Biodiversity – Page 12

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, DNA Barcoding, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Diverse sea ‘bugs’ revealed on landmark Atlantic cruise to census zooplankton

terry / March 7, 2007

May 4, 2006 Census of Marine Life Zooplankton DNA Sequenced at Sea; scientists census tiny species with starring role […]

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Antarctic marine explorers reveal first biological changes after collapse of polar ice shelves

terry / February 25, 2007

25-Feb-2007 Census of Marine Life Deep-sea species at unusually shallow depths on uncapped seabed Once roofed by ice for

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, DNA Barcoding, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Potential new bird, bat species revealed by extensive DNA barcode studies

terry / February 18, 2007

Rockefeller University / University of Guelph 18-Feb-2007 Scientists complete DNA portrait of US, Canadian bird species, Guyanese bats At unprecedented

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Extreme Life, Marine Style, Highlights 2006 Ocean Census; Frontiers of Marine Science Stretched by Census experts

terry / December 10, 2006

Census of Marine Life 10-Dec-2006 A host of record-breaking discoveries and revelations that stretch the extreme frontiers of marine knowledge

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University, University of Helsinki

End of deforestation in view? Experts advance new way to size up global forest resources

terry / November 13, 2006

13-Nov-2006 University of Helsinki / Rockefeller University, New York ‘Growing stock’ expanding in most forested nations, even with modest prosperity

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Carbon capture, water filtration, other boreal forest ecoservices worth estimated $250 billion per year: Economist

terry / September 22, 2006

National Forest Congress, Ottawa www.nfc-cfn.ca Sept. 24, 2006 Create National Accounting Systems To Reflect All Values Of Boreal Forests: Economist

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, DNA Barcoding, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Ocean microbe census discovers diverse world of rare bacteria

terry / July 31, 2006

31 July 2006 Census of Marine Life A startling revelation about the number of different kinds of bacteria in the

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

‘Fish with chips’ reporting from ocean among highlights at Census of Marine Life mid-point

terry / December 14, 2005

14 Dec 05 Census of Marine Life A physconect siphonophore, Marrus sp., photographed during NOAA’s Arctic “Hidden Ocean” expedition in

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Environment, Jesse Ausubel / Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, The Rockefeller University

Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history

terry / October 23, 2005

23 Oct 05 Census of Marine Life Seafood prices collected from U.S. restaurant menus dating to the 1850s will help

Biodiversity, Biodiversity and pandemics, Diversitas, Future Earth

Valuing biodiversity services, including its insurance against disease

terry / October 5, 2005

25 Oct 05 DIVERSITAS, Paris By diluting the pool of virus targets and hosts, biodiversity reduces their impact on humans