When We Let Nature Push Back
Category: Environment
A bit of history of Sweetwater State Park, and some thoughts on our changing perception of wilderness.
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June 17, 2008
Oekologie
Category: Site News
Ian had some RL issues come up, so this months Oekologie will be a little late....
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June 16, 2008
Plant Sensitivities
Category: Ecology
Yet another great Monday morning read from Wayne (even if it was posted over the weekend): an explanation of the thigmonastic response, leaf folding in plants, and the differences between movement in animals and movement in plants....
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June 9, 2008
Evaluating the 2008 Farm Bill
Category: Climate
Critterthink, the blog of the Center for Native Ecosystems in Denver, CO has posted a guide to the 2008 Farm Bill from a conservation perspective, highlighting what they call the good, the bad and the ugly. If you haven't had...
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Strange Nomenclature
Category: Just for Fun
Wayne found a neat little site the other day and was kind enough to share it with us. Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature is a site of the strange and notable names given to organisms over the years. It's definitely worth...
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June 2, 2008
Geophagy in Amazonian Bats: Detox or Nutrition?
Category: Animals
I finally got around to blogging about this study published in PLoS One a few weeks ago, regarding geophagy in tropical species of bats. The study provides a nice overview of the literature and some of the potential reasons...
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