Subscribe free to our newsletters via your
. Earth Science News .




WOOD PILE
Research study trees chopped down
by Staff Writers
Adelaide, Australia (UPI) Sep 18, 2012


disclaimer: image is for illustration purposes only

An Australian university says the cutting down of more than 140 trees planted for a 13-year study destroyed its research and it's suing the contractor involved.

Maintenance workers at the University of Adelaide mistakenly chopped down the trees planted by researchers more than a decade ago as part of an effort to find a cure for a fatal tree disease, Britain's The Daily Telegraph reported Monday.

The trees had been planted to investigate Mundulla Yellows disease, which kills eucalyptus and has spread throughout Australia since the 1970s when it was first discovered in the South Australia town of Mundulla.

"When you have researchers that have put 13 years into a single experiment, to see the damage done in this way is absolutely devastating," Mike Brooks, the university's deputy vice chancellor for research, said.

The university, which is suing the contractor for $1 million, says maintenance workers sent to cut down excess woods in November ignored orders not to enter the research plot.

The contractor, while saying it was not responsible for the actions of its subcontractors, denied the school ever issued keep-out orders.

The university said two trees were cut down in 2008, resulting in an official order forbidding workers from entering the research plot unless accompanied by a university staff member.

In the recent incident, workers cut down 141 trees, damaged the trunks of five others and removed research metal tags showing the health of the trees, school officials said.

.


Related Links
Forestry News - Global and Local News, Science and Application






Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle








WOOD PILE
Trouble in paradise: Does nature worship harm the environment?
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 17, 2012
Consumers nurture romantic ideas of nature by engaging in practices that are often harmful to the environment, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Could eco-friendly products provide a solution? "Nature is often considered the ideal place to escape from everyday life. Consumers enjoy romantic escapes from culture in contexts as diverse as surfing, tropical island ... read more


WOOD PILE
EU offers Italy 670 mn euros in quake aid

Norway supplies $168M for famine relief

Haunting 'Land of Hope' part shot on location in Fukushima

Japan slams brakes on $63 billion in spending

WOOD PILE
e2v chosen to supply high performance imaging sensors for Japan's X-ray Free-Electron Laser

Less wear, longer life for memory storage device

Solving bubble troubles: new surface can prevent liquid explosions or even frost

International team of physicists makes discovery about temperature in convection

WOOD PILE
When it rains, it pours

Marine park 'the size of the Moon' takes shape in Pacific

Super-trawler company to fight Australian ban

Most coral reefs are at risk unless climate change is drastically limited

WOOD PILE
Shrinking snow depth on Arctic sea ice threatens ringed seal habitat

Arctic sea ice shrinks to lowest level on record: US

Brazil to begin rebuilding its burned Antarctic base

How fast can ice sheets respond to climate change?

WOOD PILE
Sweden seeks flexibility on EU ag reforms

Warmer Temperatures Make New USDA Plant Zone Map Obsolete

New gene could lead to better bug-resistant plants

Italian architect designs world's biggest vertical garden

WOOD PILE
Powerful Typhoon Sanba pounds South Korea

Nicaragua ups volcano response as San Cristobal rumbles

India landslide death toll jumps to 45: minister

Eruptions weaken at Guatemala's Volcano of Fire

WOOD PILE
Moroccan ex-POWs from W. Sahara conflict hold sit-in

No peace of mind for war-weary South Sudanese

Toll rises to 40 in S. Sudan military boat sinking: army

ECOWAS defence ministers meet on Mali, G.Bissau: official

WOOD PILE
Some gains but many mysteries as Alzheimer's epidemic looms

Stress breaks loops that hold short-term memory together

How early social deprivation impairs long-term cognitive function

Mapping a genetic world beyond genes




The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement