This month in ecology: oysters, big rivers, biofuels April highlights from Ecological Society of America journals
For the full news release, see: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-04/esoa-tmi041613.php *Ecological dimensions of biofuels: a report on the state of the science. Are biofuels a renewable, environmentally friendly energy source? The Ecological Society of America reviews bioethanol and biodiesel in conventional production as well as feedstocks still in development. Ecological Dimensions of Biofuels. Cifford S. Duke, Richard Pouyat, Philip Robertson, and William J. Parton. Issues in Ecology No. 17, Spring 2013. *Looking to tributaries for conservation gains: a case study in large river fish of the Mississippi Basin. On big rivers like the Mississippi, the infrastructure of modern civilization - dams, locks, dikes, power plants, cities - has made life easier for people, but harder for fish and other denizens of the river. Enhancing conservation of large-river biodiversity by accounting for tributaries (2013) Brenda M Pracheil, Peter B McIntyre, and John D Lyons. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 11(3): 124-128 *Oyster reefs buffer acidic inputs to Chesapeake Bay. When European settlers arrived on Chesapeake Bay, it was encrusted with a treasure trove of oysters and other bivalves. The living oyster reef and its stockpile of empty shells was voluminous enough to influence the water chemistry of the bay, says marine ecologist George Waldbusser and colleagues. Ecosystem effects of shell aggregations and cycling in coastal waters: An example of Chesapeake Bay oyster reefs. (2013) George G. Waldbusser, Eric N. Powell, and Roger Mann. Ecology 94(4): 895-903. __________________________ __________________________ Liza Lester Communications Officer Ecological Society of America 1990 M Street, NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 202.833.8773 ext. 211 [email protected] http://www.esa.org/esablog/ @esa_org __________________________
