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Coronavirus, also known as the Covid-19 disease is an infectious disease, that can spread from one person to another through the means of coughing, or being in contact with surfaces infected with the virus. Symptoms of Covid-19 include experiencing fever, chill and even loss of smell. The disease is caused by the virus Sars-Cov-2 andContinue reading “Covid-19 Questions”

Upon reading the journal article by Tansley,there’s a few things that I noticed that were missing from the article. Firstly, the journal article seems to have no format in terms of how sections are organized. In the present day, our professors give us a standardized outline, to guide us on how to construct a reportContinue reading “Tansley 1917 Journal Article”

This article, presented by the United Nations, highlights the negative impacts of biodiversity and the climate change crisis and signifies the importance of fighting them together. I feel that it’s very important to raise awareness about how to combat these issues since they can harm human lives, livelihoods etc. It is important to note thatContinue reading “United Nations on Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss”

One of the films that I considered nominating for the Applied Plant Ecology film festival was the fictional film titled Lorax (2012). This film relates to Applied plant ecology because it portrays issues such as the loss of plant biodiversity as well as how it leads to the extinction of plant species on our planet.Continue reading “The environmental message portrayed by the film ‘The Lorax’”

The Sound Image Library, associated with York University, has a wide range of media collections. These include DVDs, CDs etc., which are available for loan or online access for students. I decided to visit the library’s online database, in order to find some media resources for my applied plant ecology course. The website had aContinue reading “My virtual visit to the Sound and Moving Image Library”