Warming worsens air quality
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 08 March 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01638-z
Warming worsens air quality
Nature Climate Change…
Walrus Facts & Pictures – Discover The Iconic Tusked Arctic Animal
The walrus is a semiaquatic marine mammal characterized by its large size, long tusks and moustache-like whiskers. The walrus belongs to the group Pinnipedia, which is also home to the walrus’s closest relatives: the seals and sea lions. The walrus is the only living member of the family Odobenidae. It is found in shallow Arctic and sub-Arctic waters, where it forages for mollusks and other marine animals.
Read on to discover more about this distinctive Arctic animal…
Page Index
- Walrus Facts
- What Type Of Animal Is A Walrus?
- Walrus Subspecies
- Physical Description
- Walrus Tusks
- Where Does The Walrus Live?
- Feeding And Diet: What Does A Walrus Eat?
- Walrus Lifestyle
- Threats to The Walrus
- Walrus Predators
Walrus Facts
- Scientific name: Odobenus rosmarus
- Family: Odobenidae
- Order: Carnivora
- Class: Mammalia
- Length: 2.2
A Look at the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
The 2018 Farm Bill offered a variety of victories for NSAC’s priorities. It also elevated attention and support for the growing number of urban agriculture and small-scale innovative producers across the nation by directing USDA to create an Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP) and programs to support related activities.
This blog post offers a look at the status of the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production’s program activities since the 2018 Farm Bill. While full implementation has yet to be fulfilled, there has been immense progress. We are optimistic that the 2023 Farm Bill will continue to build upon its successes to date.
Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
The 2018 Farm Bill authorized a new Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production whose mission is to encourage and promote urban, indoor, and other innovative …
Response to climate change can be altered by species competition
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 March 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01621-8
Acclimation to climate change induces a reduction in the overall energetic cost for ectotherms, but most studies focus on a single species. Now, research shows that species competition can erode the energetic benefits of acclimation by affecting individual behaviour and energetics.
Nature Climate Change…
Examples Of Herbivores – Herbivorous Animals List, Pictures & Interesting Facts
Examples of herbivores include hooved animals such as antelopes, bison, deer, horses, zebras, hippos, rhinos and tapirs. Other types of herbivorous animals include kangaroos, the koala, fruit bats, rabbits, hares, tortoises, the green iguana and giant panda.
On this page is a list of herbivorous animals with pictures and interesting facts. Read on to discover some of the world’s most amazing plant-eaters…
- You can see a list of carnivorous animals on this page: Examples of Carnivores
- You can see a list of omnivorous animals on this page: Examples of Omnivores
- Discover more about animal diets: What Do Animals Eat?
Use the index below to find information on a particular animal, or continue scrolling to browse all of the animals on the list.
Herbivores Examples
…Release: Briefing Addresses Building Agricultural Resilience for Future Generations
For Immediate Release
Contact: Laura Zaks
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net
Release: Briefing Addresses Building Agricultural Resilience for Future Generations
Farmer/Researcher Panel Encourages Increasing Public Investments in Ag Research
Washington, DC, February 28, 2023 – Yesterday, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), Union of Concerned Scientists, Carbon180, and the Breakthrough Institute hosted a joint briefing on how public funding for agricultural research and development (R&D) has the potential to improve sustainability and build farmer and rancher resilience in the face of increasing food system disruptions caused by climate change. Despite its proven economic and environmental benefits, public investment in agricultural research has stagnated. Adjusted for inflation, annual public agricultural R&D investments in the U.S. have declined by about one-third since peaking in 2002.
Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA 19), and Representative Jim Baird (R-IN 4), co-chairs of the House Agriculture Research …
Flood risks are insufficiently priced into housing markets but better pricing would leave some worse off
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01598-4
We estimate that US residential properties exposed to flood risks are overvalued by close to US$ 200 billion. We discuss where these properties are located, and who stands to lose the most from housing prices that better reflect climate risks.
Nature Climate Change…
What Do Animals Eat? Carnivores Vs Omnivores Vs Herbivores & More
Different types of animals eat different types of food: carnivores eat meat, herbivores eat plants, and omnivores eat both plants and meat. Examples of animals with more specialized diets include fructivores (fruit eaters); and folivores (leaf eaters).
On this page you’ll find facts on carnivores, omnivores and herbivores, plus many examples of more specialized animal diets.
Page Index
- Avivore
- Corallivore
- Sanguivore
- Insectivore
- Myrmecophagy
- Molluscivore
- Ophiophagy
- Piscivore
- Spongivore
- Vermivore
Nutrients
All organisms, be they animal, plant, fungus, or even single-celled lifeforms such as bacteria, need the nutrients contained in food in order to live.
Nutrients provide an organism with both energy and material from which new cells can be made. They include vital …