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Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Flooding rivers can wreak havoc on homes and roads but are necessary for healthy ecosystems, research at Oregon State University suggests. The study shows that alterations to rivers’ natural flow patterns

The western corn rootworm continues to be on the rise in Europe. Why attempts to biologically target this crop pest by applying entomopathogenic nematodes have failed, can now be explained by the amazing defense strategy of this insect. In their new study, scientists from the Universi

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent The study is the first clear case of sharks altering a coral reef ecosystem through an indirect effect – creating an atmosphere of fear that shifts where herbivores feed and seaweeds grow. Referred to as a

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Ribbed mussels can remove nitrogen and other excess nutrients from an urban estuary and could help improve water quality in other urban and coastal locations, according to a study in New York City’s Bronx

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent By tweaking the existing bait and changing up the spacing of pine trees used to trap and monitor the spread of the mountain pine beetle, UAlberta researchers caught greater numbers of the pest. “As part of

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent A major study looking at changes in where UK birds have been found over the past 40 years has validated the latest climate change models being used to forecast impacts on birds and other animals.Led by the

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Three new research studies from the University of Texas at Arlington have found harmful pathogenic bacteria in Texas groundwater near unconventional natural gas extraction sites. “Our latest published rese

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent When a Cornell-led team of scientists analyzed two dozen environmental factors to understand bumblebee population declines and range contractions, they expected to find stressors like changes in land use,

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent The populations of wandering, black-browed and grey-headed albatrosses have halved over the last 35 years on sub-antarctic Bird Island according to a new study published today (20 November) in the journal

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent A team of university and government scientists, selected by an expert review panel convened by the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, will conduct an independent study to estimate the number of red