Under one climate-change scenario, 27 of the 32 areas showed that they were vulnerable to changes in fire due to a global warming.
Berkeley professor hails agroecology success for Chile apple project
Not just a buzzword synonym for organic farming, ‘agroecology’ aims to mimic the self-sustaining productivity of natural ecosystems in a man-made setting. University of California, Berkeley, professor and Chilean national Miguel Altieri says an apple project in his country’s Casablanca region proves agroecology not only helps the environment, but cuts production costs too.
Ants' genome project might unlock mysteries
David Perlman, Chronicle Science Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
Photo Credit: Alex Wild
Photo Credit: Alex Wild
Wildfire Expert Speaks: Discusses the Behavior of Landscape Fires
By: Kiran Aulakh, The Santa Barbara Independent
U.C. Berkeley renews Peace Corps push on 50th birthday
Steven E.F. Brown, San Francisco Business Times
The University of California, Berkeley, is urging its graduates to join the Peace Corps as that organization celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Argentine ant genome: Revealing peek at a pervasive pest
The genome of the highly invasive Argentine ant, well on its way to wiping out many native ant species in California, has been sequenced. The effort is part of a consortium of researchers who sequenced the genomes of a total of four ant species.
Professor Wins Miller Award
Professor Glass at UC Berkeley has been awarded a prestigious Miller Fellowship to further her research in the cost-effective production of biofuels.
Many climate models lack the resolution to see the full range of impacts from a warmer world.
University of California, Berkeley, economist Michael Hanemann has attempted to refine the resolution to examine the economic impacts of climate change in far smaller chunks of property
Professor gives DOE webinar on Photosynthesis and Fuels
By: Sunita Satyapal, Energy.gov
View the Webinar page at DOE.
Guidelines for Managing Oak Rangelands: A Webinar Series
This webinar series is designed to create an awareness of the importance of managing oak woodlands and to present alternative management strategies for landowners to consider. It will be presented around the concepts in the University of California’s publication, “Guidelines for Managing California’s Hardwood Rangelands.”
Northwest's unusually foggy summer mystifies experts
Record levels of fog were reported in Seattle, Portland, Ore., Olympia, Wash., and from North Bend, Ore., to Quillayute, Wash., along the coast, said James Johnstone, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Washington's Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans who's focused on West Coast fog.
Scientists sequence gut microbes of premature infant
By Robert Sanders, Media Relations, UC Berkeley
Drought-tolerant maize gets US debut
Field studies show its new hybrids will increase maize yields by 5% in water-limited environments, such as the western states of the intensively agricultural Corn Belt region.
2011 ASPRS Fellow Award Winners
Paul D. Brooks and Kass Green have been named the 2011 ASPRS Fellow Award winners.
Sudden oak death, other pests can lurk in firewood
By: Matthew Gomez, San Francisco Chronicle
While many people cozy up next to warm fires in the winter, experts warn that owners of wood-burning fireplaces should take care when choosing wood and buy local.
Smartphone users can report sudden oak death
By: Pam Kan-Rice, University of California, Agriculture & Natural Resources