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November 12, 2008

 

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Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services

 

 

New Research Citation, Entered on 11/12/2008; Original Item from 2006

 

 

 

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Marine biodiversity loss is increasingly impairing the ocean's capacity to provide food for humans and other animals, maintain water quality, and recover from disturbances like erosion. However, the available data suggest that these trends are still reversible.

by Science Magazine

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3048

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Study Links Lead in Blood to Wild Game Consumption

 

 

New Research Citation, Entered on 11/9/2008; Original Item from 2008

 

 

 

 

A study conducted by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that people who ate wild game killed with lead bullets appeared to have higher lead levels than those who ate little or no wild game.

by Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3047

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumers Using More Media, New and Old, According to ISU Professor's Four-Year Study

 

 

New Research Citation, Entered on 11/8/2008; Original Item from 2008

 

 

 

 

A four-year study led by Jay Newell, an Iowa State University mass media professor, found large increases in the use of new media (like the internet and e-mail), but also slight growth in the use of traditional media (such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television).

by Iowa State University

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3043

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Charge to Free Range Chicken

 

 

New Research Citation, Entered on 11/7/2008; Original Item from 2008

 

 

 

 

Australians are voting with their wallets regarding the way that chickens for meat consumption are raised, with three in five Australians choosing chickens that are "free to roam outside in paddocks and guaranteed to not contain growth hormones."

by Newspoll

 

 

Details: http://www.humanespot.org/node/3042