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ecosystems

Professor Provides Fisheries a Solution to Overharvesting

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent There are fewer fish in the sea – literally. Consumer demand and inadequate scientific information has led to overharvesting, reducing fish species and fish stocks around the world. But University of Guelp
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Urban-Based Evolution: Species Are Rapidly Adapting to City Habitats

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Cities around the globe are fueling evolution among microbes, plants, and animals, driving physical mutations and altering gene flow, according to a new analysis in the journal Science. The projected sprea
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Spooky Conservation: Saving Endangered Species Over Our Dead Bodies

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent The secret to the survival of critically endangered wildlife could lie beyond the grave, according to a University of Queensland researcher. The ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions’ Dr Mat
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Stanford Researchers Seek Citizen Scientists to Contribute to Worldwide Mosquito Tracking

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent It’s a sound that can keep even the weariest among us from falling asleep: the high-pitched whine of a mosquito. This irritating buzz already makes us run, slap and slather on repellant. But if Stanford Un
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Sulfur respiration in mammals

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Researchers have gained new insight into the formation of a group of compounds found in almost all organisms, which are reportedly shown to be a powerful antioxidant that protects cells from damage by free
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Future Climate Change May Not Adversely Impact Seafood Quality, Research Suggests

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent The eating qualities of UK oysters may not be adversely affected by future ocean acidification and global warming, new research has suggested. Scientists have previously demonstrated that predicted increas
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Red Sea is Warming Faster Than Global Average

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent “The global rate of ocean warming has many consequences for life on this planet. Now we are learning that the Red Sea is warming even faster than the global average,” says KAUST PhD student of marine scien
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Cover Crops Provide Bed and Breakfast Layover for Migrating Birds

After harvesting a corn or soybean crop, farmers may plant a cover crop for a variety of reasons—to reduce soil erosion and nutrient runoff, increase organic matter in the soil, and improve water quality. Now there’s another reason. University of Illinois research shows that migratory
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Technologies shine spotlight on climate role of undersea canyons

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Unprecedented high-resolution data from undersea canyons off Vancouver Island’s west coast is bringing new understanding of the importance of these canyons as rapid-transit corridors for carrying carbon fr
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Every day is Halloween for these eerie insects

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent With Halloween upon us, it’s worth remembering that living things take part in similar costume parties all year long, adopting weird and wonderful forms. Though rather than a haul of candy, organisms might
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