ecology

The Hidden Chaos That Lurks in Ecosystems

[ad_1] By the early ’90s, ecologists had amassed sufficient time-series information units on species populations and sufficient computing energy to…

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The Controversial Plan to Unleash the Mississippi River

[ad_1] The LSU report, though, became best known for its proposed solution, which focused on counteracting levees. The authors suggested…

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A Long-Lost Rare Crayfish Resurfaces in an Alabama Cave

[ad_1] Historically, Shelta Cave was one of the most diverse cave systems in the eastern United States. Long before Niemiller…

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130-Year-Old Menus Show How Climate Change Affects What We Eat

[ad_1] This story originally appeared in Hakai Magazine and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Vancouver, British Columbia, is nothing…

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A Warming Climate Takes a Toll on the Vanishing Rio Grande

[ad_1] Meanwhile invasive Russian olive and tamarisk trees have moved in beneath the canopy, all fire-prone species. Fires in the…

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The FAA Says SpaceX Can’t Expand Its Texas Launch Site—Yet

[ad_1] After months of suspense, the Federal Aviation Administration has finally weighed in on the environmental effects of the planned…

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Reshuffled Rivers Bolster the Amazon’s Hyper-Biodiversity

[ad_1] From the window of a passenger plane flying over the Amazon, the view is breathtaking. “It’s just miles across…

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The Last-Ditch Effort to Save Wild Salmon

[ad_1] But outside the walls of Warm Springs, so much is beyond the recovery team’s control. By nature, salmon transcend…

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What the World’s Largest Organism Reveals About Fires and Forests

[ad_1] Despite concerns raised by Weaver and others in the field, fire suppression became a cornerstone of forest management. And…

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The Online Spider Market Is Massive—and Crawling With Issues

[ad_1] Stewart says public interest in spiders and scorpions has exploded as people realize they are actually low-maintenance pets that…

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