Ecology, Environment & Conservation back issues from January 2009:
New findings from Y. Paillet and co-authors in the area of science published.(Report)
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to a study from France, "Naturalness is an important criterion in nature conservation assessment. At the stand-level, such assessment must be based on objective and quantifiable indicators measurable in the field." "In this study, we used a multi-criterion method based ...
Study findings from University of Vigo provide new insights into science.(Report)
Jan 02, 2009 ... "1. The objectives of the present study were to describe and analyse the composition and structure of aquatic Coleoptera and Hemiptera assemblages in three coastal lagoons of north-western Spain during a one year cycle, in order to evaluate their relative adequacy to provide information ...
Recent findings from F. Hartig and co-authors highlight research in science.(Report)
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Survival probability within a certain time horizon T is a common measure of population viability. The choice of T implicitly involves a time preference, similar to economic discounting: conservation success is evaluated at the time horizon T, while all effects that occur later than T are ...
Studies conducted at S. Reis et al on hydrology recently published.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "The Earth's water resources are endangered by inconsiderate use, pollution and lack of conservation measures. Temporal monitoring is necessary for the conservation and usage planning of water resources, and to make informed decisions," researchers in Aksaray, Turkey report. ...
Studies from C.A.F. Enquist and co-researchers update current data on natural sciences.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Grasslands around the world have experienced dramatic decline for more more a century. The spatial extent mid condition of grasslands in many regions of the world are poorly Understood because they kick, conservation priority relative to other ecological systems," investigators in the ...
Studies in the area of ornithology reported from N. Varo and co-researchers.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to a study from Seville, Spain, "Capsule Red-knobbed Coots Fulica cristata and Common Coots Fulica atra have similar breeding biology except in chick survival, which was significantly lower in Red-knobbed Coots. To provide information on the breeding biology of Red-knobbed Coots ...
Research results from M.W. Neale and colleagues update understanding of aquatic conservation.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "1. The Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires member states to establish 'type-specific biological reference conditions' for the assessment of surface waters and describes a method for establishing such biological targets," scientists in Auckland, New Zealand report. "The ...
Study data from University of Texas update knowledge of geomorphology.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Geoarchaeology is a growing subfield of cross-disciplinary research at the intersection between geomorphology, environmental history, and archaeology. This prospective essay does not aim to analyze the nature or evolution of geoarachaeology, or to review available techniques and methods," ...
Recent findings from Carleton University highlight research in bioscience.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "There is growing recognition that opportunities exist to use physiology as part of the conservation and management of populations and ecosystems. However, this idea has rarely been extended to the field of restoration ecology," researchers in Ottawa, Canada report. ...
Research from University of Copenhagen in biology provides new insights.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to a study from Copenhagen, Denmark, "The onset of migration in birds is assumed to be primarily under endogenous control in long-distance migrants. Recently, climate changes appear to have been driving a rapid change in breeding area arrival." "However, little is ...
Investigators at National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service publish new data on planetary science.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "The global oceans serve as the largest sustained natural sink for increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations. As this CO2 is absorbed by seawater, it not only reacts causing a reduction in seawater pH (or acidification) but also decreases the carbonate mineral saturation ...
Research from M.J.B. Priego and colleagues has provided new data on life sciences.(Report)
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to recent research from Madrid, Spain, "In June 2005, Spain became the country with the second greatest number of sites and companies certified by the Ecomanagement and Audit Scheme (EMAS). Indeed, the Spanish hospitality industry led the way in certifications under this ...
Scientists at Environmental Protection Agency detail research in applied pharmacology.(Report)
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to a study from the United States, "A large amount of evidence suggests that arsenicals act via oxidative stress in causing cancer in humans and experimental animals. It is possible that arsenicals could bind in situ close to nuclear DNA followed by Haber-Weiss type oxidative DNA ...
Studies from University of Montreal reveal new findings on biological conservation.(Report)
Jan 02, 2009 ... "With an increasing proportion of natural forests being replaced by plantations, there is a need to determine their potential to fulfill ecological purposes other than wood production. This study evaluated the extent to which deciduous and coniferous plantations develop understory ...
Research from University of Kansas yields new findings on botany.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to a study from the United States, "Spaciinodum collinsonii, a Triassic sphenophyte from the central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica, is reinterpreted based on new material in order to clarify discrepancies from previous work and to detail the development and ecology of the ...
New findings reported from P. Fournier and co-authors describe advances in theriologica.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "The European mink Mustela lutreola Linnaeus, 1761 and the European polecat Mustela putorius Linnaeus, 1758 are sympatric in southwestern France. They are related species but the former is highly threatened whereas the latter maintains good populations," investigators in France report. ...
