Results for keyword: ecosystems
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Life in a doomed dome
In Dreaming the Biosphere, Rebecca Reider looks into the story behind the failed Arizona experiment.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Jun 20, 2010 -
Science under glass
Researchers are using Arizona’s Biosphere 2 to study how plant communities affect the movement of water.
by Tim Hull, May 22, 2009 -
Of wolves and willows
Yellowstone's wolves are once again at the center of a debate. But this time, they're not pitted against hunters or ranchers; they're at the heart of a scientific controversy about the balance of nature.
by Kinna Ohman, Jan 16, 2008 -
In search of giant trees and unseen realms
In The Wild Trees, Richard Preston explores the amazing ecosystems hidden at the top of the world’s tallest trees.
by Stephen J. Lyons, Sep 17, 2007 -
The Weed-wackers
Botanist Sue Rutman has had surprising success just yanking up buffelgrass, but herbicides remain the first line of defense
by Michelle Nijhuis, Aug 20, 2007 -
The Efficiency Paradox
Water efficiency has long been touted as a silver bullet for the West’s water problems, but too much efficiency can cause problems of its own, especially in the fragile Colorado River Delta.
by Matt Jenkins, Feb 05, 2007 -
A deliberate life in the Rockies
On the Wild Edge is David Peterson’s account of the two decades he and his wife, Caroline, have spent living close to nature in a cabin in the mountains of southern Colorado
by David Morgan, Oct 16, 2006 -
The difficulties of cohabitation
Despite its problems and failures – many of them arising from the conflict between the United States’ growing population and our declining wildlife habitat – the Endangered Species Act is a necessary law
by Paul Larmer, Feb 20, 2006 -
An ecosystem wanting for wolves
With the elk population at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park out of control, wildlife managers are considering bringing in four wolves to restore the balance
by Joshua Zaffos, Jan 23, 2006 -
Wild Echoes: Encounters With the Most Endangered Animals in North America
In Wild Echoes, Charles Bergman describes his up-close experiences with endangered creatures that range from black-footed ferrets and California condors to the manatees of Florida
by Staff, May 30, 2005
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