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ecosystems

Team gathers unprecedented data on atmosphere's organic chemistry

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent For a few weeks over the summer in 2011, teams of scientists from around the world converged on a small patch of ponderosa pine forest in Colorado to carry out one of the most detailed, extended survey of
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U.S. had 15th warmest summer and 3rd warmest year to date on record

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent From record heat, fires and floods to hurricanes, tropical storms and even an eclipse, August brought a dramatic and — for those along the Gulf Coast — devastating end to summer as Mother Nature demonstrat
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USGS Installs Storm-Tide Sensors along Florida's Coasts prior to Hurricane Irma's Arrival

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Hurricane response crews from the U.S. Geological Survey are installing storm-tide sensors at key locations along Florida’s southeast and southwest coastlines in advance of Hurricane Irma. Under a mission
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What Happens to the Antarctic Ocean with 1 Degrees Celsius of Warming?

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Scientists have discovered “massive impacts” on marine life in the Antarctic Ocean when waters are warmed by 1 degree Celsius, including a doubling in growth of some species and a drop in overall biodivers
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Diverse Landscapes Are More Productive and Adapt better to Climate Change

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent The dramatic, worldwide loss of biodiversity is one of today’s greatest environmental problems. The loss of species diversity affects important ecosystems on which humans depend. Previous research pr
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URI researcher says invasive plants change ecosystems from the bottom up

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent In a common garden at the University of Rhode Island, Laura Meyerson has been growing specimens of Phragmites – also known as the common reed – that she has collected from around the world. And while they
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MU Study Reveals Ways in which Collegiate Sports Venues can Move Beyond 'Zero Waste'

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent Officials at collegiate sporting venues have been leading efforts toward zero-waste events with many professional and collegiate leagues adopting energy and water conservation efforts as well as increased
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NOAA Announces $2.2 Million in Marine Debris Grants

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent On Aug. 29, NOAA announced 15 marine debris projects that will support marine debris removal and research received nearly $2.2 million in fiscal year 2017 funding through the NOAA Marine Debris Program. Th
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ASU team shines new light on photosynthesis

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent A team of scientists from ASU’s School of Molecular Sciences and Pennsylvania State University has taken us a step closer to unlocking the secrets of photosynthesis, and possibly to cleaner fuels. Their di
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A race against time: Saving the North Atlantic right whale

Lakes Environmental Lakes Environmental Research Inc., Receives Landmark Patent In June 2017, three critically endangered North Atlantic right whale carcasses were spotted floating in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In the weeks that followed the number of dead right whales rose to 10, whil
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