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Imagine you’re a plant biologist on an isolated island conducting research and you just sequenced a novel plant species, never before seen, that produces diamonds as seeds. This is amazing and your discovery has to be shared with everyone, but how? How does a knowledge-creating sector share this knowledge? Well, there are many tiers toContinue reading “Evaluating your Source”

When I was searching for documentaries for the Applied Plant Ecology Film Festival, I struggled between two films which I thought best provided information and cleared up misconceptions about plant. I ended up choosing an episode from Battleground Everglades about invasive species, but a close second was “A Fragile World.” With a duration of 51Continue reading “A Fragile World: Climate Change”

What binds all human societies is the need for survival and supplying our most basic needs, food for survival. From the richest to the poorest, food security is an issue of great importance to us all.  The agricultural industry has a net worth 2.4 TRILLION globally (according to croplife.com as of 2015). Additionally, the agricultural industry is aContinue reading “Sustainable Agriculture”

When you do a google search for “ecologist,” the first few images that pop up are women. Of the top 10 images, 7 of them show women in the field. This is vastly different from the face of science many years ago. While many women have been influential and contributed to the field their impactsContinue reading “ELENA M. BENNETT”

Over the 4 years I have spent at York University, if I went to the library it was definitely Staecie Science library. The only time I would venture into Scott library is if I was meeting with a group to study, but that was not very common. As I began doing research practicums with Dr.  BazelyContinue reading “A journey to the Sound and Moving Image Library”

There’s a difference between primary, secondary and tertiary literature. Most people don’t even know the differences between all three yet they use them constantly — especially tertiary literature. Primary literature is new data and new information that hasn’t yet been published or recorded in the scientific community, or a first person account of whatever eventsContinue reading “Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Literature: Drosera capensis”

Agriculture — a pivotal point in human evolution. Where small tribes of gatherer hunters transitioned into farming and producing livestock which allowed larger congregations of humans to occur. This eventually became the building blocks for cities and large aggregation of humans in a set space. However, with these large population, came a lot of mouthsContinue reading “Food Security and Sustainability: The Banana”

Charles Darwin, the founder of evolution and probably the most well known name in the history of science. He is credited for his research on the Galápagos Islands, regarding a type of finch and beak size. On each of the different islands, he noticed that the finches had different beak characteristics depending on their dietContinue reading “Charles Darwin: A Love Affair with a Plant”

Wikipedia is a useful tertiary resource; great for getting general idea of how/what to write and coming up with ideas. However, as a person who edited their first Wikipedia post, I’ve gained a new sort of appreciation for the people who edit it as well as increased blood pressure. The interface is difficult to workContinue reading “Wikipedia Editing – A Nightmare”

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/05/nature-decline-unprecedented-report/ Biodiversity has been decreasing at a rapid rate in the current age and with this loss of biodiversity, there will be detrimental, permanent effects on the human population. The fundamental resources we derive from nature will decrease and possibly run out completely. If the resources run out completely, it would force humans to becomeContinue reading “UN Article Regarding Biodiversity”