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Jamaican dry forests
Jamaican dry forests is an ecoregion that covers a minority of the land area of the nation island of Jamaica, which ranks fifth among the Earth's islands in terms of endemic plant... More »
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Ecological pyramids
Ecological pyramids are diagrams that illustrate how ecologically important factors, such as energy, biomass, and population size, vary between trophic levels in an ecosystem.... More »
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Petrochemicals
Petrochemicals are chemical products made from the hydrocarbons present in raw natural gas and petroleum crude oil. The largest petrochemical manufacturing industries are to... More »
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Rooftop runoff contamination
[The lead author of this article is Dennis Lye] Rooftop runoff contamination is receiving increasing attention as environmental and health issues, particularly as human... More »
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Jean-Michel Cousteau: use of oil dispersants...
The Rundown caught up with ocean explorer and occasional PBS host Jean-Michel Cousteau to chat about what his team discovered on dives in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon... More »
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West Nile Virus
Since 1999, more than 30,000 people in the United States have been reported as getting sick with West Nile virus. Infected mosquitoes spread West Nile virus (WNV) that can... More »
Great Basin shrub steppe
Last Updated on 2013-06-18 at 04:23
The Great Basin shrub steppe ecoregion is situated in the most northerly of the four American deserts. Unlike the other three, which have almost exclusive ties to... More »
Nonpoint source
Last Updated on 2013-06-18 at 02:18
A nonpoint source refers to a source of pollution from an origin other than a well defined point. The term is most often applied to air pollution, water pollution and noise... More »
Tamarix control
Last Updated on 2013-06-17 at 17:10
Tamarix control is a significant invasive species issue in the western USA, especially in the American southwest. The woody plant genus Tamarix, also , also known by the... More »
Chihuahuan Desert
Last Updated on 2013-06-16 at 21:48
The Chihuahuan Desert encompasses one of the most biologically diverse arid regions on Earth. This ecoregion extends from within the United States south into Mexico. This... More »
Colorado Plateau shrublands
Last Updated on 2013-06-16 at 21:44
The Grand Canyon epitomizes the Colorado Plateau, an area that has been called the "land of color and canyons." The Plateau can be thought of as an... More »
Mojave Desert
Last Updated on 2013-06-16 at 21:42
The Mojave Desert is the smallest of the four American deserts. While the Mojave lies between the Great Basin Shrub Steppe and the Sonoran desert, its fauna is more closely... More »
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