Climate impacts in northern forests
Northern forests hold around 54% of the world’s total terrestrial carbon stock and contribute more than one-third to our global terrestrial carbon sink. This report reviews the impact of human induced
Northern forests hold around 54% of the world’s total terrestrial carbon stock and contribute more than one-third to our global terrestrial carbon sink. This report reviews the impact of human induced
Large-scale geographical patterns of biotic specialization and the underlying drivers are poorly understood, but it is widely believed that climate plays an important role in determining specialization.
Plant breeders have played an essential role in improving agricultural crops, and their efforts will be critical to meet the increasing demand for cellulosic bioenergy feedstocks. However, a major concern
<p>Mutation ofthe tyrosinase gene (TYR) causes oculocutaneous albinism,type 1 (OCA1), a condition characterized by reduced skin and eye melanin pigmentation and by vision loss. The retinal pigment epithelium
<p>Invasive species can displace natives, and thus identifying the traits that make aliens successful is crucial for predicting and preventing biodiversity loss. Pathogens may play an important role in the invasive process, facilitating colonization of their hosts in new continents and islands.
<p>The efficient and effective monitoring of individuals and populations is critically dependent on correct species identification. While this point may seem obvious, identifying the majority of the more than 100 natural enemies involved in the spruce budworm (<em>Choristoneura fumiferana</em> – SBW) food web remains a non-trivial endeavor.
<p> The Environmental Paper Network (EPN) publishes the State of the Industry Report as a resource for policy-makers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the paper industry, large volume paper purchasers
<p>The collision of North and South America changed the Earth's climate dramatically – and may have happened far earlier than we thought.<br /> <br /> http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028161.600-united-plates-of-america-the-making-of-a-new-world.html?full=true&print=true</p>
<p>The emergence and rapid global spread of the swine-origin H1N1/09 pandemic influenza A virus in humans underscores the importance of swine populations as reservoirs for genetically diverse influenza
<p>A world population analysis reveals the locations that could put the most people in danger should a nuclear accident occur.</p> <p>http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110427/full/472400a.html</p>
<p>A long climate record reveals abrupt hydrological variations during past interglacials in southwestern North America. These data set a natural benchmark for detecting human effects on regional climates.</p>