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ecosystems

Crime-Scene Technique Used to Track Turtles

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Scientists have used satellite tracking and a crime-scene technique to discover an important feeding ground for green turtles in the Mediterranean. University of Exeter researchers measured “stable isotope
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Increases in rats, bedbugs and mosquitoes are unintended consequence of urbanization

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent The recent uproar about seats on a British Airways flight crawling with bedbugs is only one of the unintended consequences that urbanization worldwide has on evolution, says a University of Toronto researc
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Cities Can Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions Far Beyond Their Urban Borders

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Greenhouse gas emissions caused by urban households’ purchases of goods and services from beyond city limits are much bigger than previously thought. These upstream emissions may occur anywhere in the worl
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Protecting the Wild: Baylor Professor Helps to Minimize Recreation Disturbance to Wildlife

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Nature and outdoor enthusiasts seek to enjoy recreational activities such as hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding and camping. However, sometimes appreciating nature’s beauty comes at a cost to wildli
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Agricultural Productivity Drove Euro-American Settlement of Utah

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent On July 22, 1847, a scouting party from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stood above the Great Salt Lake Valley in modern-day Utah; by 1870, more than 18,000 followers had colonized the vall
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Can Environmental Toxins Disrupt the Biological ''Clock''?

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Can environmental toxins disrupt circadian rhythms – the biological “clock” whose disturbance is linked to chronic inflammation and a host of human disorders? Research showing a link between circadian disr
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New wildfire early warning system could prevent spring blazes

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new early warning system to predict when and where human-caused wildfires are most likely to occur in the spring. Using satellite images o
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Versatile marine bacteria could be an influence on global warming, scientists discover

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Scientists have discovered that a ‘rare’ type of marine bacteria is much more widespread than previously thought – and possesses a remarkable metabolism that could contribute to greenhous
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New “atlas” reveals Earth's microscopic communities

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent The planet is home to a vast number of microscopic living organisms – plants, animals, and bacteria- found from deep sea volcanoes to the highest mountain peaks. These organisms too small to be seen
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50-years of Data From a 'Living Oxygen Minimum' Lab Could Help Predict the Oceans' Future

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Canadian and US Department of Energy researchers have released 50 years’ worth of data chronicling the deoxygenating cycles of a fjord off Canada’s west coast, and detailing the response of the microbial c
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