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February 27, 2012

Phenology

Filed under: Biology — Tags: , , , — Stephen @ 7:48 pm

I recently  bought a book Phenology – the study of times of recurring natural phenomena especially in relation to climate. Its an interesting read with lots of useful activities for students and though it is rather focussed on organisms found in the UK it has great teaching ideas for observing the affects of climate change.

I then found links to websites that involve observing Nature’s calendar, inspiring students about the natural world and helping make them make a meaningful contribution to the climate change issue and become a citizen scientist. Visit  http://www.naturescalendar.org.uk/secondary to register with the project (UK only), its free.

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October 6, 2010

Marine consensus

Filed under: Biology — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Stephen @ 2:07 am

A year ago I knew very little about the plight of fish. How that has changed.

The first Census of Marine Life (CoML) has just been completed and the following summarises the scope of the study.

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September 7, 2010

An alien?

Filed under: Biology — Tags: , , , — Stephen @ 12:24 am

Organisms not that live in environments to which they are not indigenous are alien species, be it:

  • biological control,

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