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Why oceanic islands buck biodiversity trends
… partner surviving the journey at the same time are even lower.” However, scientists had not calculated how much … smaller and more isolated islands and those with a lower variety of habitats had higher species deficits, and … ecosystems, such as the plants’ mutualist partners, plant consumers, and pathogens. Delavaux said she would like to …
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Jonathan J. Cole: In Memory
… also revealed how terrestrial carbon ‘feeds’ aquatic food webs – showing that a large fraction of fish biomass is derived from land-based carbon, and that some …
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… ecological change. Water clarity, water chemistry, food webs, and populations of native species, including fish, in … of species and ecosystems. In addition to his scientific publications, Strayer has written several dozen essays for …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:40
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Monarchs
… butterflies as kids know that their populations are much lower now than in the 1950s. Our data are only memories, … of America, or extirpation of milkweed—the obligate food plant of monarchs in their summer habitat. No …
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Antidepressant pollution alters crayfish behavior, with impacts to stream ecosystems
… Pharmaceutical pollution is found in streams and rivers globally, but little is known about its effects on … Exposed crayfish were also more interested in food, lingering in the food-scented area over 3x longer than … that receive wastewater pollution. They are also dominant consumers of leaf litter, algae, and invertebrates. Changes …
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The Lost Snail of the Yangtze
The Lost Snail of the Yangtze Yangtze River, Three Gorges. Photo by Neil Young July 22, 2021 … piece of limestone in Paris. (How did Helicostoa find food and mates if it was cemented in place? What other … The enormous physical forces in the Inga Rapids of the lower Congo River. Credit: Red Bull. Second, most of …
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Ocean acidification
… that are neutral have a pH of 7.0. Acid waters have lower pH, though most natural waters are seldom lower than 4.0. Acid rain can have a pH as low as 3.0. … determines how much energy is available to move up the food chain to the marine fisheries that are increasingly …
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The woody biomass hoax
The woody biomass hoax Since most of the wood pellets are … Biomass , … and J.N. Rooney-Varga. 2018. Does replacing coal with wood lower CO2 emissions? Dynamic lifecycle analysis of wood …
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Community Ecology of Lyme Disease (LTREB)
… almost two years in advance. Acorns are an important food resource for white-footed mice, the most efficient … incidence, given that maple seeds form another (albeit lower quality) food source for rodents. We plan to evaluate … and protect local populations. Publications …
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Mohonk Lake is getting warmer and more stagnant with climate change
… habitats and determine where lake organisms can live, find food, and reproduce. A demonstration of … a lake remains stratified for longer periods of time, the lower layers become oxygen-depleted, or ‘anoxic’. This … changing in response to local and regional climate drivers. We cannot assume that what worked 30 years ago is …
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