03-08-2008, 01:27 PM
Hawaiian rainforests act as a kind of natural carbon sink, soaking up carbon that would otherwise be in the atmosphere helping increase global warming effects. Asner said: “We have shown that these particular invasive species change the amount of carbon stored in ecosystems,” meaning less carbon is stored in an ecosystem dominated by these species.
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Today in History
Wasp-like parasites are introduced to Hawai'i in an effort to fight the mango fruit fly discovered in the islands the previous year, 1947.
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Today in History
Wasp-like parasites are introduced to Hawai'i in an effort to fight the mango fruit fly discovered in the islands the previous year, 1947.