Mientras que uno puede pensar que los ecosistemas forestales y lacustres son dos redes separadas, una nueva investigación muestra cómo los desechos forestales son un importante contribuyente al agua dulce cadenas alimenticias.
¿Cómo? Escombros en forma de carbono orgánico de los árboles llega a lagos de agua dulce, lo que consecuentemente complementa la dieta de zooplancton microscópico y los peces que se alimentan de ellos.
Investigadores de la Universidad de Cambridge realizaron un estudio en Margarita Lake en Ontario, Canadá observando peces perca amarilla de diferentes partes del lago rodeados por mayor o menor cubierta forestal.
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La Copa del Mundo Brasil 2014TM está en marcha y con un inicio brillante. Por primera vez en la historia de la competición, los partidos se celebrarán en estadios alimentados por energÃa solar.
Futbolistas de las 32 naciones representadas podrán maldecir el sol y el calor sofocante, pero Yingli Solar, fabricante de los paneles solares más grandes del mundo y patrocinador de la Copa del Mundo de la FIFA, ha capturado una oportunidad en el escenario más grande. Yingli Solar estima que sus paneles solares generarán más de 1 MW por año y energÃa limpia durante 25 años o más.
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Edinburgh-based biofuel company Celtic Renewables has signed an agreement with Europe’s foremost biotechnology pilot facility to undergo next-stage testing of its process to turn whisky by-products into biofuel that can power current vehicles.
The partnership, which will allow the company to develop its technology at Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (BBEPP) in Ghent, has been made possible by second round funding worth €1.5million, including more than €1million from the UK Government, to help meet its ambition of growing a new €125 million-a-year industry in the UK.
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Naysayers, you’re on. If you’re convinced that climate change isn’t man-made, a physicist in Texas wants to hear from you. Bring your virtual chalk, polish up your math, hone your argument and prove your point. Your time won’t be misspent: If you can irrefutably prove your hypothesis, he’ll pay you $10,000.
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New independent report identifies challenges facing U.S. businesses and policymakers; describes strategies to avoid significant, unequally-spread economic disruptions.
The American economy faces major risks from climate change, including damaging coastal storms, growing heat-related mortality, and declining labor productivity, according to an independent report released today by business, education and political leaders.
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Tropical cloud forests are situated in mountains and are characterized by the frequent presence of low-level clouds. Scientists have always regarded them as having high biodiversity, but a study published recently in mongabay.com's open access journal, Tropical Conservation Science adds a new dimension: it found cloud forests contain a significant and surprising array of tree and bromeliad species, even when they are relatively small.
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