• D-TAG study listens to what Puget Sound orcas hear

    Updated: 2012-09-30 17:21:50
    Sep 11 2012 D-TAG study listens to what Puget Sound orcas hear Bioacoustics Effects of Noise on Wildlife Science Add comments Brad Hanson and colleagues at NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center are currently conducting a second year of exciting new acoustics field research with the Southern Resident killer whales of Puget Sound . As they did last year researchers are attaching suction-cup digital acoustic recording tags DTAGs to orcas the tags remain attached for up to four hours , all the while collecting both dive profile data and recording the sound heard and made by the animal . Hanson says that we’re interested in trying to figure out if the noise levels are interfering with the whale’s ability to communicate effectively during foraging and or actually interferes with their

  • EU Greenhouse Gas Emissions Declined 2.5% in 2011

    Updated: 2012-09-09 10:59:16
    A mild winter and growth in the renewable energy sector contributed to a 2.5 % reduction in the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions for 2011, even as the EU’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased, according to the most recent estimates … Continue reading →

  • 1 in 5 invertebrate species threatened with extinction

    Updated: 2012-09-06 16:59:14
    That is the shocking headline from a report by the IUCN, IUCN Species Survival Commission and the Zoological Society of London, due to be presented at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju, tomorrow (7th September). ‘Spineless: Status and Trends of the World’s Invertebrates‘ suggests that nearly 20% of invertebrates – which comprise nearly 80 [...]

  • Environmental Stewardship Delivers Ecosystem Services Underpinning Food Security

    Updated: 2012-08-29 14:58:51
    The relationship between agriculture and ecosystem services is a strong one. Farming can contribute to critical services including food security and economic growth, maintenance of cultural landscapes, rural employment and (when managed correctly) provision of valuable habitat for a significant proportion of the UK’s species. In turn, agriculture is critically reliant on services provided by ecosystems. [...]

  • Curiosity Reveals the Layered, Geological History of Mars

    Updated: 2012-08-29 01:36:29
    Stunning new images from Mars show a scene of eroded knobs and gulches on the lower slope of 3.5-mile-high Mount Sharp, with geological layering clearly exposed. The new views were taken Curiosity’s Mast Camera (Mastcam), equipped with a 100-mm telephoto lens and a … Continue reading →

  • Another Murray Hill landmark building

    Updated: 2012-08-28 14:00:00
    : Pages local ecologist About Writing Projects Tuesday , August 28, 2012 Another Murray Hill landmark building Like the house at 153 East 38th Street Sniffen Court provides a delightful break in its block's streetscape . nbsp I like that two street trees frame the entrance . nbsp The Court is composed of 10 carriage houses which were completed in the 1860s . nbsp The stables were converted to residences in the 1920s . : Sources If Your sic of Living in Murray Hill New York Times , 1982 Sniffen Court . Historic Manhattan Alleys forgotten New York The Charming 1864 Sniffen Court Daytonian in Manhattan Don't miss the next post Spread the word 0 comment(s Post a Comment Thank you for commenting on this post and hope to hear from you , . soon Next Page Previous Page Home Subscribe to : Post

  • Science has an important role to play to tackle food insecurity in a changing climate

    Updated: 2012-08-16 11:12:45
    The input of research scientists will be essential in addressing the issue of food insecurity in the face of a rapidly changing climate. This is the message from a new article produced by members of the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change this week. The group outlines a shortlist of key areas in the food [...]

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