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Alarm over potentially harmful alien species in the UK
2014-04-16 11:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A cross-party group of MPs have warned that the UK needs a clear strategy to contain invasive species from overseas, ahead of a vote by the European parliament on a possible blacklist for such animals and plantlife. The environmental audit committee has said in a report that non-native plants and animals are being brought to the UK through international trade and travel and that they are benefitting from a milder British climate. Chair of the committee Joan Walley MP said, Not all of these...
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Tree species choices critical to effective coastal bioshields
2014-04-16 08:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: Injudicious site and species selection while planting 'bioshields' -- plantations that protect coastlines against natural disasters -- could be ecologically damaging in the long term, a study warns. Catastrophic cyclones and a devastating tsunami over the last decade have prompted the planting of bioshields, but whether they actually work to protect the coastline remains unanswered, the study published online in February in Acta Oecologica says. Bioshields range from pristine ecosystems of...
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Scientists find new sponge species off La Jolla
2014-04-15 22:10:11| Biotech - Topix.net
Scientists using a remote-controlled robot submersible have discovered a new species of poisonous sponge in deep waters off San Diego.
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Climate threatens survival of migratory species
2014-04-13 14:38:56| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Jakarta Globe: There are few experiences more frustrating than a delay in travel plans caused by bad weather. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this may be something we will have to get used to in the future. In March, the IPCC released the fifth assessment of the impacts, adaptation strategies, and vulnerabilities related to global climate change. The report makes it clear that traveling in the future will become more of an ordeal. Extreme weather events related to climate change,...
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Early springs surprise many species
2014-04-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: Spring is arriving earlier -- maybe not this year for North America, but the trend is clear. This is not welcome news for Arctic creatures or the roe deer of France. And it could be awkward for flower festival organizers as well. Julienne Stroeve of the United States' National Snow and Ice Data Center and colleagues will report in the journal Geophysical Research Letters that the length of the Arctic melt season is growing by several days each decade. When the melt starts earlier, the Arctic Ocean...
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