‘Pollination’ is much more than a distant biological concept that we learn about in science class. In fact, it’s also about a deep bond between plants and their pollinators. A Book of Photos.. Pollination Power by photographer Heather Angel is all about plant- pollinator connection. Complete with an array of photographs capturing the intimacy of … Continue reading Pollination Power by Heather Angel: A Must Read!
Soil respiration is an essential source of carbon dioxide emissions in forests from terrestrial ecosystems but have variability spatially and seasonally. The contributions of biotic and abiotic factors to this variability area very uncertain due to the lack of information on this variability. A study was conducted which hypothesized that, soil respiration, soil properties, soil … Continue reading Soil Respiration Variability
I found my experience becoming a Wikipedian to be very daunting but ultimately rewarding. The prospect of editing something so public and collaborative was intimidating at first. The thought of having other editors get mad at you or your work not being “good enough” was enough to keep me from ever attempting it in my … Continue reading My experience becoming a Wikipedian!
Massimo Pigliucci is the author of my chosen birth-year article on phenotypic plasticity in plants. He has a plethora of degrees including a Ph. D in Biology and a Ph. D in Philosophy of science. He was formerly a Professor of ecology and evolution at Stony Brook University. Pigliucci has had a long and multifaceted … Continue reading Massimo Pigliucci – A man of many interests
Phosphorus is considered a limiting factor in the growth of algae and aquatic plants. This means that phosphorus controls the rate at which algae and aquatic plants grow and reproduce in the wild. A problem that occurs with phosphorus is that excess phosphorus from places such as sewage treatment plants and urban lawns, can cause … Continue reading Phosphorus Levels
The International Journal of Plant Sciences is a journal published by the University of Chicago press. It publishes original, peer reviewed research from topics such as genetics, cell biology, biochemistry, ecology, evolution and more. I found my chosen birth-year article “Touchy and Bushy: Phenotypic Plasticity and Integration in Response to Wind Stimulation in Arabidopsis thaliana” … Continue reading International Journal of Plant Sciences
The book, Competition by Paul Keddy, is what I would recommend to my non-biologist friends and family. Most of the content of the article I have chosen is about competition between different aquatic plant species based on the number of species in the environment, species richness. This book talks about the different types of competition … Continue reading Competition Among Plants
Invasive kudzu vines (Scott Ehardt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) Biological control is the practice of introducing natural predators, parasites, or pathogens to control invasive species that can harm agriculture or ecosystems. While it can be an effective way to manage invasive species, it can also have unintended negative consequences on native species and ecosystems. … Continue reading Introducing control: Risk and reward
Upon choosing my birth year article: “Touchy and Bushy: Phenotypic Plasticity and Integration in Response to Wind Stimulation in Arabidopsis thaliana” by Massimo Pigliucci, I was led to learn about the fascinating plant phenomenon known as tropisms. A tropism in plants is a movement response to environmental stimuli. External stimuli cause either a positive (towards … Continue reading Tropism responses in plants
One of the keywords in my article is “weed suppression” and at first, I thought this was an odd term as I’d always heard the word “weed” (along with “pesky”, or “those darn”) growing up. I’d never ask or considered the meaning behind this word so in light of finding my birth year article that … Continue reading WEED (not that one but the other one :] )
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