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The U.S. federal government Climate Change Science Program has released its synthesis and assessment report on May 27, 2008. The report is entitled "Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (SAP 4.3): The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in...

As part of the Weed Science Society of America annual meeting , February 4-7, 2008 in Chicago, a Symposium will be held entitled " Invasive Plant Species and the New Bioeconomy ." This special symposium will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 from 1:00 pm - 5:10 pm. Deployment of exotic...

From the University of California-Riverside press release and published in EurekAlert! October 1, 2007 . Book on weeds and invasive plants discusses how to manage them using ecological approaches Invasive species are a prime reason for loss of biodiversity, says UC Riverside's Jodie Holt, a co-author...

Posted on the UH News on September 18, 2007: The Harold L. Lyon Arboretum is the first botanical garden in Hawai‘i to adopt the “Codes of Conduct,” a list of voluntary actions to help protect Hawai‘i from invasive ornamental plants. New actions Lyon Arboretum plans include: • Examine its vision, mission...

I've been intrigued lately about the whole concept of ecosystems services. I have to thank two people for bringing this to my attention. The one is my daughter who just graduated the University of Wisconsin in Conservation Biology and a graduate student I had in my grant writing class last Fall semester...