Bill Graham's Blog, page 10
December 21, 2017
Miscellaneous Web of Life Subjects : A Web Resource List
************ Which method of raising cows is the most climate-friendly? http://grist.org/news/which-method-of... ************* Why we should eat crickets instead of cows http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eatin... ************* Seagrass: unsung ecological hero, potential economic powerhouse http://ab.co/1MvFcvi *********** Honeybees Face Global Threat: If They Die, So Do We http://bit.ly/1LhZQfP *********** What cyclists can learn from fish schools. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-n... *********** Evidence that Earth’s […]
Synchrony and Time Patterns : A Web Resource List
********** Steven Strogatz’s great book on Synchrony ********** Steven Strogatz’s great TED.COM talk on Synchrony ********** Introduction to time series analysis ********** The philosophy of time . **********
Symmetry in Nature : A Web Resource List
********** News article and video on a symmetry talk given by Marcus du Sautoy. ********** Symmetry In Nature http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMT668/EMA... ***********
Size and Scaling in Nature : A Web Resource List
*********** On The Scaling and Unity of Life – Lecture by Geoffrey West *********** Of Mice and Elephants by George Johnson *********** Size and Shape In Biology by T.F.Colton *********** Size Matters: The Hiddern Mathematics of Life. *********** The Origin of Universal Scaling Laws in Biology by Geoffrey West *********** Sizes of Organisms : The […]
Self-Similarity – Fractals : A Web Resource List
********** What are fractals any why should I care? ********** Fractals from Wikipedia. ********** Fractals from Wolfram Research . ********** Yale University fractal pages . ********** Pictures of real fractals in nature ********** A blog on fractals and complexity. . ********** A simple explanation of self similarity. . ********** Wikimedia’s take on fractals in nature. […]
Intelligence, Behavior and Social Patterns : A Web Resource List
********** Whales Team up in an amazing bubble-net hunt/ Like a band of brothers, these humpback whales are so close they hunt in near-perfect unison. By cleverly blowing air at depths of 600ft, they create a bubble net that traps their prey near the surface. Then with the grace of synchronised swimmers, the 35-tonne giants […]
Forests : A Web Resource List
DIRT! The Movie takes you inside the wonders of the soil. It tells the story of Earth’s most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility–from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvrww... ************* What is an old-growth forest? http://www.oregonwild.org/oregon_fore... ************* From the State of Minnesota. A nice web site on old-growth forests. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/forests_ty... ************* Do […]
Wildlife Issues : A Web Resource List
Safe Passages, or How Did The Grizzly Bear Cross The Road? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cristin... ************* Why wild animals need wildlife corridors http://www.mnn.com/leaderboard/blogs/... ************* 280 acres bought for Highway 17 mountain lion tunnel http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-cali... ************* Moose moms abandon research calves, threatening Minnesota study http://www.twincities.com/localnews/c... ************ Wildlife Services Kills Millions of Animals Every Year, Some are Even Endangered http://www.designntrend.com/articles/... […]
Climate Change : A Web Resource List
********** What people get wrong about climate change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbjKc... ********** Whether you believe that climate change is caused by mankind or by other means, this EPA web page is a wonderfully concise description of the impact that climate change has on ecosystems. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/impa... *********
Predators : A Web Resource List
Wolf Reintroduction Changes Ecosystem https://www.yellowstonepark.com/thing... ************ Wolves and the Ecology of Fear: Can Predation Risk Structure Ecosystems? http://www.cof.orst.edu/leopold/paper... ************ Basic Facts About the Gray Wolf http://www.defenders.org/gray-wolf/ba... ************ Restoration or Destruction? : The Controversy Over Wolf Reintroduction http://www.jyi.org/issue/restoration-... ************ Research from the National Science Foundation reveals that the Yellowstone ecosystem needs beavers as well as wolves […]
