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Ecosystem Defined
A biological community (plants, animals, and other organisms) and the nonliving parts of an environment with which it interacts
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Bear facts about John McCain
Published October 6, 2008, 6:30 pm, Salon.com
Despite his lip service to science, the GOP candidate continues to ridicule a major study of America's grizzly bears.
IUCN Red List Reveals World"™s Mammals In Crisis
Published October 6, 2008, 3:01 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (IUCN)– The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, revealed at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona.
Future looks bleak for 1 of world's smallest seal species
Published October 6, 2008, 11:18 am, PhysOrg
One of the smallest seals - the Caspian - has joined a growing list of mammal species in danger of extinction.Scientists from the University of Leeds together with international partners have documented the disastrous decline of the seal - a species found only in the land-locked waters of the Caspian Sea - in a series of surveys which reveal a 90 per cent drop in numbers in the last 100 years.
New Book Rethinks the Relationship Between Sulfur and Crops
Published October 6, 2008, 8:25 am, Newswise
Sulfur is often overlooked as a nutrient in favor of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, but a new book from the Soil Science Society of America explains its crucial role in soil condition, plant growth and nutrition. Sulfur - A Missing Link Between Soils, Crops and Nutrition examines the importance of sulfur to crop yield and quality, animal feed value and human diet.
St. John's Board of Trade gets custodial management on national action agenda
Published October 6, 2008, 8:23 am, The Telegram
The St. John’s Board of Trade won the support of national chambers of commerce and boards of trade on custodial management at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce meeting over the weekend.
Future looks bleak for 1 of world's smallest seal species
Published October 6, 2008, 7:15 am, EurekAlert!
One of the smallest seals -- the Caspian -- has joined a growing list of mammal species in danger of extinction.
"Rock Stars" to Present Geologic Findings at Houston Conference
Published October 6, 2008, 6:22 am, USGS
Top scientists from across the world, including 192 earth science experts from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), will be gathering this week to share their latest findings and most innovative research. Â The USGS will be a major participant at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA), Oct. 5-9, 2008 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. USGS ...
United Nations Environment Programme
Published October 6, 2008, 4:00 am, United Nations Environment Programme
Barcelona/Nairobi, 6 October 2008 - A ‘lost’ lake in Mali and a Kenyan forest that is the water tower for key rivers and lakes in East Africa are among two country projects aimed at bringing significant degraded and denuded ecosystems back from the brink.
Call out for more scientists
Published October 6, 2008, 3:19 am, Carteret County News-Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal departments of Commerce and Education are forecasting a serious shortage of scientists trained to do the high-quality research required to rebuild fish stocks and restore marine species in the next decade.
Non-native species brought by Morro Bay harbor boats
Published October 6, 2008, 12:45 am, The San Luis Obispo Tribune
Lisa Needles reaches beneath a floating dock and pulls up a rope that has spent months dangling in the waters of Morro Bay. Several inches of a colorful and otherworldly conglomeration of sea life encrusts the rope. By far the most common are bright red animals called watersiporia that form into coral-like colonies. Other, yellow and brown globs of tiny animals are also present. The marine ...
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- L'aquaculture en eaux troubles: 2008/07 - L'express de Maurice
- 1 in 4 mammals at risk of extinction, scientists say - CNN.com
- Ecosystem Approach for Sustainable Aquaculture: ecological management toolkit for aquaculture
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