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ecosystems

Seabed mining could destroy ecosystems

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent The deep sea (depths below 200m) covers about half of the Earth’s surface and is home to a vast range of species. Little is known about these environments, and researchers from the University of Exeter and
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Small hydroelectric dams increase globally with little research, regulations

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent These structures are small enough to avoid the many regulations large dams face, and are built more quickly and in much higher densities. As streams, rivers and watersheds absorb more small dams, however,
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Fanged Friends: Study Says the World's Most Vilified and Dangerous Animals May be Humankind's Best Ally

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent An international review led by the University of Queensland and WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) says that many native carnivores that live in and around human habitation are declining at an unprecedent
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Reviled Animals Could Be Our Powerful Allies

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Animal carnivores living in and around human habitation are declining at an unprecedented rate – but they may provide crucial benefits to human societies. An international review led by University of Queen
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Scientists Unlock Key Information About the World's Soil Microbes

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Scientists at the University of Colorado, Boulder have created the first worldwide atlas of soil microbes, mapping 500 of the most common kinds of bacteria found in soil across the globe, from deserts to g
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New Study Suggests Coastal and Deep Ocean Sharks Have Different Feeding Patterns

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent An international team of researchers studying globally declining shark populations report today that they used carbon isotopes as biochemical markers in shark muscle tissue to identify where in the oceans
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Climate Engineering, Once Started, Would Have Severe Impacts If Stopped

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Facing a climate crisis, we may someday spray sulfur dioxide into the upper atmosphere to form a cloud that cools the Earth, but suddenly stopping the spraying would have a severe global impact on animals
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Aid for Oceans and Fisheries in Developing World Drops by 30%

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Financial aid to fisheries in developing countries has declined by 30 percent, finds a new study from UBC and Stockholm Resilience Centre researchers, published in Marine Policy. Projects focusing on clima
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Reimbursing Ranchers for Livestock Killed by Predators Supports Conservation Efforts

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Alberta’s predator compensation program offsets costs of conserving wildlife habitat on private lands in the province. “Our research shows that private ranchlands provide important habitats for carnivorous
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Coping With Climate Stress in Antarctica

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent The study, published recently in the journal Global Change Biology, of emerald rock cod is the first to show that Antarctic fishes may make trade-offs in their physiology and behavior to cope with ocean ac
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