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Publication: Ecology Global Network

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Conserving Black-Necked Cranes in Bhutan

Courtesy of Japan for Sustainability A certain village in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, has been covered in the Japanese media fairly often; the story is that the villagers choose to live without electricity because not installing an electricity grid ... [Published Ecology Global Network - May 24 2013]

Entities: Bhutan, Black-necked Crane, Environment

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

Sea Turtle Gallery

Sea turtles have lived for roughly 200 million years, since dinosaurs roamed the earth. These gentle ocean dwellers are rapidly disappearing as a result of human activities, such as habitat destruction from coastal development, commercial fisheries, ... [Published Ecology Global Network - May 21 2013]

Entities: Sea Turtle, Sea Turtle Restoration Project, Olive Ridley, NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Species

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Farmacology: Agriculture’s Rx for Good Health

Courtesy of CUESA “In [Western] medicine, we believe that one hormone can fix a problem as complicated as obesity, one neurotransmitter can fix something as complicated as depression, or one DNA strand can heal a cancer,” said Daphne Miller, MD ... [Published Ecology Global Network - May 20 2013]

Entities: Agriculture, Vegetables, Sustainable Agriculture

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Food and Fuel for the 21st Century

Courtesy of UCSD News New discoveries of the way plants transport important substances across their biological membranes to resist toxic metals and pests, increase salt and drought tolerance, control water loss and store sugar can have profound ... [Published Ecology Global Network - May 20 2013]

Entities: Biologist, Protein, Fertilizer, Aluminium

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

The Return of Salmon

How One Dam’s Removal Has Transformed Our Approach to Nature By Andrew Bach and Bradley Smith Looking over the edge of the Glines Canyon Dam in February 2012, six months after the dam removal project had started. Photo National Park Service As ... [Published Ecology Global Network - May 17 2013]

Entities: Sediment, Ecosystem, Watershed, Tribe

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Indoor Air Quality

Courtesy of the European Environment Agency Many of us might spend up to 90 % of our day indoors — at home, work or school. The quality of the air we breathe indoors also has a direct impact on our health. What determines indoor air quality? Is there ... [Published Ecology Global Network - May 16 2013]

Entities: Indoor Air, Air Pollution, Smoking

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

National Science Foundation

Seeing the Forest for the Trees

Seed Dispersal, Environmental Conditions Matter in African Forests Nouabale-Ndoki National Park in Central Africa, site of the scientists' research. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Ecologists discover when, how tropical trees regenerate Nouabale-Ndoki National ... [Published Ecology Global Network - May 15 2013]

Entities: Species, National Science Foundation, Environmental Biology

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

What Can Bamboo Do About CO2?

By Tracy Li Originally published in Development Roast . An INBAR project in Ecuador, financed by the World Bank, builds flood-resistant houses using a native species of bamboo. Photo credit: World Bank Efforts to thoroughly study the role that ... [Published Ecology Global Network - May 15 2013]

Entities: Carbon, Species, Carbon Dioxide

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Protecting South American’s Crown of Biodiversity

With Amazon Explorer, Paul Rosolie Paul Rosolie checking the camera trap videos on a laptop in the Amazon, Photo: Mohsin Kazmi Visiting a rainforest can be an exercise in challenged expectations. Everyone knows that rainforests are full of life: they ... [Published Ecology Global Network - May 14 2013]

Entities: Biodiversity, Species, Brocket deer

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Cicadas and the Mathematical Brilliance of Nature

By Dominic Basulto Even as the U.S. East Coast braces for the arrival of the bizarre infestation of cicadas that happens with clockwork precision every 17 years, we’re already seeing an infestation of cicada stories, everything from how to grill ... [Published Ecology Global Network - May 14 2013]

Entities: Cicada, Predation, Prime Number, Charles Darwin

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Half the Park is After Dark – National Park Service Posters

Posters by Dr. Tyler Nordgren Artist, astronomer and night sky ambassador, Dr. Tyler Nordgren has worked with the U.S. National Parks Service since 1995 to promote astronomy education, and to raise awareness that the natural nocturnal sky is an important ... [Published Ecology Global Network - May 11 2013]

Entities: National Park Service, Astronomy, National Parks

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Making Green Housing Affordable

