Finding Frankenflora: Using Sanger Sequencing To Identify Protea Hybrids
“Frankenflora” are swarms of hybrid plants that are the result of species being translocated outside of their natural ranges. The name was first coined by…
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“Where Are You?” Asked The Drowsy Scud: Ocean Acidification Can Impair Mate Detection And Reduces Metabolism In A Marine Amphipod
Published by Francisco O. Borges, Eduardo Sampaio, Cátia Figueiredo, Rui Rosa, Tiago F. Grilo MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Laboratório Marítimo da Guia,…
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Can Ultrasounds Record Cyanobacterial Blooms?
Published by Małgorzata Godlewska European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences These findings are described in the article entitled Night fish…
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How Pollen Geochemistry Can Be Used To Reconstruct UV-B Radiation In The Past
Ultraviolet radiation (UV-B; 280 to 315 nm) is electromagnetic radiation originating from the sun, which reaches the Earth’s surface. UV-B radiation can cause chemical reactions…
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Sponges In The Great Barrier Reef Act As Ecological Indicators
Published by Anita Mary George College of Marine and Environmental Science, James Cook University and Queensland Museum These findings are described in the article entitled…
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Dating Old Crocs: What Fossil Chemistry Reveals About Earth History
Published by Stephanie Greene Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta The findings described in this article are from the Master’s thesis of…
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How Tibetan Plateau Pika Use Behavior And Physiology To Respond To A Changing Environment
Published by Qu Jiapeng Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Restoration Ecology in Cold Region These…
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Decoding Ancient Deep-Earth Geodynamics Using High-Mg Basalts From Central South China
Published by Xuan-Ce Wang The School of Earth Science and Resources, Chang’an University, and Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University These findings are described in…
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Handle With Care: Research To Improve Bycatch Survival Through Better Handling
Published by Katrina Cook and Maryann Watson Department of Forest Sciences and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, and Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie University These…
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Measuring Soil Health In Semi-Arid Environments
Ogallala aquifer, which stretches across eight states in the US, provides supplemental irrigation for agriculture and livestock production in the Southern High Plains of Texas….
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Too Much Water May Have Been A Problem For Ancient Iraq
Today, Iraq is suffering from prolonged droughts and drops in water levels in its well-known rivers: the Tigris and Euphrates. For scholars, ancient Iraq is…
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