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Reshaping mountains human mind save species facing climate change
2015-05-19 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: People commonly perceive mountain ranges as jumbles of pyramid-shaped masses that steadily narrow as they slope upward. While that's certainly how they appear from a ground-level human viewpoint, new research shows that pyramid-shaped mountains are not only a minority in nature, but also that most ranges actually increase in area at higher elevations. Besides reshaping the mountains in our mind's eye, the findings could lead scientists to reconsider conservation strategies -- which are often based...
06.24: The New Wild: Why Invasive Species Will Be Nature's Salvation
2015-05-18 22:04:43| Powells Books Events Calendar
For a long time, veteran environmental journalist Fred Pearce thought in stark terms about invasive species: they were the evil interlopers spoiling pristine "natural" ecosystems. Most conservationists and environmentalists share this view. However, a growing group of scientists is taking a fresh look at how species interact in the wild. In The New Wild (Beacon), Pearce goes on a journey across six continents to rediscover what conservation in the 21st century should be about. In an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage, it is absolutely crucial that we find ways to help nature regenerate. Embracing the new ecology, Pearce shows us, is our best chance.
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Reshaping mountains in the human mind to save species facing climate change
2015-05-18 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] People commonly perceive mountain ranges as jumbles of pyramid-shaped masses that steadily narrow as they slope upward. While that's certainly how they appear from a ground-level human viewpoint, new research shows that pyramid-shaped mountains are not only a minority in nature, but also that most ranges actually increase in area at higher elevations. Besides reshaping the mountains in our mind's eye, the findings could lead scientists to reconsider conservation…
Shellfish species shrinking as rising carbon emissions hit marine life
2015-05-16 21:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Sea creatures are set to shrink as the worlds oceans become more acidic. That is the startling warning given by an international group of biologists who have charted the likely impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on marine life. The group reveals that not only are hundreds of marine species likely to be wiped out as more and more carbon dioxide is dissolved in the Earths oceans but also that creatures that do survive in particular those with shells, such as clams, oysters and snails will...
A bucketful of new Eugenia plant species from Madagascar
2015-05-13 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] IMAGE This image shows the holotype herbarium specimen of Eugenia delicatissima, one of the newly described species. Credit: Dr. Neil Snow The spigot for plant discoveries in Madagascar continues to flow steadily, wit…
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