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Nonnative catfish not primary driver of American shad declines in James River , articleAlthough nonnative catfish do prey on shad and other native species, predation is not solely responsible for declines in these fish populations.
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Internship with multicultural program shapes student's career plan , articleCarolyn Copenheaver partnered with Keita Shumaker to provide a worthy student with a unique opportunity.
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Counting African predators to help save them , articleFish and wildlife conservation graduate student Lindsey Rich is working with the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust to determine the status of 13 different carnivores for her doctoral research.
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Hurricane Sandy may prove to be a blessing for the tiny piping plover , articleAs it left a path of destruction on Eastern U.S. shorelines, Hurricane Sandy created three inlets on Long Island’s south shore.
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Research overturns assumption about mercury in the Arctic , articleFor years, scientists have assumed that if mercury is high and increasing in fish in the North American and European Arctic, the same is true of fish elsewhere in the Arctic.
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Training key to improving citizen scientist-collected data , articleUsing volunteer “citizen scientists” to collect data seems like an ideal way for budget-strapped agencies and nonprofits to augment their workforce.
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Successful natural resource management built on trust , articleTrust is an important driver of collaboration, conflict resolution, and enhanced group performance in the management of natural resources. Four forms of trust may play a role in building resilient collaborations.
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Project examines land management practices and climate change , articleA new project will help scientists to look many decades ahead and predict the effectiveness of land management practices to mitigate climate change.
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Researchers look to expand market for cross-laminated timber , articleAssociate Professor Daniel Hindman has researched high-performance wood composites for the better part of a decade. Four years ago, he seized the chance to help develop a material made from North American lumber that would be strong enough to replace concrete.
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Monitoring, protecting bats critical as millions perish , articleSince 2006, white-nose syndrome has caused the deaths of more than 6 million bats in North America. A number of species it affects are endangered or proposed for protection.
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Moser studies rare cottontail for ACC Fellowship , articleSenior wildlife conservation major Allison Moser of Ashburn, Virginia, spent the summer in the mountains of Roan, North Carolina, studying the Appalachian cottontail, a rare rabbit species, under an ACC Creativity and Innovation Fellowship.
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Ear-stones provide clues to researchers studying migratory habits of Amazonian fish species , articleEar-stones, or otoliths, growth and form rings each year that can be read in a similar way as a tree's rings.
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Camera-trap research paves the way for global monitoring networks , articleA team of researchers from universities, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations all over the world compiled camera-trap data from 12 countries to evaluate impacts on 96 carnivore species, ranging from Arctic foxes to Sumatran tigers.
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Economic research supports tree cover recommendations , articleA new interdisciplinary study suggests that tree cover to real estate value maximizes at about 30 percent cover for residential properties.
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Growth in Virginia's forests exceeds harvest but demand for younger trees grows , articleWhich is good for carbon sequestration and forest sustainability, according to the college’s Center for Natural Resources Assessment and Decision Support.
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