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Well its almost here some estimates believe that by the end of the month the human population of our planet should surpass the 7 billion mark.And most believe that if not this month then certainly before the end of the year
Triple A Learning IB Blogs
October 22, 2011
November 25, 2010
Topic 2.6 and Topic 4: Gardens Sustain Bumble Bee populations
Researchers at Sterling University have found that gardens support bigger bee populations that farmed land. Obviously this has major implications for the conservation of bees which have been the focus of a lot of media attention over the last few years. Of special interest to ESS is how the researchers counted the population. They didnt count indiviudal bees seen flying about around flowers as these are sterile worker bees what they counted was the number f nests, each nest containing one breeding female queen. A very intersting take on what is a considered a populatio
The full story can be viewed on the BBC science or the abstract of the research form the Journal of Applied Ecology
March 16, 2010
Something Fishy
Here are some useful resources to help students understand the need for, and importance of, conserving fish stocks.
