Biodiversity
Circadian rhythm
Originally Published by Newly Published Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth
A circadian rhythm is a periodic pattern of behavior that repeats after approximately one day has passed. Read Full Article…
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December 3rd, 2008
Biodiversity
GEO Announces Free And Unrestricted Access To Full Landsat Archive
Bucharest conference to strengthen environmental monitoring of planet Earth Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) will save lives, improve resource management, and track humanity’s impact on the environment Bucharest, 14 November 2008 - Some 300 officials from the Group on Earth Observations’ member governments and organizations are meeting here on 19 and 20 November to plan the next three-year phase in the construction of a new global monitoring network that will support science-based decision-making about environmental risks and opportunities.
Michael Williams, posted on
December 2nd, 2008
Articles, Biodiversity, Earth Observation, ICEO/GEO/GEOSS
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Coherence of Atlantic Cod Stock Dynamics in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
The stocks of Atlantic cod Gadus morhua in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean declined in abundance from 1965 to 2003; the declines in spawning stock biomass (SSB) have been temporally coherent. A coherent, sharp increase in SSBs from 1975 to 1985 and a subsequent decrease from 1985 to 1992 are superimposed on the general decline.
Brian Rothschild, posted on
December 2nd, 2008
Articles, Biodiversity, Water
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The Threat to Nature’s Medicine
High in the eastern Himalayas grows a cottony white flower known for centuries among Tibetan and Chinese healers for its power to treat headaches, high-blood pressure, fertility, and menstrual problems. Despite its remote, rocky habitat some 13,000 feet above sea level, however, dual forces now imperil the slow-growing snow lotus.
Lori Keesey, posted on
December 2nd, 2008
Articles, Biodiversity, Health
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How the turtle’s shell evolved
Originally Published by BBC News
A 220 million year old fossil from China shows that the ancestors of modern turtles did not have complete shells.
Posted on
November 30th, 2008
Biodiversity, Would You Believe?
Light Pollution Offers New Global Measure Of Coral Reef Health
Originally Published by Science Daily
Scientists unveil the first global index correlating night light with threats to coral reefs - offering a new tool for conservation and for studying the direct and indirect effects of light pollution.
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November 30th, 2008
Biodiversity, Earth Observation
Long-lost ‘Furby-like’ Primate Discovered In Indonesia
Originally Published by ScienceDaily: Latest Science News
Anthropologists have discovered a group of primates not seen alive in 85 years.
Posted on
November 26th, 2008
Biodiversity, Would You Believe?
Impact Of Climate Warming On Fish
Originally Published by Science Daily
At Cemagref, two researchers, who have been analysing the freshwater fish community over the two last decades, have observed profound changes that are more intense and long-lasting than predicted.
Posted on
November 22nd, 2008
Biodiversity, Climate, Earth Observation, Water
GEO BON - First-Ever Global Biodiversity Observation Network Launched
The GEO and some 80 leading scientific institutes, intergovernmental organizations and national ministries have joined forces to start building a global Biodiversity Observation Network for monitoring and assessing the world’s species and ecosystems in order to prevent their further destruction.
Maeve Hickok, posted on
November 17th, 2008
Articles, Biodiversity, ICEO/GEO/GEOSS
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Overfishing Threatens European Bluefin Tuna
Originally Published by Science Daily
Bluefin tuna disappeared from Danish waters in the 1960s. Now the species could become depleted throughout the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean, according to new research.
Posted on
November 15th, 2008
Agriculture, Biodiversity, Water
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