Natural processes

Insects Use Plants Like A Telephone
Milkweed’s Evolutionary Approach To Caterpillars
Sockeye's success near Osoyoos is a miracle in the desert
Stomach Bug Appears To Protect Kids From Asthma
Tasmanian Devils Mating Earlier
Tiny tree-shrew is world’s heaviest drinker

Biodiversity

Avalon songbirds endangered
Polar bear listing
Polar Bears Threatened
Unexpected fall in puffin numbers
Gorillas head race to extinction
Fungus threatens state’s frogs
Cane toads in Australia
City goes wild in wet weather
Mystery Insect Found In London's Natural History Museum
Rare New Tanzania Monkey
Commercial Bees and Wild Pollinating Bees
Commercially Engineered Bees Spread Disease to Wild Bees
Fugitives spread bumblebee diseases
The declining buzz of bees
Cougar sightings on the rise in Ontario
Cougar sightings on the rise in Ontario2
Kangaroos Threaten One Of Australia's Last Remaining Original
Measuring stress in plants to select best species for reforestation
Offering endangered species a free ride
Tree doctors work to save ash trees

Global warming

Abu Dhabi Aims to Build First Carbon-Neutral City
Arctic ice shelf size of 2,500 football fields breaks off
Destruction of Wetlands Could Release Carbon Bomb
European Birds Flock To Warming Britain
Fragmenting Arctic ice shelf a sign of warming temperature
Global warming and psycho bears
Global warming and the Aquatic Environment
Global Warming Forces Innovative Sea Turtle Protection
Global Warming Forces Innovative Sea Turtle Protection2
Global warming in effect, sea levelsB
Global Warming
Global warming's fish-sex effect
Global Warming's Fish-Sex Effect_2
Global Warming’s Fish-Sex Effect3
New Piece Of Climate Change Puzzle Found In Ancient Sedimentary Rocks
Penguins wash up closer to equator
Penguins wash up closer to the equator
Why Are Rising Sea Levels a Threat

Invasives

Beetle invasion threatens urban forest
Exotic Zebra Mussel
Great Lakes invasive species cost US
Mountain pine beetle and how it spreads through in Canada’s forests

Pollution

Acidification Of The Sea Hampers Reproduction Of Marine Species
Air Pollution Causing Widespread and Serious Impacts to Ecosystems in Eastern United States
Air Pollution Linked to Blood Clots in Legs
Algae blooms in lakes boosted
Algae blooms
Beijing smog sure to hamper performance, experts say
Dark Side Of Light
Fish kills in rivers
Harmful Algal Bloom
Mercury In River Moves Into Terrestrial Food Chain
overuse of antibiotics
Reviving China's Ruined Rivers
Sun Lotions Help to Kill Coral Reefs
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Resource depletion

Dead Sea Shrinking
Greenpeace Activists Obstruct Syncrude Tar Sands Operatio
Rising demands threaten wetlands

Miscellaneous

Cassava
Flash flood prompts evacuation in Gambo
Mars Air Once Had Moisture, New Soil Analysis Says
Water_quality_golf_courses
Winery uses ‘sheep’ labour

Internet sites frequented by Bio283a students:

http://www.worldecology.com/
http://www.topix.net/science/ecology
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/ecology/
http://www.environmentaldefence.org
http://www.newsdesk.org
http://www.cbc.ca
http://globalpublicmedia.com

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