Showing posts with label ECOSYSTEMS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ECOSYSTEMS. Show all posts
Thursday, May 28, 2015

OCEAN PHOSPHORUS CYCLE AND THE ROLE OF MICROBES

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Revealing the ocean's hidden fertilizer Tiny marine plants play major role in phosphorus cycle Pho...
Friday, March 27, 2015

STUDY SUGGESTS HABITAT FRAGMENTATION HAS WORLDWIDE NEGATIVE IMPACT

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Shrinking habitats have adverse effects on world ecosystems--and ultimately people Extensive study of ...
Friday, February 13, 2015

TERMITES vs. DESERTS

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FROM:  THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Dirt mounds made by termites in Africa, South America, Asia could prevent spread of deserts Termite...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

NSF PRESENTS FINDINGS FROM PAPER ON LARGE ANIMALS AND EFFECTS ON TROPICAL FORESTS

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FROM:  THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION    Fruits of the forest gone: Overhunting of large animals has catastrophic effects on trees As ...
Thursday, May 8, 2014

SCIENTISTS FIND GOOD NEWS REGARDING MIDWESTERN LAKES

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION  Clarity for lake researchers' water quality questions Studies of trends in Midwestern lakes be...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

NSF ON ROCKY MOUNTAIN BARK BEETLES AND WATER QUALITY

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Photo:  Rocky Mountains. Credit:  Wikimedia, Williams Jim, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION  Earth ...
Saturday, March 1, 2014

SCIENTISTS STUDY SEED DISPERSAL

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FROM:  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION  Seed dispersal study shows value of conservation corridors Ecologists study how wind moves seeds thro...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

BIODIVERSITY AND DISEASE

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Credit:  CIA World Factbook. FROM: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Biodiversity Protects Against Disease, Scientists Find The richer the ...