Contaminants linked to sturgeon decline in Columbia river
...fully making it difficult for them to expand their habitat or access oceanic food sources. Schreck and Feist studied white sturgeon from three reservoirs along the Columbia River and from areas downstream of Bonneville, the last dam on the river in its path to the Pacific Ocean. The researchers found some of...Conservation International & Disney discover new species in the 'Realm of the Yeti'
...ened mammals, birds, and amphibians survive within habitat covering just 2.3 percent of the Earth's surface (...keyswhich were severely threatened by poaching and habitat destructionare now thriving, it is clear that local communities, conservation organizations, and gov...'Dead zone' summer killed billions of ocean state mussels
...s mussels which filter water and provide food and habitat for other organisms you see a large and lasting effect on the ecosystem," Witman said. Added Altieri: "We've already seen this in Chesapeake Bay and other coastal estuaries, where loss of filter-feeding oysters has led to runaway effects of pollutio...Hominid fossils from Ethiopia link ape-men to more distant human ancestors
... The fossil finds and an analysis of the hominid's habitat and evolutionary position are reported by White an...o were found, allowing the team to reconstruct the habitat as closed woodland with lots of colobus monkeys, kudus, pigs, birds and rodents, as well as a collec...Some like it hot: Worms at deep-sea vents favor a fiery 45-55C
...grees Celsius." Girguis likens the worms' deep-sea habitat to a pot of scalding water heating inside a freezer. At extreme undersea pressures, water will not boil, so deep-sea thermal vents jet out water that remains liquid at temperatures of up to 350 degrees Celsius (662 degrees Fahrenheit). Because the su...Gigantic meat-eating dinosaur discovered
...meter (125 foot long) plant-eater which shared its habitat in central South America 100 million years ago. The Mapusaurus individuals found ranged in size from slender juveniles 5.5 meters (18 feet) long to a robust adult that exceeded 12.5 meters (40 feet) in length. The fossils include the longest known f...Cuttlefish masters of disguise despite colorblindness
...reefs and temperate rock reefs in which the visual habitat is richly varied. Cephalopods can change their appearance with a speed and diversity unparalleled in the animal kingdom. Some squids, octopuses, and cuttlefish can show 30-50 different appearances. Their sophisticated neural control of the skin make ......is species to document the extent of its range and habitat requirements, in order to get it protected by the Lao government before it becomes threatened by overexploitation....Environmental effects on genetic adaptation and population dynamics
...neous analysis of genotype, population growth, and habitat among >130 small butterfly populations, the au... also die later, allowing them to exploit a larger habitat more thoroughly. There are likely other reasons for the genotype-habitat area effect, since Pgi is l...Invasive species harms native hardwoods by killing soil fungus
...nvironmental Research in Germany. "While vanishing habitat caused by human activity is the number one threat ...ants and fungi in garlic mustard's native European habitat coexist with the noxious species....New discovery: Molecular variation in one gene affects the growth of natural populations
...th depends on ecological factors. The size of the habitat patch and its connectivity to existing populations...hows that genetic factors and the structure of the habitat together influence variation in population growth. The results also show that the structure of the h...Coral reef resilience: Better feeders survive bleaching
... support tourism and serve as breeding grounds and habitat for fish. A 2006 report by the United Nations Environment Programme put the value of coral reefs at $100,000 to $600,000 per square kilometer per year. But the UNEP report states that 30 percent of the world's coral reefs are severely damaged or dead...Computers to save unique type of American red squirrel
...h the winter. Other threats include damage to its habitat by insects and huge forest fires, as well as preda...rrel's middens are an important source of food and habitat for chipmunks, voles, and mice, and the forest would be quite different without these animals. More...Diverse sea 'bugs' revealed on landmark Atlantic cruise to census zooplankton
...made and natural - are taking place in the largest habitat on earth. Without it, no assessment is really possible." CMarZ will also consolidate data from sources worldwide, for inclusion in the Census' fast-growing meta-database, OBIS. "The growing number of snapshots from different parts of the world o...$1 million in grants go to large pelagics research
...tion, rapid survey capability to identify spawning habitat of large pelagic fishes ($176,210)Robert Cowen, Ph.D., Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami Reconstructing diet histories and migration pathways of bluefin tuna from compound-specific stable isotope analyses of s...UNH researcher restoring oyster reefs to Great Bay
....edu/Graphics/great-bay-map.gif ) the only oyster habitat in New Hampshire is almost exclusively a recreati...e says, including sport fishes. "If we improve the habitat for oysters we can improve the environment."...Scientists develop first comprehensive theory explaining Madagascar's rich biodiversity
...d to "retreat" to higher elevations along riverine habitat that would have remained relatively humid during these periods of climatic change. The animals that did not "retreat" tended to be left behind in small, limited geographic areas where river sources commenced at relatively low elevations. Since they w...Giant deep-sea tubeworm's meal ticket comes in as a skin infection
...orm indefinitely. In return thebacteria get a safe habitat and a reliablesource of food. "The symbiont, and only the symbiont, iscapable of invading the skin of the tubewormlarvae. It migrates through several layers oftissue towards the interior of the host, andinto the future trophosome," Brightexplains. "O......siana's coast is also unique, from the terrain and habitat to the animals living there. And two LSU researchers are diving down some 3,000 meters to explore it. Researchers Harry Roberts and Bob Carney are combing the most unique continental slope in the world to study some of the most unique animal communi......bserve the effects of hurricanes on the coral reef habitat in the Reserve. Ault and his team conduct biennial...s team will document changes in fish abundance and habitat quality in a region that got hit by six major hurricanes since the last survey in June 2004. By sta...