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Scientists train endangered carnivores to avoid poisonous toads
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O’Donnell, S., Webb, J.K., & R. Shine. (2010) Conditioned taste aversion enhances the survival of an endangered predator imperilled by a toxic invader. Journal of Applied Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01802.x
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Scientists propose nine thresholds for a safe planet
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Rockström, J., Steffen, W., Noone, K., Persson, �., Chapin, F., Lambin, E., Lenton, T., Scheffer, M., Folke, C., Schellnhuber, H.... (2009) A safe operating space for humanity. Nature, 461(7263), 472-475. DOI: 10.1038/461472a
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Biofuel targets conflict with plans to protect Gulf of Mexico
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Costello, C., Griffin, W., Landis, A., & Matthews, H. (2009) Impact of Biofuel Crop Production on the Formation of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Science , 2147483647. DOI: 10.1021/es9011433
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Artificial meandering river provides insight into stream restoration
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Braudrick, C., Dietrich, W., Leverich, G., & Sklar, L. (2009) Experimental evidence for the conditions necessary to sustain meandering in coarse bedded rivers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. info:/10.1073/pnas.0909417106
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China’s efforts to combat acid rain may be insufficient
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Zhao, Y., Duan, L., Xing, J., Larssen, T., Nielsen, C., & Hao, J. (2009) Soil Acidification in China: Is Controlling SO2 Emissions Enough?. Environmental Science . info:/10.1021/es901430n
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Electronic waste is a global problem
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Robinson, B. (2009) E-waste: An assessment of global production and environmental impacts. Science of The Total Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.09.044
Ogunseitan, O., Schoenung, J., Saphores, J., & Shapiro, A. (2009) The Electronics Revolution: From E-Wonderland to E-Wasteland. Science, 326(5953), 670-671. DOI: 10.1126/science.1176929
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Ancient Chinese road construction method preserves cliff ecosystems
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Cao, S., Ye, H., & Zhan, Y. (2009) Cliff roads: An ecological conservation technique for road construction in mountainous regions of China. Landscape and Urban Planning. DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2009.10.007
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Population growth blamed for recent water shortages in southeastern US
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Seager, R., Tzanova, A., & Nakamura, J. (2009) Drought in the Southeastern United States: Causes, Variability over the Last Millennium, and the Potential for Future Hydroclimate Change. Journal of Climate, 22(19), 5021. DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI2683.1
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Warmer climate may trigger more African civil wars
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Burke, M., Miguel, E., Satyanath, S., Dykema, J., & Lobell, D. (2009) Warming increases the risk of civil war in Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0907998106
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Climate change may shuffle avian communities in California
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Stralberg, D., Jongsomjit, D., Howell, C., Snyder, M., Alexander, J., Wiens, J., & Root, T. (2009) Re-Shuffling of Species with Climate Disruption: A No-Analog Future for California Birds?. PLoS ONE, 4(9). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006825
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Grazing livestock may lower nitrous oxide emissions
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Wolf, B. et al. (2010) Grazing-induced reduction of natural nitrous oxide release from continental steppe. Nature, 464(7290), 881-884. DOI: 10.1038/nature08931
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Planted rooftops can sequester significant amounts of carbon
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Getter, K., Rowe, D., Robertson, G., Cregg, B., & Andresen, J. (2009) Carbon Sequestration Potential of Extensive Green Roofs. Environmental Science , 2147483647. DOI: 10.1021/es901539x
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Reducing air pollution could hasten global warming
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Arneth, A., Unger, N., Kulmala, M., & Andreae, M. (2009) Clean the Air, Heat the Planet?. Science. info:/10.1126/science.1181568
Shindell, D., Faluvegi, G., Koch, D., Schmidt, G., Unger, N., & Bauer, S. (2009) Improved Attribution of Climate Forcing to Emissions. Science. info:/10.1126/science.1174760
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Retreat of Antarctic ice opens new waters for carbon sinks
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Peck, L., Barnes, D., Cook, A., Fleming, A., & Clarke, A. (2009) Negative feedback in the cold: ice retreat produces new carbon sinks in Antarctica. Global Change Biology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02071.x
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Google-like algorithm pinpoints key species in food web
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Allesina, S., & Pascual, M. (2009) Googling Food Webs: Can an Eigenvector Measure Species' Importance for Coextinctions?. PLoS Computational Biology, 5(9). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000494
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Reduced plant cover could make some deserts expand faster
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Zeng, N., & Yoon, J. (2009) Expansion of the world's deserts due to vegetation-albedo feedback under global warming. Geophysical Research Letters, 36(17). DOI: 10.1029/2009GL039699
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Invasive species flock to richer, more crowded European countries
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Pysek, P. et al. (2010) Disentangling the role of environmental and human pressures on biological invasions across Europe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. info:/10.1073/pnas.1002314107
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Female monarch butterflies are dwindling in parts of North America
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Davis, A.K., & Rendón-Salinas, E. (2009) Are female monarch butterflies declining in eastern North America? Evidence of a 30-year change in sex ratios at Mexican overwintering sites. Biology Letters. info:/10.1098/rsbl.2009.0632
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Spread of biological invasions is highly unpredictable
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Melbourne, B., & Hastings, A. (2009) Highly Variable Spread Rates in Replicated Biological Invasions: Fundamental Limits to Predictability. Science, 325(5947), 1536-1539. DOI: 10.1126/science.1176138
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Wetlands may have nowhere to go when sea level rises
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Titus, J., Hudgens, D., Trescott, D., Craghan, M., Nuckols, W., Hershner, C., Kassakian, J., Linn, C., Merritt, P., McCue, T.... (2009) State and local governments plan for development of most land vulnerable to rising sea level along the US Atlantic coast. Environmental Research Letters, 4(4), 44008. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/4/4/044008
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