity and without a need for symbionts to extract nutrients. MacDonald found that the productivity of deep-water seeps is overwhelmingly ba...New cost-benefit model will aid efforts to conserve wilderness: UBC researcher
...afeguarding a rich variety of species of flora and fauna especially those under threat. "The management of both land- and seascapes will produce far greater benefits for people when we analyze ecosystem services in a systematic fashion," says Chan. Chan will be highlighting his study in Washington, D.C...New species and new records of marine species discovered in NW Hawaiian Islands
... may provide insight into how the unique flora and fauna of French Frigate Shoals came to be." Over 50 different sites were surveyed throughout the atoll using a variety of ingenious collection methods including baited traps, brushing of rubble, underwater vacuuming with gentle suction, plankton tows, l......ary development of the modern Philippine flora and fauna and how to preserve it," said Larry Heaney, a co-author of the study and curator of mammals at The Field Museum. "The concentration of unique mammal species there is among the very highest in the world, but so is the number of threatened species." B...