Studies from Wuhan University describe new findings in atomic science.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "A new method has been developed for the speciation of trace Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in environmental water samples by solid phase extraction (SPE) using a micro-column (20 mm x 4.0 mm i.d.) packed with chitosan chemically modified mesoporous silica and determination by inductively coupled ...
Researchers' work from University of Alexandria focuses on marine science.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Time series data of monthly averages, over three stations, for counts of zooplankton groups and species, and some environmental factors (water temperature, salinity and chlorophyll a) were collected from the Eastern Harbor of Alexandria, during the period of 48 months, from October 1999, ...
Research on chemical ecology discussed by P. Liguori and co-researchers.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Megaplatypus mutatus (=Platypus mutatus) (Coleoptera: Platypodidae) is an ambrosia beetle that is native to South America. It attacks only standing live trees and causes severe stem breakage and death in commercial poplar (Populus) plantations," scientists in Buenos Aires, Argentina ...
Researchers from University of Barcelona discuss findings in coastal research.(Report)
Jan 02, 2009 ... "In this study, a dynamic model for a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (Albufera des Grau, Menorca, Western Mediterranean) is presented. A simple model with limited data requirements was constructed to simulate the daily variations in water level (WL) and water salinity (S) in the lagoon," ...
Recent findings from Yale University highlight research in meteorology.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Dispersion estimates with a Gaussian plume model are often incorrect because of particle settling (beta), deposition (gamma) or the vertical gradient in diffusivity (K (v) (z) = K (0) + mu z). These ''non-Gaussian'' effects, and the interaction between them, can be evaluated with a new ...
New findings reported from H.F. Greeney and co-authors describe advances in animal science.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "The White-browed Spinetail (Hellmayrea gularis), of the Andean cloud forests, is the sole member of the genus Hellmayrea, and its phylogenetic relationships are still unresolved. The diversity of nest architectures in the family Furnariidae provides many phylogenetically informative ...
Research from A. Zelenyuk et al broadens understanding of science and technology.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to a study from the United States, "Particle volumes are most often obtained by measuring particle mobility size distributions and assuming that the particles are spherical. Particle volumes are then converted to mass loads by using particle densities that are commonly estimated ...
Investigators at University of Missouri release new data on wildlife diseases.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "The endoparasite community, of the eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) is poorly known. We surveyed parasites found in the feces of 29 eastern spotted skunks captured between March 2005 and January 2007 from a population in west-central Arkansas as part of a broader study of the ...
New findings from C.C. Kozfkay and co-authors in the area of conservation genetics published.(Report)
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Conservation Genetics, "The use of captive broodstocks is becoming more frequently employed as the number of species facing endangerment or extinction throughout the world increases. Efforts to rebuild the endangered Snake River sockeye ...
Research data from University of Munich update understanding of ocean research.(Report)
Jan 02, 2009 ... "The surface area of corals represents a major reference parameter for the standardization of flux rates, for coral growth investigations, and for investigations of coral metabolism. The methods currently used to determine the surface area of corals are rather approximate approaches ...
Research on drinking water discussed by scientists at University of Sheffield.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to recent research from Sheffield, the United Kingdom, "Microorganisms are dynamic in nature and able to withstand adverse environmental conditions by fori-ning biofilms. Previous studies on biofilms have focused on drinking water distribution systems." "However, ...
Reports summarize waste management research study results from S. Defriend and co-researchers.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Flammable gas detectors allow an operating company to address leaks before they become serious, by automatically alarming and by initiating isolation and safe venting. Without effective gas detection, there is very limited defense against a flammable gas leak developing into a fire or ...
New findings from Saga University describe advances in limnology.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "The abundance and composition of phytoplankton were investigated at six stations along a transect from the Barguzin River inflow to the central basin of Lake Baikal in August 2002 to clarify the effect of the river inflow on the phytoplankton community in the lake. The water temperature ...
Study results from A. Kubacka and colleagues update understanding of environmental research.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "In this report we investigate the promotion of the TiO2-anatase disinfection capability by addition of silver," scientists in Madrid, Spain report. "Ag-TiO2 systems were prepared by two different methods, impregnation and photodeposition, and their anti-microbial properties ...
New findings in environment described by S. Assouline and co-researchers.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "The permeability k of a porous medium is a geometrical pore space attribute required for quantifying fluid flows and transport processes for hydrological, civil, agriculture, and petroleum engineering applications. Permeability is often expressed as proportional to a characteristic length ...
Reports summarize fisheries research study results from K.L. Smith and co-researchers.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Sampling protocols for ichthyofaunal inventories have received considerable study at the stream reach level; however, no studies have examined the optimal allocation of sampling effort for watershed-level inventories. To address this question, we used data from surveys of four Great Lakes ...
New freshwater research study findings have been reported by N.J. Fryda and colleagues.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Larval crappies (Pomoxis spp.) were sampled with surface pushnets once per week from spawning coves during the spring of 2005 and 2006 to compare the abundance and size distribution in day and night collections from a Nebraska irrigation reservoir. Night collections netted 316% more ...
