Ecology

Study: Grass, Fungus Combination Affects Ecology (redOrbit)

15 Mar 2010

Six-year study examines impacts of fescue and symbiotic fungusThe popular forage and turf grass called tall fescue covers a vast amount of land in the U.S.

Study: Grass, fungus combination affects ecology (PhysOrg)

15 Mar 2010

The popular forage and turf grass called tall fescue covers a vast amount of land in the U.S. -- an area that's estimated to be larger than Virginia and Maryland combined -- and a new study by ecologists at Rice University and Indiana University suggests there is more to fescue than meets the eye.

Oil company to pay $588,000 to settle spill claim (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

15 Mar 2010

A subsidiary of ConocoPhillips Co. has agreed to pay $588,000 to help compensate the public for environmental harm caused by a crude oil spill that marred 21 miles of Puget Sound shoreline near Tacoma, the Washington Department of Ecology said Monday.