Advent, and Decline, of Plants
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By Richard J. Dalton Jr, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 13--The Hempstead and Bay Shore plants that manufactured gas were two of hundreds of plants in New York State that ran from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s, supplying homes and businesses with fuel for cooking, heating and lighting.
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They say as many as 122 species may have become extinct since 1980 and a third of known amphibians face oblivion. Naturalists describe the creatures as sensitive indicators of the health of the wider environment.
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By Naumann, Julie C Young, Donald R  NAUMANN, J. C. AND D. R. YOUNG (Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284). Relationship between community structure and seed bank to describe successional dynamics of an Atlantic Coast maritime forest. J. Torrey Bot.
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November 17, 2004 (Bangkok, Thailand) - The world&#39;s biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, according to the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and a companion study of the data, the Global Species Assessment (GSA).
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SPRING TORRENTS: In one of the most comprehensive studies of plants&#39; response to the global warming trend, Cornell scientists and their colleagues at the University of Wisconsin concluded
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Some suspects in the aspenÂs rapid decline include drought, insects and even the lack of fires.
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Habitat loss, climate change and infectious diseases are pushing a growing number of species toward extinction, according to a report yesterday by the World Conservation Union.
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So goes the familiar holiday tune. Unfortunately, this holiday season, scientists are heralding bad news for birds. New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Now that it's all wrapped up, Chris Shiflett has posted his own look back at the PHP Advent calendar he coordinated.   Coordinating this turned out to be a lot of work, but I hope to do it again next year. [...] With a little bit of prodding, we all hopefully learned a little more than we would have otherwise, and the people who were gracious enough to share something deserve our thanks.   You can check out his post (and, of course, our own) for a complete list of all twenty-four days.
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The number of Christmas tree farms in Louisiana has fallen like needles from an unwatered tree. There will be at least one less next year.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff today announced that Sudden Oak Decline, Phytophthora ramorum, has been confirmed from Rhododendrons sampled during routine testing in a Delaware County garden center.
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An avenue of trees that are showing the early signs of Dutch elm disease are to be surveyed.
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By Katie N  Johannes, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 8--A hint of red can be seen on berry plants, and ash trees are just starting to turn yellow, signaling the approach of fall in the mountains.
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Environmentally friendly flowers are a hard sell. After all, most people don't eat them.
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Global biodiversity is shrinking at an unprecedented rate and the prognosis given by one of the world&#39;s leading conservation bodies, at the opening of a major environment conference here, is alarming.
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By Sholes, Owen D V Hawkins, Diana L  SHOLES, O. D. V. AND D. L. HAWKINS (Department of Natural Sciences, Assumption College, Worcester, MA 01609). Composition and Temporal Change of the Forest in 18th Century Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 134: 74-79.
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Life & style: Rose Elliot: Traditional Christmas vegetable is latest victim of wet summer.