Research reports on functional ecology from University of Hawaii provide new insights.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to recent research from the United States, "The fraction of gross primary production (GPP) that is total below-ground carbon flux (TBCF) and the fraction of TBCF that is below-ground net primary production (BNPP) represent globally significant C fluxes that are fundamental in ...
Data from University of Puget Sound provide new insights into marine biology.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to a study from the United States, "Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mg), the Mediterranean blue mussel, is sympatric with the native M. trossulus (Mt) throughout much of the north Pacific, likely as the result of human introduction. We investigated the distribution of the two species ...
Reports outline environmental health study findings from N. Cohen and colleagues.(Clinical report)
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to a study from Casablanca, Morocco, "In this study, samples of raw ground beef (n = 150) and fresh sausage (n = 100) were collected randomly from butcheries, supermarkets, and fast-food shops, in Casablanca, Morocco. Two types of meat product samples were considered, one with ...
Study findings on environmental planning are outlined in reports from D. Tutt and colleagues.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Environment and Planning a, "This paper examines everyday living room interactions in which teenage household members conduct 'tactical' play in order to temporarily gain access to, and disrupt, the dominant, domestic codes of living ...
Study findings from University of Oxford provide new insights into molecular ecology.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Comparisons between putatively neutral genetic differentiation amongst populations, F-ST, and quantitative genetic variation, Q(ST), are increasingly being used to test for natural selection," scientists in Oxford, the United Kingdom report. "However, we find that approximately ...
Research on environmental microbiology reported by scientists at University of Valencia.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to a study from Valencia, Spain, "Blattabacteria are intracellular endosymbionts of cockroaches and primitive termites that belong to the class Flavobacteria and live only in specialized cells in the abdominal fat body of their hosts. In the present study we determined genome ...
Research reports from New York Medical College, Medical College provide new insights into gastroenterology and hepatology.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Vitamin B12 deficiency is common, and increases in prevalence with increasing age. Several risk factors predispose to vitamin B12 deficiency, many of which are caused by reduced gastric acidity, which prevents the release of vitamin B12 from food," scientists in the United States report. ...
Findings from Medical College of Wisconsin, Medical College in gastroenterology reported.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to a study from the United States, "Although the zinc-finger transcription factor GATA4 has been implicated in regulating jejunal gene expression, the contribution of GATA4 in controlling jejunal physiology has not been addressed. We generated mice in which the Gata4 gene was ...
Research on environmental medicine discussed by scientists at North Carolina State University.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Synthetic and enhanced vision systems (SVS and EVS) are being introduced into the cockpit to promote safety under workload conditions. Integration of existing iconic imagery with SVS and EVS displays may lead to perceptions of clutter." ...
Findings from University of Wollongong broaden understanding of ecology.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Males of the colour polymorphic Australian painted dragon lizard Ctenophorus pictus occur in red or yellow head colouration. In a previous experiment, we showed that red is associated with a higher probability of winning staged contests for resources (females or space) and that ...
Research reports from Adam Mickiewicz University provide new insights into freshwater research.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "I examined the diel abundance of cladocerans in the vertical and horizontal profiles through a Chara hispida stand and adjacent open water areas in Lake Wielkowiejskie. The total abundance of cladocerans differed significantly between the stations with the middle part of the stonewort bed ...
Research on environmental science described by U. Kammann and colleagues.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "aim, and scope Gene expression analyses with real-time (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) gains importance in marine monitoring. This new technique has to be compared to the classical approaches like the well known biomarker ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) to test their suitability ...
New conservation genetics data have been reported by H. Wu and co-authors.(Report)
Jan 02, 2009 ... "We describe the isolation and characterization of 14 microsatellite loci in the striped field mouse from genomic DNA-enriched libraries in this paper. The 14 new loci were tested in 24 individuals from four populations in Southwest China," investigators in Beijing, People's Republic of ...
New freshwater research from Auburn University discussed.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to a study from the United States, "Radio telemetry was used to observe the movement of 10 largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) and nine Alabama spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus henshalli) in Lake Martin, Alabama. Fish were located about every 10 d and were tracked over a ...
Research from Duke University provide new insights into marine biology.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to a study from the United States, "Population subdivision was examined in Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) through sequencing of the control region of the mitochondrial genome. A total of 178 samples from the spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas and ...
Reports from University of Florida, Medical Department advance knowledge in wildlife diseases.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Iridoviruses of the genus Ranavirus are well known for causing mass mortality events of fish and amphibians with sporadic reports of infection in reptiles. This article describes five instances of Ranavirus infection in chelonians between 2003 and 2005 in Georgia, Florida, New York, and ...
