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Chemical imbalance

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ON Nature, Spring 2009 by Sharon Oosthoek Two dominant and much discussed threats to the boreal forest are industrial interests and logging. Now another threat has surfaced. According to researchers from Queen’s and York universities, lakes in the forest are suffering from “aquatic osteoporosis” due to declining calcium levels.

Wasp eats beetle

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ON Nature, Spring 2009 by Sharon Oosthoek A wasp native to Ontario may soon be pressed into service as a lead investigator into potential infestations by emerald ash borers. Trials that University of Guelph researchers conducted and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) partially funded show that Cerceris fumipennis can determine, in as little as [...]

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