by Sandra McLean, York University and Adam Hinterthuer, UW-Madison FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: – Most projections about the dangers of climate change focus on excessive heat as a pressing threat to human lives. But, according to a new study from an international team of researchers, the colder parts of the year are also becoming more deadly …
When it comes to studies of species abundance, scientists have spent a lot of time looking into where, exactly, particular plants or animals thrive or survive in a particular ecosystem. But, harnessing the relatively recent rise of long-term datasets, a new study published online in the journal PLOS ONE found that, for some species, it matters …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Gretchen Hansen, 608.221.6330, Gretchen.Hansen@wisconsin.gov Zebra mussels. Asian carp. Kudzu. Chances are you recognize these names as belonging to invasive species — plants or animals that are relocated from their native habitat to a foreign land, only to prove so prolific that they take over their new home. Except that’s not how …