Ecology News

Fate and effects of insect-resistant Bt crops in soil ecosystems Soil Biology and Biochemistry Volume 40, Issue 3, March 2008, Pages 559-586 Isik Icoza and Guenther Stotzky Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, ... via GMO Pundit a.k.a. David Tribe

From correspondents in Delhi, India, 09:30 PM IST The construction of a road in Rishikesh in Uttarakhand skirting the boundary of the Rajaji National Park was challenged in the Supreme Court Friday on the ... via India eNews

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on an Environmental Assessment for the removal of two dams on Crooked Creek, located in the Town of Troy, Walworth County, Wisconsin. via Wisconsin Department of Natural Resou...

“The institute will first identify the issues related to conservation and sustainable development of the region and then come out with remedies in coordination with the Ladadakh Development Council (LDC)”

New Delhi : The Government has approved setting up of a field station at the high altitude cold desert of Leh in Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir to tackle the environment-related problems of the region. via The Hindu

GLOBAL warming could bring ferocious sharks to Antarctic waters, threatening a unique marine life shielded from predators by frigid conditions for millions of years, biologists warn. via NEWS.com.au

A record number of rare large blue butterflies were counted at a key breeding site during 2007. via Tehran Times

“Science is only now beginning to ponder what happened here during the Ice Ages”

Frozen in time... frozen in place... frozen solid... All of these phrases have been used to describe Antarctica, and yet they all belie the truth about this southerly point on the globe. via PhysOrg Weblog

Winter storms along the North Shore test our weather defenses, three of which are central to both the ecology and the business of our celebrated area. via SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

“The vast majority of species worldwide are insects, which carry out the lion's share of the ecosystem function.”

More research is urgently needed on the biodiversity impact of palm oil production, says a new report, as food and other consumer goods manufacturers make sustainable sourcing a priority. via FoodNavigator

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology , Vol. 28, No. 7. , pp. 601-617. Abstract Most herbivorous arthropods are specialists that feed on one or a few related plant species. via CiteULike

This is because oil palm is grown in lowland tropical regions and so impacts on the most biodiverse terrestrial habitats: tropical rainforests. via Science Daily

“Ethanol is bad science, bad environmental policy and bad economic policy”

How often do you get to save the planet, reduce America's dependence on foreign oil and create an economic boom for Minnesota corn farmers -- all at the same time? It's easy. via StarTribune

“We hope our results will improve global change forecasts”

Faster plant growth means the tropics will take in more carbon dioxide than previously thought, though long-term climate effects are unclear. via Pollution Online

“By combining this type of restoration technique with more traditional measures - like streamside forest buffers - we should be able to help nature help us by using some of the excess nitrogen before it flows downstream.”

The framework, published in the online version of the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, will allow practitioners to make better informed decisions regarding the design and implementation of ... via Pollution Online

“And, the back of the bus was holding us up from falling”

When fourth graders on a field trip in the north Georgia mountains at the Wahsega 4-H Center found themselves and their chaperones stranded late on a Friday night, they didn't panic. via MyATLtv.com

“In the course of running toward the cameras, McCain has now managed to stomp on the toes of every part of the center-right coalition. He has now made it official: He will not be running for President in '08.”

The U.S. Senate rejected a provision to allow oil drilling within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Wednesday, despite an intense lobbying effort by the Bush administration and the Republican leadership to ... via Free Republic

JSTOR derchao Abstract In this paper, we build on a detailed case study and the theories of evolution in social and cultural systems and intraorganizational ecology to develop a model of strategy as guided ... via CiteULike

R.K. Pachauri, chairman of the International Panel on Climate Change , has declined to head a monitoring committee to oversee the ecological aspects of the construction of the Commonwealth Games Village here, ... via India Gazette

Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Article Date: 04 Feb 2008 Novel molecular techniques have been responsible for major strides in microbial ecology and are addressing broadly important scientific questions ... via MediLexicon

Ukraine's Environmental Protection Minister Heorhiy Filipchuk met in Kyiv with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Norway to Ukraine Olav Berstad, the environment ministry press ... via Forum News Portal