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For many Canadians, summer time means time at the lake, swimming, fishing, boating, and relaxing. Nothing can spoil this experience like blue-green mats of muck, caused by algal blooms. These blooms negatively affect not only recreational activities but also put drinking water source,

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Two birds that look the same, but have songs so different they can’t recognize each other, should be considered distinct species, suggests new UBC research. “Songs are important for birds and who they choo

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Climate change will force many amphibians, mammals and birds to move to cooler areas outside their normal ranges, provided they can find space and a clear trajectory among our urban developments and growin

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent North America’s most widespread and valuable ash tree species are on the brink of extinction due to an invasive beetle decimating their populations, while the loss of wilderness areas and poaching are cont

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Areas in Latin America suitable for growing coffee face predicted declines of 73-88 percent by 2050. However, diversity in bee species may save the day, even if many species in cool highland regions are lo

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Dipping its beak into the sweet nectar of a flower, a hummingbird is doing more than getting a meal – it’s contributing to a microbial community that could potentially determine the fate of that flower. Re

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent In some cases in the Amazon rainforest, grassroots initiatives can be even more effective at protecting this vital ecosystem. This is particularly important due to widespread political resistance to hand o

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent The East Coast of the United States is threatened by more frequent flooding in the future. This is shown by a recent study by the Universities of Bonn, South Florida, and Rhode Island. According to this, t

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Desert locusts are a major pest on numerous crops and pastures throughout a vast area of almost 30 million km2 covering Africa north of the equator, the Near East, the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subc

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Researchers led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have determined that major changes in plant behavior have occurred over the past 40 years, using measurement