———————————— “… and due to the interactions of nitrogen and carbon, makes the challenge of providing food and energy to the world’s peoples without harming the global environment a tremendous challenge,”…. ——————————————- Web address: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080515145419.htm Excessive Reactive Nitrogen in Environment Alarms Environmental Scientists … Continue reading
Published on Friday, May 16, 2008 by The Independent/UK An Epidemic of Extinctions: Decimation of Life on Earth The world’s species are declining at a rate “unprecedented since the extinction of the dinosaurs”, a census of the animal kingdom has revealed. The Living Planet Index out today shows… Continue reading
Parmesan, Camille. Ecological and Evolutionary Responses to Recent Climate Change. The Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 2006. 37:637-69. Brief excerpt: “In summary, the history of biological research is rich in both mechanistic and observational studies of the impacts of extreme weather and climate change on wild… Continue reading
———————————————————— “The changes are so rapid that plants like fireweed (rose bay) and rowan have even taken root in the gravel upon melting glaciers. Even wood anemones are appearing higher up the mountain,” says Leif Kullman. “More and more plants are migrating to the high mountains since the warmer… Continue reading