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Published Deer browsing is just one of many factors shaping North American forests - Deer Browsing: One of Many Factors Shaping North American Forests
(via sciencedaily.com) In a new study, a research team discovered evidence that browsing by white-tailed deer had relativel...
Published Forests face fierce threats from multiple industries, not just agricultural expansion - Forests Face Fierce Threats from Multiple Industries, Not Just Agricultural Expansion
(via sciencedaily.com) Intact forests are important climate regulators and harbors of biodiversity, but they are rapidly di...
Published In the tropics, nitrogen-fixing trees take a hit from herbivores - In the Tropics, Nitrogen-Fixing Trees Take a Hit from Herbivores
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The ability of tropical forests to grow and store carbon is limited, in part, by herbivory. Insects...
Published Antarctic summer thaw starts earlier, ends later than previously believed - Antarctic Summer Thaw: A Longer and Earlier Process Than Previously Believed
(via sciencedaily.com) New research changes our understanding of seasonal thawing in parts of Antarctica, as scientists hav...
Published Vegetation regulates energy exchange in the Arctic - Vegetation Regulates Energy Exchange in the Arctic
(via sciencedaily.com) Global warming is changing the Arctic by causing permafrost thaw, glacier melt, droughts, fires and...
Published Making aircraft fuel from sunlight and air - Making Aircraft Fuel from Sunlight and Air: A Revolutionary Breakthrough
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have built a plant that can produce carbon-neutral liquid fuels from sunlight and air. Th...
Published Ancient megafaunal mutualisms and extinctions as factors in plant domestication - Ancient Megafaunal Mutualisms and Extinctions as Factors in Plant Domestication
(via sciencedaily.com) The development of agriculture is often thought of as a human innovation in response to climate chan...
Published The persistent danger after landscape fires - The Persistent Danger After Landscape Fires
(via sciencedaily.com) Every year, an estimated four percent of the world's vegetated land surface burns, leaving more than...
Published Crown-of-thorns seastar from Red Sea is endemic species - Crown-of-Thorns Seastar from Red Sea: An Endemic Species
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have identified coral-eating crown-of-thorns seastars in the Red Sea as distinct species...
Published Why are forests turning brown in summer? - Why Are Forests Turning Brown in Summer?
(via sciencedaily.com) European forests are increasingly turning brown in the course of hot, dry summers. In the scorching...
Published Killer whales' diet more important than location for pollutant exposure
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Both elegant and fierce, killer whales are some of the oceans' top predators, but even they can be e...
Published Sea urchin die-offs threaten Caribbean coral reefs - Sea Urchin Die-Offs Threaten Caribbean Coral Reefs
(via sciencedaily.com) The sustained loss of a once abundant species of sea urchin in the Caribbean could also result in th...
Published Extreme El Niño weather saw South America's forest carbon sink switch off
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Tropical forests in South America lose their ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere when condi...
Published Lessons in sustainability, evolution and human adaptation -- courtesy of the Holocene - Lessons in Sustainability, Evolution, and Human Adaptation -- Courtesy of the Holocene
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The El Gigante rockshelter in western Honduras is among only a handful of archaeological sites in th...
Published Slash-and-burn agriculture can increase forest biodiversity, researchers find
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The slash-and-burn agriculture practiced by many Indigenous societies across the world can actually...
Published Florida Wildlife Corridor eases worst impacts of climate change
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Florida is projected to lose 3.5 million acres of land to development by 2070. A new study highlight...
Published Sea otters helped prevent widespread California kelp forest declines over the past century
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The study reveals dramatic regional kelp canopy changes along the California coast over a 100-year p...
Published Mangrove and reef restoration yield positive returns on investment for flood protection, study shows - Mangrove and Reef Restoration: A Cost-Effective Solution for Flood Protection
(via sciencedaily.com) Restoration of mangroves and coral reefs can be a cost-effective solution for coastal flood reductio...
Published Fourteen years after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, endemic fishes face an uncertain future
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest accidental spill in history, releas...
Published Ozone depletion over North Pole produces weather anomalies - Ozone Depletion Over North Pole Produces Weather Anomalies
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have established that the destruction of ozone over the Arctic in the spring causes abno...