ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Borneo deforested 30 percent over past 40 years

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Borneo deforested 30 percent over past 40 years Posted: 16 Jul 2014 11:13 AM PDT Forest cover in Borneo may have declined by up to 30% over the past 40 years, according to a new study. he native forests of Borneo have been increasingly impacted …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Effects of interannual climate variability on tropical tree cover: Satellite data reveal how tropical ecosystems may respond to climate extremes

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Effects of interannual climate variability on tropical tree cover: Satellite data reveal how tropical ecosystems may respond to climate extremes Acidifying oceans could spell trouble for squid North Atlantic hurricane forecast predicts above-average season Microbial changes regulate function of entire ecosystems  The greatest place to be …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News :Genetic analysis saves major apple-producing region of Washington state

Jay OwenNature/Biomimicry

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Genetic analysis saves major apple-producing region of Washington state Acoustic monitoring of Atlantic cod reveals clues to spawning behavior Computer simulations yield clues to how cells interact with surroundings When a gene is worth two: Same gene fulfills different biological roles in plants Invasive species: Understanding …

Density of invasive reed, Phragmites australis, mapped in Great Lakes

Ethical MarketsNature/Biomimicry

Density of invasive reed, Phragmites australis, mapped in Great Lakes Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:25 PM PST Scientists have used satellite technologies to map the location and density of Phragmites australis, an invasive species of reed, in the coastal wetlands of all five Great Lakes. Scientists decode three bacterial strains …