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Seamlessly intertwining lyrical travelogue with ecological science, journalist Emma Marris explores conservation efforts worldwide, venturing from fragile island ecosystems in Hawaii to a seemingly primeval forest in Poland and Belarus.

Not exact matches

The overpopulation of the Axis Deer are a threat to both the the environment and agriculture in the islands, as the deer spread invasive plants, cause erosion, and damage ecosystems.

This three - year project will determine the economic value of these «ecosystem services» received from conserved land and clean water, and incorporate the information into decision - making for smart land use in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

LINCOLN, MA — Mass Audubon, in partnership with the Connecticut Audubon Society and the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, has been awarded a $ 69,632 Environmental Education grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to inform their members and the public about climate change and its impacts on local ecosystems.

On a small Australian island in the Indian Ocean, supercolonies of yellow crazy ants are causing what one biologist refers to as a «meltdown» of the native ecosystem.

Drawing from six decades of data, the Isle Royale Winter Study will come out later this winter to document the impacts of population change in the island's ecosystem.

Join TravelQuest in the summer of 2017 for an incomparable Pacific Northwest eclipse adventure that includes cruising among the San Juan Islands, crossing into Canada to visit the charming city of Victoria, and then a leisurely loop back southward, combining artsy Port Angeles with the unique rainforest ecosystem of Olympic National Park.

This would undermine the Tasmanian ecosystem and likely cause the extinction of many other marsupials that survive only in Tasmania, an island state off the southern coast of mainland Australia.

In the event your de-extincted animal doesn't work out and, say, wreaks havoc in your local ecosystem, wiping out long - established flora and fauna, having the extended warranty covers all costs associated with the capture and transport of the animal to the Island of Misfit Toys, formerly known as Isla Nublar, off the coast of Costa RicIn the event your de-extincted animal doesn't work out and, say, wreaks havoc in your local ecosystem, wiping out long - established flora and fauna, having the extended warranty covers all costs associated with the capture and transport of the animal to the Island of Misfit Toys, formerly known as Isla Nublar, off the coast of Costa Ricin your local ecosystem, wiping out long - established flora and fauna, having the extended warranty covers all costs associated with the capture and transport of the animal to the Island of Misfit Toys, formerly known as Isla Nublar, off the coast of Costa Rica.

Schlesinger noted that as the ecosystem changed, key nutrients in the soil — such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and various organic elements — accumulated beneath the canopies of the mesquite bushes, forming what he called islands of fertility and starving out the surrounding grasses.

ONE of the worst hurricane seasons on record has devastated marine and coastal ecosystems in the US Virgin Islands, says the World Wildlife Fund in Washington DC.

At 24 coral reefs near Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas, researchers then removed the necessary amount of lionfish to reach this threshold, and monitored recovery of the ecosystem.

The diversity of native species hinted that the island's ecosystem had weathered the mammal introduction, but there were no detailed historical records to compare with, says Ostendorf, who presented the work at the Natural Resource Management Science Conference in Adelaide earlier this month.

In the classic view of ecosystems, outlined by Elton and later Robert MacArthur and E. O. Wilson in their theory of island biogeography, ecosystems run on a knife's edge: They are tightly structured, without much room for new competitorIn the classic view of ecosystems, outlined by Elton and later Robert MacArthur and E. O. Wilson in their theory of island biogeography, ecosystems run on a knife's edge: They are tightly structured, without much room for new competitorin their theory of island biogeography, ecosystems run on a knife's edge: They are tightly structured, without much room for new competitors.

Treasure hunters still search for «Elingamite gold», but the islands» modern claim to fame lies in the hope that they can provide sanctuaries for threatened species and ecosystems.

In Merritt Island's shallow water ecosystem, sediments are constantly moved around by tides and storms.

That's the conclusion of NPS ecologist Mary Foley, whose team is studying the response of natural ecosystems in Fire Island National Seashore in New York and in Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland and Virginia, Gateway National Recreation Area in New York City and New Jersey, and others.

Seabirds, which reflect the health of their marine ecosystems, often build their nests in inaccessible areas — wedged into vertical cliffs or on remote islands battered by intense waves.

Land - use practices on tropical oceanic islands can have large impacts on reef ecosystems, even in the absence of rivers and streams.

In the Galapagos Islands, another wilderness ecosystem inhabited by sea birds and seals, sea lions and other pinnipeds, many tourists visit the breeding colonies every day of the year.

Hellmann thinks that British Columbians might be interested in establishing such ecosystems farther north on the island or even on the province's mainland as the climate warms.

Researchers worry that escapees, like this sea bass found off the coast of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, could threaten wild ecosystems.

The study found that in parts of the island where imported palms replaced native trees, the ecosystem unraveled: Seabirds did not nest in the palms and in the absence of algal blooms, the manta rays migrated elsewhere.

Together the four of us drove up and down the landward side of Vancouver Island, crossing and recrossing the range limit of the ecosystem and visiting sites on military bases, in public parks, on «Crown land» managed for forestry, and on privately owned nature reserves.

Located in the rainy Inter Tropical Convergence Zone, it may be the only pristine tropical island in the world with a runway, a field station, and enough lab facilities for scientists to study its ecosystem for months at a time.

Páramos resemble a sort of alpine archipelago, each a link in the chain of distinct island ecosystems that have evolved in isolation to produce plants found nowhere else on the planet.

