Ecosystem

In the eastern United States, old-growth forests south of where the glaciers ended are fragments of an ecosystem perhaps a hundred thousand years old. In Southeastern Kentucky, a 2300-acre tract known as Blanton Forest is just such an ecosystem  ? and state and private organizations want to turn it into a nature preserve while developing […]

In the eastern United States, old-growth forests south of where the glaciers ended are fragments of an ecosystem perhaps a hundred thousand years old. In Southeastern Kentucky, a 2300-acre tract known as Blanton Forest is just such an ecosystem  ? and state and private organizations want to turn it into a nature preserve while developing […]

Forty years ago Eugene Odum wrote a book that revolutionized the academic approach to the science of ecology. Odum advocated the integration of plant and animal studies into holistic, ecosystem studies. At age 81, Odum is writing about his ideas for general readers. Mary Kay Mitchell of WUGA in Athens, Georgia has this profile.

The wolves are back in Yellowstone. The plan to reintroduce the canines has been politically controversial, but what has it meant for the park’s ecosystem? Jyl Hoyt of member station KBSU previews what impact the predators may have on the balance of nature in the park.