Ecological networks - Manila Times
25 May 2012, 10:56 am
2008; Harris et al. 2009). These species depend on safe havens like wildlife corridors, intertidal flats and hotspots in order to rest, refuel or navigate safely. These are called ecological networks that function very much like our global transport system ...

Graphite One Resources Inc. Relinquishes option On Kelly Creek Gold Property to Focus on Graphite Creek Property - Marketwatch
24 May 2012, 3:44 pm
The Property is 3 kilometres away from intertidal waters at Windy Cove, approximately 20 kilometres away from road systems, and 3 kilometres from an airstrip to the southeast. About Graphite One Resources Inc. GRAPHITE ONE RESOURCES INC. (gph ...

Miner's 'poor' maps imperil dinosaur prints - The Australian
20 May 2012, 9:01 am
The Wilderness Society has written to federal Environment Minister Tony Burke claiming Woodside is using a hand-drawn map, which "misleadingly represents an aberrantly thin national heritage" intertidal zone where the tracks are located. It wants Mr Burke ...

Agency advises caution in town project - Sun Star
19 May 2012, 11:46 am
The site includes 130,000 square meters of an intertidal zone that can get very shallow at low tides. Sea grass beds with muddy substrates were seen at the site. Atty. Ramos, in her letter to BFAR 7, said that the agency is “indispensable” in the ...

Corps clarifies intent of draft environmental assessment - United States Army
18 May 2012, 8:23 pm
Incorporating intertidal and nearshore sites within the already established sediment disposal network gives the Corps maximum flexibility in their dredging program and is one element of the Corps' beneficial use plan which focuses on keeping sediment ...

Coming up: Indian Island Marine Health Observatory Field Research Days - Islands Sounder
17 May 2012, 10:59 am
Local scientists and community volunteers at Eastsound Waterfront Park will be conducting surveys of fish and intertidal creatures on low tide days during the spring and summer. Learn about the unique marine life of Eastsound’s waterfront.

New research on seaweeds shows it takes more than being flexible to survive crashing waves - Terra Daily
17 May 2012, 1:40 am
The authors collected fronds from six different species of algae (four branched, two bladed) along the intertidal zone of the central Californian coast, placed them in a recirculating water flume, and measured the drag they experienced and the changes in ...

More women on a wild mission are entering the conservation profession - Daily Mail
16 May 2012, 2:20 pm
Most of her work is with coastal habitats that include reef systems, intertidal areas, mangroves and littoral forests. However, ANET does and has done work specific to sea turtles such as leatherbacks, the salt water crocodiles, the yellow-lipped sea krait ...

Browse gas hub threatens dinosaur tracks - WA today
16 May 2012, 12:54 pm
"I was able to confirm today that the area in which Woodside is proposing to conduct geotechnical surveys does extend into the intertidal zone where there are dinosaur footprints - the heritage-listed stretch of the coastline," Dr Salisbury said.

Chile quake, tsunami altered ecosystems dramatically - msnbc.com
7 May 2012, 5:51 pm
For instance, in places where the beaches sank and did not have manmade sea walls and other artificial "coastal armoring" to keep water out, intertidal animal populations — ones living in the part of the seashore that is covered at high tide a ...