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Roberta Kwok
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by Roberta Kwok in Journal Watch Online
Consumers may choose green products to boost social status
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Griskevicius, V., Tybur, J., & B. Van den Bergh. (2010) Going green to be seen: Status, reputation, and conspicuous conservation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98(3), 392-404. DOI: 10.1037/a0017346
by Roberta Kwok in Journal Watch Online
Iron fertilization could increase toxin production in ocean
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Trick, C.G. et al. (2010) Iron enrichment stimulates toxic diatom production in high-nitrate, low-chlorophyll areas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. info:/10.1073/pnas.0910579107
by Roberta Kwok in Journal Watch Online
Study contradicts idea that drought caused Amazon 'greening'
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Samanta, A. et al. (2010) Amazon forests did not green-up during the 2005 drought. Geophysical Research Letters, 37(5). DOI: 10.1029/2009GL042154
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Small cities gobble large amounts of land per person
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McDonald, R., Forman, R., & Kareiva, P. (2010) Open Space Loss and Land Inequality in United States' Cities, 1990–2000. PLoS ONE, 5(3). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009509
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Rich countries import substantial carbon dioxide emissions
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Davis, S.J., & K. Caldeira. (2010) Consumption-based accounting of CO2 emissions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. info:/10.1073/pnas.090674107
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Consumers place little value on 'eco-labeled' wines
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Delmas, M.A., & L.E. Grant. (2010) Eco-labeling strategies and price-premium: The wind industry paradox. Business . info:/10.1177/0007650310362254
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Trees and shrubs don’t diminish streamflow after all
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Wilcox, B.P., & Y. Huang. (2010) Woody plant encroachment paradox: Rivers rebound as degraded grasslands convert to woodlands. Geophysical Research Letters. info:/10.1029/2009GL041929
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Methane is escaping from an Arctic shelf
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Shakhova, N. et al. (2010) Extensive methane venting to the atmosphere from sediments of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf. Science. info:/10.1126/science.1182221
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Pesticide reverses sex of some male frogs
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Hayes, T.B. et al. (2010) Atrazine induces complete feminization and chemical castration in male African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0909519107
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Small farms may be better for tropical forests than intensive agriculture
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Perfecto, I., & J. Vandermeer. (2010) The agroecological matrix as alternative to the land-sparing/agriculture intensification model. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. info:/10.1073/pnas.0905455107
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Nutrient pollution could boost risk of some diseases
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Johnson, P.T.J. et al. (2010) Linking environmental nutrient enrichment and disease emergence in humans and wildlife. Ecological Applications, 20(1), 16-29. DOI: 10.1890/08-0633.1
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Land conservation not to blame for Silicon Valley housing prices
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Denning, C., Mcdonald, R., & Christensen, J. (2010) Did land protection in Silicon Valley reduce the housing stock?. Biological Conservation. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.01.025
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Social factors affect success of marine reserves
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Pollnac, R. et al. (2010) Marine reserves as linked social-ecological systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908266107
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Sex offenders are becoming more prevalent in energy-extraction areas
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Berger, J., & Beckmann, J. (2010) Sexual predators, energy development, and conservation in Greater Yellowstone. Conservation Biology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01449.x
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Over-use of fertilizer has acidified China’s soil
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Guo, J.H. et al. (2010) Significant Acidification in Major Chinese Croplands. Science. DOI: 10.1126/science.1182570
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Predators lag prey in climate change adaptations
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Thackeray, S.J. et al. (2010) Trophic level asynchrony in rates of phenological change for marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments. Global Change Biology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02165.x
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Roadkill numbers in upstate New York look grim
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Barthelmess, E., & Brooks, M. (2010) The influence of body-size and diet on road-kill trends in mammals. Biodiversity and Conservation. DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9791-3
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More city-dwellers means more deforestation
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DeFries, R.S., Rudel, T., Uriarte, M., & M. Hansen. (2010) Deforestation driven by urban population growth and agricultural trade in the twenty-first century. Nature Geoscience. info:/10.1038/NGEO756
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How toads spread across the world
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Van Bocxlaer, I. et al. (2010) Gradual adaptation toward a range-expansion phenotype initiated the global radiation of toads. Science. info:/10.1126/science.1181707
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Birds adapt to deforestation by growing pointier wings
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Desrochers, A. (2010) Morphological response of songbirds to 100 years of landscape change in North America. Ecology, 2147483647. DOI: 10.1890/09-2202
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