Data on environmental research reported by C.M. Mendez and co-researchers.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Two monometallic palladium catalysts supported on gamma-Al2O3 were synthesized using different precursors, Pd(AcAc)(2) and Pd(NO3)(2), while Pd-Cu/gamma Al2O3 catalysts were prepared from those parent catalysts. The samples were tested for the elimination of nitrate and nitrite from ...
Findings from Seoul National University in functional ecology reported.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "In insects, cuticular melanization and immune function are strongly dependent on the quantity of dietary protein ingested. However, relatively little is known about the role played by the quality of nitrogenous resources in determining phenotypic variation in the degree of melanization ...
Studies from Nanjing Normal University in the area of freshwater research published.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "We assessed the response of Chlorella pyrenoidosa to substance(s) from the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus using flow cytometry and PHYTO-PAM fluorometry. The cell density of C. pyrenoidosa in the rotifer water treatment was significantly higher than that in the control, suggesting that ...
Report summarizes ecology study findings from Stanford University.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Understanding food-web dynamics requires knowing whether species assemblages are compartmentalized into distinct energy channels, and, if so, how these channels are structured in space. We used isotopic analyses to reconstruct the food web of a Kenyan wooded grassland," scientists writing ...
Research in the area of ocean research reported from N.G. Prouty and colleagues.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Anthropogenic threats, such as increased sedimentation, agrochemical run-off, coastal development, tourism, and overfishing, are of great concern to the Mesoamerican Caribbean Reef System (MACR). Trace metals in corals can be used to quantify and monitor the impact of these land-based ...
Findings from J. Chat and co-authors provide new insights into conservation genetics.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to a study from France, "The eye-specific lactate dehydrogenase (LDH-C1) locus is a genetic marker of evolutionary and ecological interests for brown trout. We developed a new protocol to genotype the point mutation responsible for this polymorphism by automated sequencing." ...
Research findings from University of Durham update understanding of conservation genetics.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Mediterranean Sea common dolphins have recently been listed as 'endangered' in the IUCN Red list, due to their reported decline since the middle of the 20th century. However, little is know about the number or distribution of populations in this region," investigators in Durham, the ...
Research from A.H. Meyer and co-researchers provides new data on science and technology.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Compound-specific stable isotope analysis by gas chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-IRMS) is increasingly used to assess origin and fate of organic substances in the environment Although analysis without isotopic discrimination is essential, it cannot be taken for granted ...
Findings from University of Minnesota, Medical Department in wildlife diseases reported.
Jan 02, 2009 ... "Keratoconjunctivitis outbreaks occur each summer in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) herds in western Alaska, USA. This condition has not been well characterized nor has a. definitive primary etiologic agent been identified," scientists in the United States report. "We ...
Research from R. Low and co-authors reveals new findings on environmental medicine.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to recent research from Singapore, Singapore, "We report on a case of an F-16 pilot who suffered a compression fracture of the L5 vertebral body during centrifuge training. The pilot sustained the injury during a rapid onset to 6 G run." "He was subsequently diagnosed ...
Reports on ecology findings from O.V. Semenova and co-researchers provide new insights.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the Russian Journal of Ecology, "Specific ecological features of ground beetles inhabiting city parks and suburban areas were studied in the large industrial city of Nizhnii Tagil (Sverdlovsk oblast)." "Carabid cenoses of city parks ...
New data from A.W. Walker et al illuminate research in environmental microbiology.(Report)
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to recent research from Scotland, "Many of the substrates available as energy sources for microorganisms in the human colon, including dietary plant fibre and secreted mucin, are insoluble. It seems likely that such insoluble substrates support a specialized microbiota, and in ...
Researchers at University of Bremen target biological conservation.(Report)
Jan 02, 2009 ... "In fragmented landscapes plant species are often confined to remnants of formerly more widespread habitats, with many of their populations being small and isolated. This study experimentally examined the effects of population size and isolation on pollination, herbivory and reproductive ...
New aquatic conservation findings from University of Montpellier described.(Report)
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to recent research from Montpellier, France, "1. The coastline is very sensitive to both climatic and human influences but also provides essential goods and services upon which human welfare depends." "Species inhabiting these coastal areas provide valuable resources ...
Study results from University of Saskatchewan provide new insights into wildlife diseases.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to recent research from Saskatoon, Canada, "We diagnosed exertional myopathy (EM) in a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) that died approximately 10 days after capture by leghold snare in west-central Alberta, Canada, in June 2003. The diagnosis was based oil history, post-capture ...
New ecology research has been reported by I.V. Zenkova et al.
Jan 02, 2009 ... According to recent research from Russia, "Studies on the population structure and dynamics of the stone centipede Monotarsobius curtipes C. Koch in soils of the northern Kola Peninsula have shown that, with respect to abundance and biomass, this species is a dominant of the soil ...