I think we often take Wikipedia pages for granted. Every time we do a search, the results often includes a Wikipedia page that has useful information about the topic. Wikipedia, although not considered a very reliable source, is a great place to start your research. It usually gives you a good overview of a subjectContinue reading “Wikipedia Editing Journey”
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The Impacts of Exotic Mammals on The Monkey Puzzle Tree
Araucaria Araucana, commonly called The Monkey Tree is an evergreen tree that is mostly found throughout the Andean range in Chile and Argentina. They can grow up to 30-40 meters in height. There are several threats to this species including, deforestation, through logging for plantation of exotic tree species and anthropogenic fires, causing a 40%Continue reading “The Impacts of Exotic Mammals on The Monkey Puzzle Tree”
Tansley 1917
Arthur George Tansley was an English botanist that wrote the article, On competition between Galium saxatile L. (G. hercynicum Weig.) and Galium Sylvestre Poll. (G. asperum Schreb.) on different types of soil in 1917. The study he wrote about was done to analyze the competition between plant species within soils that they naturally inhabit andContinue reading “Tansley 1917”
The Father of Ecology
On September 14th, 1769 Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Von Humboldt was born and lived for 90 years until his passing on May 6th, 1859. Born into a wealthy Prussian aristocratic family, Humboldt was able to fund his explorations through Europe, South America and North America, where he collected numerous amounts of data that has contributedContinue reading “The Father of Ecology”
