Global Freshwater Team - World Wildlife Fund and The Nature Conservancy Release Map of Freshwater Systems

Freshwater Ecoregions of the World divides the world’s freshwater systems into 426 distinct conservation units, many of which are rich in species but under increasing pressure from human population growth, rising water use, and habitat alteration.

This is the first study […]

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Listening In on a Bat Cave : NPR

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Listening In on a Bat Cave
by Jim Metzner

All Things Considered, May 6, 2008 · A mysterious disease called “white-nose syndrome” is striking down hibernating bat populations in New York State. Four […]

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More than 500 kinds of wildflowers at Sheffield site - Berkshire Eagle Online

By Jessica Willis, Berkshire Eagle Staff

Article Last Updated: 05/06/2008 03:21:35 AM EDT

SHEFFIELD — Springtime at Bartholomew’s Cobble means a riot of wildflowers in bloom: Red-and-white trillium. Deep magenta columbine. Shiny yellow trout lilies. The delicate […]

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Native Seeds Fight Food Shortage and Global Warming : TreeHugger

a solution to food production and global warming. The key ideas are:
1. Biodiversity increases the ability of an ecosystem to capture carbon, says Brown University.
2. There are 100’s of economically important native seeds according to Lee and Maggie Arbuckle.
3. Native perennial grasses can be used as […]

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Earth is losing dirt at an alarming rate

Nutrient-rich topsoil is being eroded much faster than it can be replenished, experts say.
Tom Paulson / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
SEATTLE — The planet is getting skinned.

“The estimate is that we are now losing about 1 percent of our topsoil every year to erosion, most of this caused by agriculture.”

“Globally, it’s […]

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