Ecology:
I'm always ready to hear what David Attenborough has to say off the cuff, and if you're as much of a fan as I am, this interview is right up your ally. He talks of his life as a documentarian,...
Posted on June 16, 2008 9:45 AM • 1 Comments •
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....
Posted on June 16, 2008 8:45 AM • 0 Comments •
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...
Posted on June 9, 2008 10:00 AM • 1 Comments •
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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Posted on June 2, 2008 11:45 AM • 1 Comments •
As if coral in the world didn't have enough trouble, increased storm activity/strength is interrupting the reproductive/colonization process in southern Belize: The team measured the size of more than 520 non-branching corals in two major coral reef areas in southern...
Posted on April 29, 2008 1:15 PM • 1 Comments •
A walk-through of a recent PLoS paper that models food webs from the remains in the Burgess and Chengjiang Shales.
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Posted on April 29, 2008 11:50 AM • 0 Comments •
A bit of the basics of acid mine drainage remediation techniques.
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Posted on April 25, 2008 1:25 PM • 1 Comments •
Ed has a great review of a recent paper in Nature presenting new research that describes just how extensive the damage done by the mountain pine beetle in British Columbia. The culprit of the outbreak is most likely climate change...
Posted on April 24, 2008 11:15 AM • 1 Comments •
Tara has a great post up about infectious diseases and landscape ecology, and being able to reconcile, if you will, very big picture (landscape ecology) with the very small (microbiology)....
Posted on April 9, 2008 2:30 PM • 0 Comments •
It has been claimed in the past that birdfeeders were bad for the environment, and now a couple of researchers are looking into published literature on whether or not birdfeeders significantly disrupt the ecology and future evolution of birds. The...
Posted on April 8, 2008 12:00 PM • 3 Comments •
Jeremy Bruno is a tech writer who blogs about ecology, evolution, conservation and culture at The Voltage Gate. Visit the old blog.
