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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Climate change may soon make the tropics too hot for many native species, which will be forced to head for higher ground to escape the heat, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. ... Source: www.moreover.com --- 2 days ago
Hundreds of ancient marine species and corals have been found off Australia's south coast CSIRO is Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. The remarkable findings were made during surveys of the Tasman Fracture and Huon ... Source: cordis.europa.eu --- 7 days ago
The French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) is organising a conference on 'Biodiversity and agricultures: today's challenges, tomorrow's research for more sustainable farming' which will take place on 4 and 5 … ... Source: www.independent.co.uk --- 7 days ago
More than a fifth of the world's reptiles are threatened with extinction, a new method of monitoring the fortunes of groups of species revealed today. ... Source: www.independent.co.uk --- 3 days ago
Climate change may soon make the tropics too hot for many native species, which will be forced to head for higher ground to escape the heat, US researchers said yesterday. ... Source: blog.epa.gov --- 3 days ago
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays. About the author: Montira Pongsiri, PhD, MPH, is an Environmental Health Scientist in EPA’s Office of the Science Advisor. I was first associated with EPA as a STAR Fellow studying the risks and tradeoffs of using pesticides to control infectious diseases. Today, [...] ... Source: www.eurekalert.org --- 9 days ago
( University of Oklahoma ) US and European mandates for subsidies of cellulosic ethanol production and use have uncertain environmental consequences according to an international group of scientists which includes researchers from the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University. ... Source: en.wikinews.org --- 5 days ago
Report says disappearing life threatens Biodiversity ... Source: www.seedmagazine.com --- 5 days ago
In 1799 Alexander von Humboldt went to see the world. The Sun fell straight down in front of his ship's bow, and moonlight rose all around him. He watched great pods of whales jump from the sea and surveyed the beauty of night skies bright with migrating stars. More striking to Humboldt than the beauty of the world, however, was the bounty of life it held. And more specifically, the patterns he saw in the distribution of life. The nearer he approached the tropics, he later wrote in Ansichten der Natur ( Views of Nature ), the greater "the variety of structure, grace of form, and mixture of colors, as also in perpetual youth and vigor of organic life." Humboldt had discovered the latitudinal gradient in biological diversity. All it took to see the pattern was traveling south for a few years. But as the next 200 would show, that was to be the easy part. Time has added both detail and exclamation points to Humboldt's initial observations. We can now map the patterns of diversity in mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles for the entire world. Nearly all groups of organisms, from foraminifera to frogs, are most diverse in the tropics. And that gradient has great implications. There are not only more species in the tropics, but there are also more potential medicines (and conversely, more diseases), fruits, cultures, and languages. The gradient in diversity that Humboldt detected shapes human life, from our economies to our well-bein ... Source: www.mongabay.com --- 5 days ago
Alta Floresta, a region in the Brazilian Amazon state of Mato Grosso, has experienced one of the highest deforestation rates on the planet since the mid-1980s due to the influx of colonists and ranchers who converted nearly half the region's forest land to pasture and agricultural plots. The change has had significant ecological impacts, including reducing the availability of water, increasing the incidence of forest fires, fragmenting remaining forest cover, and diminishing the quality of habitat for wildlife. ... Source: www.newslookup.com --- 7 days ago
BARCELONA (AFP) - The world must act quickly if it is to brake an unprecedented die off of the Earth's animal and plant life that could have dire consequences for humans as well, top conservationists warned on Sunday. ... Source: www.asiantribune.com --- 4 days ago
Five community groups, including one from Sri Lanka, have been singled out for special recognition by the United Nations-backed Equator Initiative for their innovative efforts to slash poverty and conserve Biodiversity. These groups, each receiving $20,000, were selected from the 25 winners of the 2008 Equator Prize, which reward exceptional leadership in adapting to climate change and preserving Biodiversity while boosting the livelihoods of their communities. The initiatives receiving special recognition were chosen by an eminent jury including founder of the UN Foundation (UNF) Ted Turner and Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. read more ... Source: www.sciencealert.com.au --- 4 days ago
Researchers believe the current practice of planting only one species of tree to absorb carbon dioxide is threatening WA's Biodiversity, reports Aaron Fernandes. ... Source: www.france24.com --- 6 days ago
The 2008 Red List, one of the most respected inventories of Biodiversity, underlines that around quarter of species are endangered and warns about the decline of half of mammals. ... Source: www.topix.com --- 2 days ago
The diversity of tropical rainforests: a Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird hovers at La Selva biological station in Sarapiqui, 80 miles north of San Jose, Costa Rica. ... Source: www.dailyvidette.com --- 3 days ago
The Amazon Rainforest, along with other rainforests around the world, is being demolished at an enormous rate. Rainforests are cut down for their timber as well as land. This deforestation leads to more carbon dioxide emissions into the air. "Deforestation puts atmospheric pollution into the air which enhances the green house effect," Cristy Morales, junior anthropology and biology major, said. ... Source: www.javno.com --- 3 days ago
The study suggests climate change is not only threatening polar bears and other cold-loving species. ... Source: allafrica.com --- 6 days ago
THE 52-page Walvis Bay Biodiversity Report (2008) was launched on Friday. ... Source: www.csr-asia.com --- 3 days ago
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AFP - The world must act quickly if it is to brake an unprecedented die off of the Earth's animal and plant life that could have dire consequences for humans as well, top conservationists warned on Sunday. ...