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06.24: The New Wild: Why Invasive Species Will Be Nature's Salvation
2015-05-29 03:05:52| 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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Will auto dealers become an endangered species?
2015-05-28 18:26:22| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
The advent of self-driving cars could slash sales of new vehicles produced by Ford Motor Co., shown above on a storage lot in Ypsilanti, Mich., and other automakers. The advent of self-driving cars could slash sales of new vehicles produced by Ford Motor Co., shown above on a storage lot in Ypsilanti, Mich., and other automakers.
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Plankton trawl reveals ten times species
2015-05-28 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: The number of known plankton species floating in our oceans has increased ten-fold thanks to an international study aiming to understand the impact of climate change. Scientists from the Tara Oceans initiative say that this is a first step towards cataloguing the full diversity of marine life, which could in turn help to predict how stocks of fish and other marine resources will be affected in a warmer world. Plankton is crucial to climate modelling, because phytoplankton, tiny plant organisms,...
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Biodiversity: 11 new species come to light in Madagascar
2015-05-25 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Madagascar is home to extraordinary biodiversity, but in the past few decades, the island's forests and associated biodiversity have been under greater attack than ever. Rapid deforestation is affecting the biotopes of hundreds of species, including the panther chameleon, a species with spectacular intra-specific colour variation. A new study by Michel Milinkovitch, professor of genetics, evolution, and biophysics at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), led in close collaboration…
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Cold-blooded species face wipeout as cannot cope global warming, study says
2015-05-20 00:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Many lizard and insect species could be completely wiped out by global warming because they cannot evolve quickly enough to deal with rising temperatures, a new report warns. Climate change threatens to wreak havoc on cold-blooded animals known as ectotherms because they cannot regulate their own body temperatures. Being particularly sensitive to their surrounding environment, these creatures can only tolerate temperatures just a few degrees above their normal range before they overheat and...
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