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ecosystems

Green Algae Could Hold Clues for Engineering Faster-Growing Crops

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Two new studies of green algae — the scourge of swimming pool owners and freshwater ponds — have revealed new insights into how these organisms siphon carbon dioxide from the air for use in photosynthesis,
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Scientists and Farmers Work Together to Wipe Out African Lovegrass

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent A partnership between QUT, the NSW Government and farmers could lead to the eventual eradication of the highly invasive African lovegrass which is threatening pastures and native grasslands Australia-wide.
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New Study Pushes Back Deadline to Act to Limit Warming to 1.5 Degrees

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent A new study suggests that nations have a bit more time than previously thought if they want to cut greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). The res
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Protected Waters Foster Resurgence of West Coast Rockfish

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent West Coast rockfish species in deep collapse only 20 years ago have multiplied rapidly in large marine protected areas off Southern California, likely seeding surrounding waters with enough offspring to of
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Emerging Disease Further Jeopardizes North American Frogs

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent A deadly amphibian disease called severe Perkinsea infections, or SPI, is the cause of many large-scale frog die-offs in the United States, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey.  Frogs an
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Forest Fire Pollution Wreaks Havoc on Wildlife

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Forest fires in Southeast Asia during the El Niño droughts of 2015 caused considerable disruption to the biodiversity of the region due to the smoke-induced ‘haze’ they created, according to new research l
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Mathematics predicts a sixth mass extinction

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent In the past 540 million years, the Earth has endured five mass extinction events, each involving processes that upended the normal cycling of carbon through the atmosphere and oceans. These globally fatal
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WSU researchers see popular herbicide affecting health across generations

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent First, the good news. Washington State University researchers have found that a rat exposed to a popular herbicide while in the womb developed no diseases and showed no apparent health effects aside from l
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Fly away home? Ice age may have clipped bird migration

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent The onset of the last ice age may have forced some bird species to abandon their northerly migrations for thousands of years, says new research led by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln ornithologist. Publis
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Small-scale fisheries have big impact on oceans

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent A new UBC study has found that small-scale fisheries may have a much larger impact on ocean ecosystems than previously thought, due to a lack of data on their development over time. “We found that the infl
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