Declining snowpack cools off CO2 emissions from winter soils, says U. of Colorado study
...he summer, but also makes them more susceptible to threats like insect infestations, diseases and forest fires, he said. Separate research undertaken by researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, CU-Boulder and NCAR indicate spring is now arriving up to a month earlier on Niwot Ri...Escapee farmed salmon infiltrate fitter wild populations
There is growing concern about the threats that farmed Atlantic salmon escapees constitute to wild salmon populations. Consumers and environmentalists are concerned about farmed salmon yet heritable changes that have accumulated in farmed strains at the genetic level are largely unknown. In n...Earth Rx: A microbial biotechnology prescription for global environmental health
... roadmap for biology-based solutions to turn these threats into opportunities. The culmination of the workshop was a paper published as the cover story in the latest issue of Environmental Science & Technology ( http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag/40/i04/html/021506feature_rittmann.html ). Their ...AAAS honors scientist's commitment to justice for workers and scientific integrity in public policy
...is responsible efforts to draw public attention to threats to the integrity of scientific decision making in government exemplify the exercise of responsibility by scientists envisioned by the Board when it established this award," said AAAS Science and Policy Director Albert H. Teich. From 1998 to 2001, D...The rising tide of ocean plagues: How humans are changing the dynamics of disease
...e been around for millions of years. But multiple threats such as pollution, overfishing, and global warming...tish Empire was carefully keeping track of disease threats in its colony) and bi-weekly case reports taken during a 1966 surveillance program document disease ......ving an impact on humans that parallels increasing threats to manatees, Bossart and colleagues began a Nation...ch. Researchers have been familiar with the human threats posed by brevetoxin-tainted shellfish, which can cause neurotoxic shellfish poisoning. The focus of...Marine mammals are on the frontline of failing ocean health
...easurable, visible impact. We're seeing new health threats in Alaska as a result of climate change." Warming temperatures are likely to increase rainfall in the North, leading to increased run-off to ocean systems and melting of ice. These changes affect how contaminants are delivered to the food web, and ......-ECO and other recent projects are pointing to new threats from expanding deep-sea trawling activity, and the need for near-bottom observing systems to regularly monitor deep-ocean ecosystems and their inhabitants. Without reasonable understanding of these resources, including some important commercial fishe...New method for identifying microbes
...tabolic capabilities, or easily identify potential threats to human health." Growing cultures of microbes to identify species is slow and error prone as the culture conditions often screen out important members of the community. Sequencing entire genomes, while highly specific and informative, would be too l...Invasive exotic plants helped by natural enemies
...since the exotic plants haven't yet adapted to the threats posed by native plant eaters, they may not have the right defenses and are often easier prey than the native herbivores' usual meal. Moreover, most previous assessments of this "natural enemies hypothesis," have focused on the effect that specialized...Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...r increasing international travel and bioterrorist threats have reinforced the need for an effective and swift acting vaccine. In the study researchers vaccinated mice with a bivalent vaccine, containing both SEBOV and ZEBOV genes, and found that vaccination led to efficient induction of EBOV antibody and im...Purdue project could help pets serve as disease watchdogs
...elp prepare for a wide variety of emerging disease threats to humans and animals, including avian influenza, according to veterinary scientists at Purdue University's School of Veterinary Medicine. The National Companion Animal Surveillance Program was originally designed to alert people to potential anthrax...Pacific Islands paradise protected
...tion by Kiribati will protect the area from future threats including over fishing and help mitigate the effects of climate change," said Greg Stone, Vice-President of Global Marine Programs at the New England Aquarium in Boston. Protecting the Phoenix Islands means restricting commercial fishing in the area,...Herrington to discuss coastal hazards at planning workshop
...astal Hazards," will address the specific types of threats to which coastal communities are susceptible. "These include flooding, tsunamis and even earthquakes," said Herrington. "Though earthquakes are rare, they do happen." Herrington's second presentation, "Hazard Mitigation Techniques," will cover variou...Ocean 'dead zones' trigger sex changes in fish, posing extinction threat
...d." Hypoxia is considered one of the most serious threats to marine life and genetic diversity, Wu says. It occurs when excessive amounts of plant nutrients, particularly nitrogen, accumulate in oceans, freshwater lakes and other waterways. These nutrients trigger the growth of huge algae and phytoplankton ...Highlights of American Chemical Society meeting in Atlanta, March 26-30
...competitive edge in the future in light of growing threats to the nations economic and technological competitiveness, ACS President E. Ann Nalley, Ph.D. , is hosting a special Presidential Symposium, Ensuring the Future: Sustaining & Strengthening Basic and Applied Research. In a letter to President Bush ea...Top federal officials to speak at 20-21 April AAAS policy forum
...a challenge." Pandemic flu and other global health threats will be discussed at one of three concurrent sessions on Thursday afternoon. Speakers at the health threats session will include Linda Lambert, chief of the respiratory diseases branch, National Institute of ...Conservation International & Disney discover new species in the 'Realm of the Yeti'
... only in these 34 hotspots. Hotspots face extreme threats and have already lost at least 70 percent of their original vegetation. "Being part of the Mission Himalayas team has given us all a renewed sense of hope for conservation efforts in this region of the world," said expedition scientific team member D...The complexity of tropical forest structure defies simple characterization
... in tree shapes, growing conditions, and mortality threats within and among diverse tropical forests.......lobal warming represents one of the most pervasive threats to our planet's biodiversity in some areas rivali...limate change is rapidly becoming the most serious threats to the planet's biodiversity," said lead author Dr. Jay Malcolm, an assistant forestry professor at ...