Invasive plants can have devastating effects on local ecologies, comparable to the effects wrought by global warming.
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Carnivore Gut Microbes Offer Insight Into Health of Wild Ecosystems
A new study finds the microbial ecosystem in the guts of wild marten (Martes americana) that live in relatively pristine natural habitat is distinct from the gut microbiome of wild marten that live in areas that are more heavily impacted by human activity.
Sustainable Recycling Using Electrochemistry: Carl Zeiss Foundation Supports New Research Project
Increasing the recovery of valuable fossil raw materials, avoiding climate-damaging carbon dioxide emission, and stabilizing our energy supply network – these are the three major objectives of a new joint research project of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and TU Kaiserslautern.
OSU College of Forestry Hosting Listening Session Regarding Research Forests’ Management Plan
The Oregon State University College of Forestry invites community members to participate in a listening session Monday, Nov. 7, regarding the development of a new management plan for the McDonald and Dunn research forests.
Oregon State and Partners to Receive $4.2 Million to Study Stressors Facing Dungeness Crab, Other Marine Life Under Climate Change
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded Oregon State University and its research partners $4.2 million to investigate how multiple climate change-related stressors are impacting marine ecosystems off the coast of Oregon, Washington and Northern California.
NASA Fieldwork Studies Signs of Climate Change in Arctic, Boreal Regions
From the window of a NASA Gulfstream III research aircraft, Alaska looks like a pristine wilderness untouched by humans.