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Syracuse University study finds autumn advantage for invasive plants in eastern United States
Much like the fabled tortoise and the hare, the competition between native and invasive plants growing in deciduous forests in the Eastern United States is all about how the plants cross the finish line in autumn. (2012-04-26)

Pollen levels are rising across Europe
From Reykjavik to Thessaloniki, pollen levels are on the increase. A team of researchers headed by Prof. Annette Menzel at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen reports that pollen counts have already risen across Europe in recent years. (2012-04-17)

Southeast Asia's billion dollar cassava industry at high risk due to climate change
Severe outbreaks of new, invasive pests triggered by rising temperatures could threaten Southeast Asia's multi-billion dollar cassava industry, as well as the livelihoods of the hundreds of thousands of small farmers that rely on the crop for income, according to research from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). (2012-04-13)

Drawing Connections Between Food Webs
Ecosystems today face various threats, from climate change to invasive species to encroaching civilization. (2012-04-05)

Removal of Invasive Tree Improves Health of American Samoa Forests
Removal of the Tamaligi tree (Falcataria moluccana), an invasive and destructive non-native tree on Tutuila Island, American Samoa greatly improves the health of its diverse native forests, according to a recently published study appearing in the journal Biological Invasions. (2012-03-26)

Lyme Disease Surge Predicted for the Northeastern U.S.
The northeastern U.S. should prepare for a surge in Lyme disease this spring. And we can blame fluctuations in acorns and mouse populations, not the mild winter. (2012-03-19)

Hiding in plain sight, a new frog species with a 'weird' croak is identified in New York City
In the wilds of New York City - or as wild as you can get so close to skyscrapers - scientists have found a new leopard frog species that for years biologists mistook for a more widespread variety of leopard frog. (2012-03-15)

Fertilization by invasive species threatens nutrient-poor ecosystems
They can estimate whether native plants in the neighbourhood of invasive species incorporate the nitrogen fixed by the latter. (2012-03-14)

Researcher uses medical imaging technology to better understand fish senses
University of Rhode Island marine biologist Jacqueline Webb gets an occasional strange look when she brings fish to the Orthopedics Research Lab at Rhode Island Hospital. (2012-03-13)

Carp dominate crayfish in invasive species battleground
Louisiana red swamp crayfish and common carp are two of the most invasive species on the planet yet how they interact has only recently been revealed by scientists at Queen Mary, University of London. (2012-03-07)