By Yianice Hernandez The Missing Piece – Action Green housing retrofits can address multiple problems at once, including poverty, climate change, and the adverse impacts of air pollution, common in cities like Los Angeles. Courtesy Ben Amstutz ... [Published Ecology Global Network - May 09 2013]

Entities: Enterprise, Communities, Green Building, Visionary, Solar Panels

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Conserving Black-Necked Cranes in Bhutan [Published Ecology Global Network - May 24 2013]
Sea Turtle Gallery [Published Ecology Global Network - May 21 2013]
Farmacology: Agriculture’s Rx for Good Health [Published Ecology Global Network - May 20 2013]
Food and Fuel for the 21st Century [Published Ecology Global Network - May 20 2013]
The Return of Salmon [Published Ecology Global Network - May 17 2013]
Indoor Air Quality [Published Ecology Global Network - May 16 2013]
Seeing the Forest for the Trees [Published Ecology Global Network - May 15 2013]
What Can Bamboo Do About CO2? [Published Ecology Global Network - May 15 2013]
Protecting South American’s Crown of Biodiversity [Published Ecology Global Network - May 14 2013]
Cicadas and the Mathematical Brilliance of Nature [Published Ecology Global Network - May 14 2013]
Half the Park is After Dark – National Park Ser... [Published Ecology Global Network - May 11 2013]
Making Green Housing Affordable [Published Ecology Global Network - May 09 2013]
50 Things for Kids to Do Outdoors [Published Ecology Global Network - May 09 2013]
Wisconsin Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down, Unabl... [Published Ecology Global Network - May 08 2013]
Judging the Impact of Introduced Species [Published Ecology Global Network - May 08 2013]
Atmospheric CO2 Poised to Exceed 400 PPM [Published Ecology Global Network - May 06 2013]
The Fight to Save the Rivers [Published Ecology Global Network - May 02 2013]
Bring on the Bugs [Published Ecology Global Network - May 01 2013]
Energy 101: Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy [Published Ecology Global Network - May 01 2013]
The Cellphone Cycle [Published Ecology Global Network - May 01 2013]
Europe Must Adapt to Stay Ahead of a Changing C... [Published Ecology Global Network - May 01 2013]
Eco-Fashion Innovator – Cristofer Smith [Published Ecology Global Network - Apr 30 2013]
A Vision of America the Possible [Published Ecology Global Network - Apr 29 2013]
Creative Book Sharing [Published Ecology Global Network - Apr 26 2013]
New Way to Protect Groundwater [Published Ecology Global Network - Apr 25 2013]
Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Forest [Published Ecology Global Network - Apr 25 2013]
Mongolia’s Nomadic Weather Readers [Published Ecology Global Network - Apr 25 2013]
Three Years of Sun in Three Minutes – NASA’s So... [Published Ecology Global Network - Apr 24 2013]
Earth Day 2013: The Face of Climate Change [Published Ecology Global Network - Apr 22 2013]
Earth Days for Kids [Published Ecology Global Network - Apr 21 2013]

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Conserving Black-Necked Cranes in Bhutan [Published Ecology Global Network - May 24 2013] Courtesy of Japan for Sustainability A certain village in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, has been covered in the Japanese media fairly often; the story is that the villagers choose to live without electricity because not installing an electricity grid ...
Sea Turtle Gallery [Published Ecology Global Network - May 21 2013] Sea turtles have lived for roughly 200 million years, since dinosaurs roamed the earth. These gentle ocean dwellers are rapidly disappearing as a result of human activities, such as habitat destruction from coastal development, commercial fisheries, ...
Farmacology: Agriculture’s Rx for Good Health [Published Ecology Global Network - May 20 2013] Courtesy of CUESA “In [Western] medicine, we believe that one hormone can fix a problem as complicated as obesity, one neurotransmitter can fix something as complicated as depression, or one DNA strand can heal a cancer,” said Daphne Miller, MD ...
Food and Fuel for the 21st Century [Published Ecology Global Network - May 20 2013] Courtesy of UCSD News New discoveries of the way plants transport important substances across their biological membranes to resist toxic metals and pests, increase salt and drought tolerance, control water loss and store sugar can have profound ...
The Return of Salmon [Published Ecology Global Network - May 17 2013] How One Dam’s Removal Has Transformed Our Approach to Nature By Andrew Bach and Bradley Smith Looking over the edge of the Glines Canyon Dam in February 2012, six months after the dam removal project had started. Photo National Park Service As ...