Flora
Some of the finest gardens and woodlands in Britain are under threat from two closely related and aggressive fungus-like plant diseases.
Studying the effects of ultraviolet radiation on bryophytes can help scientists understand its impacts on crops, ecological systems, and humans.
Fauna
A Red-tailed Hawk is in intensive care at the Audubon Society of Portland’s Wildlife Care Center after miraculously surviving a head on collision with a Ford Explorer.
The Single source theory of honeybee colony collapse disorder is in dispute.
Natural Resources and Public Policy
After significant weakening during the previous administration, U.S. President Barack Obama restored the vitality of the Endangered Species Act.
However while the act itself will regain some of its former strength, the Obama administration also announced Friday that it would take the Gray Wolf off the endangered species list in Montana and Idaho, though leaving it under federal protection in Wyoming.
Podcasts
BirdNote – Interesting brief observations about flickers, crows, grebes, grouse, and more.
Ecological Society of America Podcast – Although most ecologists know that times are tough for tropical species, Corey Bradshaw, an Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide in South Australia, warns that the threats to biodiversity in the tropics may be even worse than previously imagined.
Nature – Monkey microbicides: new insights into HIV resistance.
Nature Stories – how being buried in an avalanche can change your life.
