New instruments in the research tool kit bolster scientific understanding of the ecology of a greening Arctic.
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Los Costos Ecológicos de Remover las Plataformas Petroleras Mar Adentro en California
Las plataformas de perforación de petróleo- y gas-mar adentro son hábitats ricos para peces. Eliminarlas por completo resultaría en una pérdida del 95% de biomasa de peces, revela una nueva investigación.
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Deep-Sea Mining May Have Deep Economic, Environmental Impacts
A new report supports the creation of a compensation fund for nations that rely on terrestrial mining, but it fails to dispel environmental concerns over deep-sea mining.
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How Does a Greening Arctic Affect Groundwater Recharge?
New research examines how shifts in aboveground ecology influence belowground hydrology in the Arctic.
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How Climate Science Is Expanding the Scale of Ecological Research
Tools developed for climate science can help researchers forecast ecological dipoles: the contrasting effects of climate on populations separated by thousands of kilometers.
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The Ecological Costs of Removing California’s Offshore Oil Rigs
Offshore oil- and gas-drilling platforms are rich habitats for fish, and removing them completely would result in a loss of over 95% of fish biomass, new research has revealed.
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New England Forests Were Historically Shaped by Climate, Not People
A first-of-its-kind study combining paleoecology and archeology indicates that the New England landscape was not actively managed with fire prior to European arrival.
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River Ice Is Disappearing
Over the past 3 decades, the persistence of river ice has decreased by almost a week. The decrease in ice has important implications for ecology, climate, and the economy.
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Ecohydrology: What’s in a Name?
Scientists were studying ecohydrology for decades before it became an official ‘ology’. Find out how this field has evolved over the past century.
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Ancient Fires and Indigenous Knowledge Inform Fire Policies
Global Paleofire Working Group 2: Diverse Knowledge Systems for Fire Policy and Biodiversity Conservation; Egham, United Kingdom, 4–9 September 2018