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Staying current for Chapter 7 See also articles from{2008–2021} and {1998–2007} See non-chronological resources for this chapter. { Ecosystem Change Contents } 2025-06-19. Plastic bag bans and fees reduce harmful bag litter on shorelines. By Anna Papp and Kimberly L. Oremus, Science. Editor’s Summary: Plastics large and small have become a concerning source of pollution in our waters. Policies […]

Staying current for Chapter 7 Articles from 1998–2007 Stay current index page for Chapter 7 { Ecosystem Change Contents } 2007 December 22. As Cars Hit More Animals on Roads, Toll Rises. By JIM ROBBINS, NY Times. Excerpt: BOZEMAN, Mont. – On a dark highway near Anchorage, Specialist Steven Cavanaugh of the Army, who had survived 300 […]

Staying current for Chapter 6 See also articles from{2009–2021}-{2002–2008} { Ecosystem Change Contents } Excellent video (15 minutes): Mountain Lions in Nebraska (2011)  Latest articles (2022–2023) 2025-06-27. China’s massive coastal restoration project could backfire. By Sahas Mehra, Science. Excerpt: In 2023, China embarked on the largest coastal restoration project ever attempted. Threatened by an invasive, fast-growing weed […]

Staying current for Chapter 6 Articles from 2002–2008 Stay current index page for Chapter 6 { Ecosystem Change Contents } 2008 Fall. Delta Blues. By Barry Yeoman, OnEarth. Excerpt: On this brisk, cloudless day, Tom Zuckerman and I are driving to his duck-hunting club on Rindge Tract, one of the low-slung rural islands that form the nucleus […]

Staying current for Chapter 5 { Ecosystem Change Contents } 2025-06-04. Rivers are leaking ancient carbon back into the atmosphere. By Madeleine Cuff, New Scientist. Excerpt: Rivers around the world are leaking ancient carbon back into the atmosphere. The finding has taken scientists by surprise and suggests human activities are damaging the natural landscape far more […]

Staying current for Chapter 4 { Ecosystem Change Contents } See also Staying Current for: GSS Climate Change chapter 8, Losing Biodiversity chapters 5 (Soil, the Living Skin of the Earth), 7 (One Global Ocean), and 8 (Champions of a Sustainable World). 2025-02-26. Where the Wetlands Are. By Rebecca Owen, Eos/AGU. Excerpt: In classic literature, wetlands—ecosystems characterized by […]

Staying current for Chapter 3 { Ecosystem Change Contents } 2025-03-04. Ecologies of conflict. By Science Staff. Excerpt: The wartime destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine…set off a “toxic time bomb” by releasing heavy metals that had accumulated in river sediments. …seasonal floods will continue to spread the pollutants far and wide. War in Ukraine […]

Staying current for Chapter 2 { Ecosystem Change Contents } SEE ALSO…Losing Biodiversity 2025-06-06. Turf wars: Algal replacement restructures food webs. Summary: …brown alga is an important habitat and food source for myriad marine species. Unfortunately, warming oceans have rapidly caused kelp forests around the world to disappear; in some areas, red “turf” algae are […]

Staying current for Chapter 1 See Non-chronological resources for this chapter { Ecosystem Change Contents } 2025-03-06. Butterfly populations are plummeting across the United States. By Erik Stokstad, Science. Excerpt: The American lady (Vanessa virginiensis) is one of the most common and widespread butterflies across the United States. But over the past 2 decades, this […]

Chapter 7 { Ecosystem Change Contents } The citizens of the United States use more energy and resources per person than do people in other countries. What can we do to reduce our individual and collective impact on earth’s global system? On the pages that follow, we have described some actions taken by students to […]