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[mcclatchydc.com: Homepage] The good news on damaged ecosystems: Some recover fast | McClatchy: Schmitz and Jones found that forest ecosystems recovered in 42 years on average, while ocean bottoms recovered in less than 10 years. Much of the difference, Schmitz and Jones reported, lay not in the extent of degradation but in the shorter life cycles of marine life.

[Duniyalive.com] Duniyalive.com » Most polluted ecosystems recoverable within a ...: Washington, May 28 (ANI): An analysis of 240 independent studies by researchers at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies has revealed that most polluted or damaged ecosystems worldwide can recover within a lifetime if societies commit to their cleanup or restoration.

[North American News] ENVIRONMENT: Damaged Ecosystems Not Lost Forever: The researchers pointed out that a potential pitfall of the analysis is that the ecosystems may have already been in a disturbed state when they were originally examined. Many ecosystems across the globe that have experienced extinctions and other fundamental changes as a result of human activities, combined with the ongoing effects of climate change and pollution, are far removed from their historical, natural pristine state.

[Kansas City Star: Breaking News] Some damaged ecosystems recover quickly, study shows - Kansas City ...: Schmitz and Jones found that forest ecosystems recovered in 42 years on average, while ocean bottoms recovered in less than 10 years. Much of the difference, Schmitz and Jones reported, lay not in the extent of degradation but in the shorter life cycles of marine life.

[TreeHugger] Good News: Most Ecosystems Can Recover in One Lifetime from Human ...: As to what this all means, Oswald Schmitz, professor of ecology at Yale and report co-author, says that this analysis shows that an increased effort to restore damaged ecosystems is justified, and that:

[Journal Watch Online] Don't Despair, Repair : Journal Watch Online: Forests took the longest to recover, an average of 42 years, while many aquatic systems needed between 10 and 20 years. Meanwhile around a half a century was needed to mend ecosystems harmed by agriculture or a multiplicity of threats, whereas the effects of oil spills, trawling, invasive species, and mining were reversed in less than a decade.

[The Gaea News] Most polluted ecosystems recoverable within a lifetime: WASHINGTON - A team of chemists has designed a new sponge-like material that can remove mercury from polluted water, easily separate hydrogen from other gases and is a more effective catalyst than the one currently used to pull sulfur out of crude oil. Hydrodesulfurization is a widely used catalytic chemical process that removes sulfur from natural gas and refined petroleum products, such as gasoline and diesel and jet fuels.

[EcoTone] EcoTone » Blog Archive » Many disturbed ecosystems recoverable?: On average, forest ecosystems recovered in 42 years, while ocean bottoms recovered in less than 10 years. Ecosystems that were affected by many disturbances at once recovered in 56 years, and, surprisingly, those affected by invasive species, mining, oil spills or trawling recovered in as little as five years.

[CT Environmental Headlines] CT Environmental Headlines: Most Polluted Ecosystems Can Recover ...: If you are a teacher at a school in Connecticut, or if you are a librarian at a library in Connecticut, or if you are a Connecticut state senator or Connecticut state representative at the Capitol in Hartford, then you have a vested interested in the health and well being of your students, customers, and constituents. CT Environmental Headlines provides easy access to all the state's news headlines published on the Internet.

[Alea] Alea | Yes, Virginia, We Are On Kindle: I think your blog is really a good one, however I am skeptical about having a fee-based subscription to one (whether it’s on kindle or not it makes little difference). The point is that, as a blogger, you decide how many post-per-day there are, what they should deal with, and/or just links to other pieces of news, which are available free of charge.

[Audublog] Audublog ~ Study provides hope that damaged ecosystems can bounce back: A new study conducted by researchers with the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies indicates that some damaged ecosystems can recover within one human lifetime if people commit to restoration and conservation.

[IPAMS Wildcatter Weekly] IPAMS Wildcatter Weekly » Blog Archive » Wildcatter Weekly, May 28 ...: The Front Range Energy Career Expo and Forum is an educational event for high school students in the Denver Metro area. The goal of the event is to bring college representatives, energy companies, and students together in one location, to present information about college options and job opportunities to the future generation of leaders that will graduate from high school in the next three years.

[Holler From The Rooftops] holler from the rooftops: The land there, as nearly everywhere else, is controlled by militaristic states, owned by proxy African dictators, or by politically powerful multinational conglomerates, all of whose rights to starve and exploit are backed up by the top 20 nations’ militaries. And the process is accelerating”¦ “In an interview with IPS, Hoering said that the land grab in Africa became evident in 2008 as a consequence of the recent run to so-called bio fuels and the price inflation and scarcity of food.

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