Ecology, The Environment and Conservation

This complex theme deals primarily with interactions between organisms and the environmental factors that impact them, but to a greater extent between individual inanimate environmental factors.

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'Problem wells' source of greenhouse gas at unexpected stage of natural gas production

The study, which is one of only a few to use a so-called “top down” approach that measures methane gas levels in the air above wells, identified seven…

Making dams safer for fish around the world

Think of the pressure change you feel when an elevator zips you up multiple floors in a tall building. Imagine how you'd feel if that elevator carried you all…

Fish from acidic ocean waters less able to smell predators

Fish living on coral reefs where carbon dioxide seeps from the ocean floor were less able to detect predator odor than fish from normal coral reefs, according…

Iconic boreal bird species declining in the Adirondacks, study says

The Adirondack Park represents the southern range extent for several species of boreal forest birds in eastern North America. Like any species at the edge of…

Camels emit less methane than cows or sheep

Ruminant cows and sheep account for a major proportion of the methane produced around the world. Currently around 20 percent of global methane emissions stem…

One of the last strongholds for Western chimpanzees

When Liberia enters the news it is usually in the context of civil war, economic crisis, poverty or a disease outbreak such as the recent emergence of Ebola in…

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