Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
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By , on December 21st, 2011 17 comments   Adaptations, Climate Change, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, New Research, Organisms, Uncategorized   , , , , ,  

Oh the dark deep sea is frightful, But the food not so delightful, But since we’ve got no place to go, Let It Marine Snow! Let It Marine Snow! Let It Marine Snow! The deep-sea floor is a patch mosaic of habitats In the late 1960’s, two marine biologists, Howard Sanders and Robert Hessler, . . . → Read More: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

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Biodiversity Pt. 2: Mmmmm…donuts
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By , on May 3rd, 2009 4 comments   Organisms   , , , , , , , ,  

Source: Flickr by author Qfamily made available through Creative Commons Diversity is a matter of area. This is because there is a well-known relationship between species and area, called rather cleverly the species-area curve. You increase the size of the area sampled; you increase the number of species. However, this relationship is not linear as . . . → Read More: Biodiversity Pt. 2: Mmmmm…donuts

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