Category: Healthy Ecosystems
- Posted on August 10, 2012
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Posted on July 11, 2012
Down on the cacao farm: Sloths thrive at chocolate source
Like many Neotropical fauna, sloths are running out of room to maneuver. As forests in South and Central America are cleared for agriculture and other […]
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Posted on July 5, 2012
UW-Madison gets $3 million grant to train new scientists to collaborate on complex conservation challenges
A new type of forest is taking root in Puerto Rico’s abandoned sugar cane fields. The new stands are full of invasive trees, but they […]
- Posted on June 19, 2012
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Posted on May 31, 2012
New early career awards support biofuels research
A young generation of researchers are seeking biofuels in some unlikely sounding places: toxic algae blooms and cow stomachs. Two University of Wisconsin-Madison professors are […]
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Posted on May 18, 2012
Experts available for media interviews on National Endangered Species Day
National Endangered Species Day will be celebrated today, May 18, in recognition of efforts to protect endangered, threatened, and at-risk species across the U.S. The […]
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Posted on May 17, 2012
Forest ecologist receives distinguished award
David Mladenoff, the Beers-Bascom Professor in Conservation in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, has received the 2012 Distinguished Landscape Ecologist Award. Mladenoff The […]
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Posted on May 8, 2012
A guide to a greener lawn
When Wisconsin homeowners talk about growing greener grass these days, it’s a good bet they’re not talking about color. University of Wisconsin-Madison turf experts are […]