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• Flower declines shrink bee tongues
• New forests cannot take in as much carbon as predicted
• The Micronesia Challenge: Sustainable coral reefs and fisheries
• Tiny plankton can play a major role in carbon dioxide storage in the oceans
• Blacklists protect the rainforest
• Researchers propose ecological route to plant disease control
• Cold rush: Bird diversity higher in winter than summer in Central Valley

Flower declines shrink bee tongues Posted: 24 Sep 2015 12:14 PM PDT Climate-related changes in flower diversity have resulted in a decrease in the length of alpine bumble bees' tongues, a new study reports, leaving these insects poorly suited to feed from and pollinate the deep flowers they were adapted to previously.

New forests cannot take in as much carbon as predicted Posted: 24 Sep 2015 11:28 AM PDT As carbon emissions continue to rise, scientists project forests will grow faster and larger, due to an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide, which fuels photosynthesis. But a new study finds that these projections are overestimated.

The Micronesia Challenge: Sustainable coral reefs and fisheries Posted: 24 Sep 2015 07:41 AM PDT While island societies can do little to control carbon emissions from developed nations, they can manage their local resources to enhance the ecosystem services that coastal habitats, including reefs, provide for people. In this spirit, the political leaders of five nations in Micronesia initiated the Micronesia Challenge, which helps to demonstrates how scientists help managers measure the effectiveness of marine conservation efforts.

Tiny plankton can play a major role in carbon dioxide storage in the oceans Posted: 24 Sep 2015 05:39 AM PDT Tiny zooplankton animals, each no bigger than a grain of rice, may be playing a huge part in regulating climate change, research has found.

Blacklists protect the rainforest Posted: 24 Sep 2015 05:36 AM PDT Brazil's public authorities regularly publish "blacklists" of municipalities with high illegal deforestation rates. This environmental policy tool is working: scientists have found that the public shaming strategy reduced Amazon forest loss in the blacklisted districts by 26% per year.

Researchers propose ecological route to plant disease control Posted: 24 Sep 2015 05:36 AM PDT New research has revealed a potential natural defence against invasive pathogens which damage food crops across the world.

Cold rush: Bird diversity higher in winter than summer in Central Valley Posted: 23 Sep 2015 06:40 PM PDT In California's Central Valley, just as many bird species use riparian habitats in the winter as in the summer, and genetic diversity is actually higher in the winter than during summer months, research shows.

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