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3Changes in ocean chemistry due to increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are expected to damage shellfish populations around the ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110802125557.htm)
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11The amount of carbon dioxide taken out of the atmosphere by forests could be quadrupled in 100 years by harvesting regularly and ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110714132119.htm)
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13### [Snow Leopard Population Discovered in Afghanistan](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110713121430.htm)
7Over 20 deep-sea experts participating in the Census of Marine Life project SYNDEEP conducted a semi-quantitative analysis of the most important ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110801171300.htm)
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15Biologists have discovered a surprisingly healthy population of rare snow leopards living in the mountainous reaches of northeastern Afghanistan's ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110713121430.htm)
9### [World Population to Surpass 7 Billion in 2011; Explosive Population Growth Means Challenges for Developing Nations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110728144933.htm)
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17### ['Resilience' of U.S. Metros Measured by Online Index Developed by Researchers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110711104930.htm)
11Global population is expected to hit 7 billion later this year, up from 6 billion in 1999. Between now and 2050, an estimated 2.3 ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110728144933.htm)
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21### [Most of World's 'Missing Species' Live in Known Hotspots, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110704151441.htm)
15The amount of carbon dioxide taken out of the atmosphere by forests could be quadrupled in 100 years by harvesting regularly and ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110714132119.htm)
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23Most of the world's "missing" or undiscovered species live in regions already identified by scientists as conservation ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110704151441.htm)
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17- [U.S. Vulnerabilities to Reduced Mollusk Harvests from Ocean Acidification Assessed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110802125557.htm)
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