Dec. 26, 2018 – Fragmentation of wildlife populations is increasing on a global scale, and understanding current genetic structure, genetic diversity and genetic connectivity is key to informing future wildlife management and conservation. This is true of mountain lion — also known as pumas or cougars — populations in California, according to a new study […]
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Sierra Nevada forests rely on nutrients from windborne dust
Dec. 7, 2017 – Trees growing atop the Bald Mountain Granite in the southern Sierra Nevada rely on nutrients from windblown atmospheric dust — more than 50 percent — compared to nutrients provided from underlying bedrock. University of Wyoming researchers led a study that found this surprising result by measuring the isotopes of neodymium in […]