U.S. Ecosystem Report Indicates Trouble
Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Green News | Comments OffYears of industrial and agricultural growth have left an indelible imprint on many formerly vibrant U.S. ecosystems. While nature is adept at resilience, the depletion and contamination of natural resources, especially water, may affect human health ...
Chinook Salmon Invade South America
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Green News | Comments OffTrying to manipulate nature to get what we want often has unintended consequences. One of the most recent examples of this has been the chinook salmon’s colonization of Chile and Argentina. People introduced chinook salmon to ...
Conservationists Map Madagascar’s Exotic Wildlife
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Green News | Comments OffBy Ben Block A trip to the island nation of Madagascar is often likenedto a journey into another world. Many of its species are found nowhere else on Earth, isolated within the country's ...
Conservationists Map Madagascar’s Exotic Wildlife
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Green News | Comments OffBy Ben Block A trip to the island nation of Madagascar is often likenedto a journey into another world. Many of its species are found nowhere else on Earth, isolated within the country's ...
Seeing Through Salmon
Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Green News | Comments OffTo get a sense of how complex and tangled the task is of managing the planet, consider Chinook salmon. The Sacramento River fall Chinook salmon run, which had been recovering in recent years, has suddenly collapsed, and ...