Despite climate change having received considerable attention in recent years, no global assessment of the consequences of sea rising is available for island ecosystems.

Invasive species have shaped island ecosystems and landscapes in the Gulf of Alaska, but their histories are unknown.

Broll, G., C. Tarnocai, and J. Gould, 2003: Long - term high Arctic ecosystem monitoring in Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Canada.

NSF proposal competition results in addition of new Land Margin Ecological Research (LMER) site: Plum Island Ecosystem LTER

Interests: Role of animals in ecosystems, stable isotopes and food webs; conducts research on Brazilian streams and at Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites at Plum Island (MA) and the Arctic.

Now, entire swathes of the Great Barrier Reef are suffering from «complete ecosystem collapse,» marine researcher Justin Marshall said after spending a week conducting surveys near Lizard Island in the northern region of the reef.

1400 Laura Francis, Education Coordinator, NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Engaging teachers and students with ocean acidification science using real data on pH variability in marine ecosystems

A consortium of researchers from North Carolina State University, Texas A&M, USDA, CSIRO (in Australia), and Island Conservation are in a proof - of - concept phase of developing and testing genetic systems of this sort in the laboratory to precisely eliminate invasive rodents from sensitive ecosystems.

A consortium of researchers from North Carolina State University, Texas A & M, USDA, CSIRO (in Australia), and Island Conservation are developing genetic systems of this sort to precisely eliminate invasive rodents from sensitive ecosystems.

The keystone of the South Georgia ecosystem, the secret to the miraculous abundance of wildlife on this stark, cold, windswept island — the foundation, indeed, for almost all vertebrate life in the Antarctic — is krill.

In February, the Coral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) project team will continue its airborne and in - water investigations in the Hawaiian Islands to assess the condition of threatened coral - based ecosystemIn February, the Coral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) project team will continue its airborne and in - water investigations in the Hawaiian Islands to assess the condition of threatened coral - based ecosystemin - water investigations in the Hawaiian Islands to assess the condition of threatened coral - based ecosystemin the Hawaiian Islands to assess the condition of threatened coral - based ecosystems.

They do not play an important role in the ecosystem: they are not preferred by native insectivores nor are they significant pollinators for the island's endemic flowers.

Jeju Island, or the «Hawaii of Korea,» is known for its lush, unpolluted ecosystem and mineral - rich volcanic soil — which is why its native ingredients are so sought - after in Korean beauty.

Island of Svarga: Jump in the hovercraft and take the guided tour of this amazing recreation of an entire ecosystem.

For example, a trip to study in the Galapagos Islands offers an opportunity to study economic development and conservationism, or the dynamics of environmental ecosystems, or the concept of world heritage.

With the keeping of songbirds in cages engrained in Indonesian culture, most notably on the island of Java, the zoo has taken steps to engage with local students to help them to realise the beauty of birds in the wild and their importance to the ecosystem.

RIDE invites corporations, foundations, and nonprofit organizations providing services to the K - 12 education sector to join more than 700 participants in a conference focused on developing digital learning ecosystems across Rhode Island.

There is a healthy and growing appetite to create robust, digital learning ecosystems in schools throughout Rhode Island.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) notes that climate change, if not tackled, will have severe negative impacts on global water supply, agricultural yields, forest ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small islands.

In fact, a brief examination of history shows the removal of cats from ecosystems — something that is impossible to do in large terrains but has been done at great expense on a handful of small islands — can cause more harm than good to other specieIn fact, a brief examination of history shows the removal of cats from ecosystems — something that is impossible to do in large terrains but has been done at great expense on a handful of small islands — can cause more harm than good to other speciein large terrains but has been done at great expense on a handful of small islands — can cause more harm than good to other species.

Fraser Island provides a globally significant example of geological processes and biological evolution, including: complex coastal dune formations that are still evolving; an array of lakes that is exceptional in terms of number, diversity, age and the evidence of dynamic and developmental stages; and outstanding examples of ecosystems that have developed in response to maritime conditions and poor soils in coastal dune formations.

One thing Ecuador can boast about is it's the closest country to the infamous Galapagos Islands, one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the world.

In a small place such as Ambergris Caye Island, every aspect of the ecosystem is dependent on every other, so it's important to think holistically when working to preserve it.

In the early 1900s, the islands were used as a gunnery and bombing range by the Mexican government, but when oceanographer and conservationist Jacques Cousteau came across them in the 1960s, he began a campaign to have their unique and pristine ecosystem protected — a campaign that ultimately led to the creation of the Marieta Islands National park in 2005, eight years after his deatIn the early 1900s, the islands were used as a gunnery and bombing range by the Mexican government, but when oceanographer and conservationist Jacques Cousteau came across them in the 1960s, he began a campaign to have their unique and pristine ecosystem protected — a campaign that ultimately led to the creation of the Marieta Islands National park in 2005, eight years after hisislands were used as a gunnery and bombing range by the Mexican government, but when oceanographer and conservationist Jacques Cousteau came across them in the 1960s, he began a campaign to have their unique and pristine ecosystem protected — a campaign that ultimately led to the creation of the Marieta Islands National park in 2005, eight years after his deatin the 1960s, he began a campaign to have their unique and pristine ecosystem protected — a campaign that ultimately led to the creation of the Marieta Islands National park in 2005, eight years after hisIslands National park in 2005, eight years after his deatin 2005, eight years after his death.