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ecosystems

Sunlight and the right microbes convert Arctic carbon into carbon dioxide

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Nearly half of the organic carbon stored in soil around the world is contained in Arctic permafrost, which has experienced rapid melting, and that organic material could be converted to greenhouse gases th
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Fish Shrinking as Ocean Temperatures Rise

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent One of the most economically important fish is shrinking in body weight, length and overall physical size as ocean temperatures rise, according to new research by LSU Boyd Professor R. Eugene Turner publis
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In Iceland Stream, Possible Glimpse of Warming Future

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent When a normally cold stream in Iceland was warmed, the make-up of life inside changed as larger organisms thrived while smaller ones struggled, according to two papers published by researchers from The Uni
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A Win-Win for Spotted Owls and Forest Management

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Remote sensing technology has detected what could be a win for both spotted owls and forestry management, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis, the USDA Forest Service Pacific So
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York University research ends 50-year speculation on mayfly biology

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Mayfly nymphs are prominent insects in freshwater ecosystems worldwide and an important food source for fish, amphibians, birds and mammals. Unfortunately they are also very sensitive to pollution. Researc
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University of Saskatchewan hydrologist Howard Wheater to advise on U.S. national water future

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent The panel of leading water science experts is charged with identifying America’s highest-priority water science and resource challenges over the next 25 years, and making recommendations on the strategic w
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Red Sea Gene Pool Follows Water Flow

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent A collaboration between KAUST and several UK institutes has revealed that surface currents are important pathways for gene flow in the Red Sea, a finding which will help guide marine management programs. T
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To Breed or Not to Breed? Migratory Female Butterflies Face a Monsoonal Dilemma

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent What do CPUs, stockbrokers, and butterflies have in common? They are good at investing their resources in the right place at the right time so as to maximize their returns! Trade-offs are a way of life for
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In Times of Climate Change: What a Lake's Colour Can Tell About Its Condition

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent With the help of satellite observations from 188 lakes worldwide, scientists at the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) have shown that the warming of large lakes amplifies t
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Stark Evidence: A Warmer World Is Sparking More and Bigger Wildfires

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent On a single hot, dry day this summer, an astonishing 140 wildfires leapt to life across British Columbia. “Friday, July 7 was just crazy,” says Mike Flannigan, director of the wildland fire partnership at
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