By: Areeba Tahreem “Washed Away” is a documentary produced by Patricio Henriquez. It aims to show the negative ramifications of climate change, as two very different island communities, one in Alaska and one in the South Pacific are under threat from climate change. As global warming causes ocean levels to rise, these islands may beContinue reading “Virtual visit to the Sound and Moving Image library and one film I discovered There”
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International United Nations Conventions Relating to Climate Change
By: Areeba Tahreem The article title “GLOBAL ISSUES Climate Change” found on the UN website discusses the detrimental ramifications human actions have had on the environment as well as the United Nations efforts in the preceding years and currently as well to combat this serious matter. There are four subheadings within this article, each ofContinue reading “International United Nations Conventions Relating to Climate Change”
George Washington Carver
We often think that historical figures in science were educated white men, as racism and sexism kept people of colour and women oppressed and uneducated. But there are exceptions, like George Washington Carver. This historical figure in science was a black American born into slavery in the mid 1800s in Missouri. He and his motherContinue reading “George Washington Carver”
Types of Peer-Reviewed Literature
Anything you want to know is just a simple Google search away, but how do we know what we are reading is reliable? The answer is peer-reviewed literature. Peer-reviewed literature means quite literally that peers, those being masters of the same discipline, have reviewed it and confirmed its dependability. Thus, Wikipedia is not a peer-reviewedContinue reading “Types of Peer-Reviewed Literature”
International United Nations conventions relating to climate change and vegetation or biodiversity. Find a document on the UN websites and write a short blog post about it, summarizing and explaining it.
A variety of living organisms, like animals, plants, fungi, and micro-organisms that make up our nature is called biodiversity. Different kinds of species are present on our planet and work together in an ecosystem to maintain balance and support life. But, in recent few decades due to climate change is becoming the biggest threat toContinue reading “International United Nations conventions relating to climate change and vegetation or biodiversity. Find a document on the UN websites and write a short blog post about it, summarizing and explaining it.”
Explain the difference between peer-reviewed primary, secondary and tertiary literature and give a specific example of each kind that relates to applied plant ecology. Your examples should be specific documents.
Peer-reviewed primary literature: Original documents with first-hand information or empirical research study that was conducted by the author is called Peer-reviewed primary literature. Data from experiments is primary literature. For example, Hypotheses, research questions, tests, and methods. Biodiversity an introduction by Kevin J. Gaston, John I. Spicer is a good example of primary literature. Link:https://books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=0Bjp2o5CVnQC&oi=fnd&pg=PT6&dq=biodiversity&ots=Y1_a3RdjNz&sig=NrLgfGITO9-aQB81pgmZnlpdDGc&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=biodiversity&f=falseContinue reading “Explain the difference between peer-reviewed primary, secondary and tertiary literature and give a specific example of each kind that relates to applied plant ecology. Your examples should be specific documents.”
Women in STEM: We Love to See It!
York University Schulich School of Business professor, Cameron Graham, hosts his fifth Podcast or Perish episode (link down below) with a guest who is truly a force of nature, a huge advocate for women in STEM. Dawn Bazely, York University biology professor and researcher talks “Writing Women back into Science”. This podcast episode touches onContinue reading “Women in STEM: We Love to See It!”
Some Questions to Test your COVID-19 Knowledge
Test your COVID-19 pandemic knowledge with these 5 questions! When did the COVID-19 Pandemic start? December 31, 2019 March 11, 2020 November 05, 2019 January 24, 2020 What is the primary mode of COVID-19 spread? Aerosols in the air Droplets of an infected person Touching surfaces with the virus on it Spread via bodily fluidsContinue reading “Some Questions to Test your COVID-19 Knowledge”
How Invasive Species Modelling Can Apply to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Models for invasive species can also apply to COVID-19. It is strange to think of the current pandemic in such a light but there are many similarities between the two. Procedures that prevent the spread of invasive plants and animals will also apply to prevent the spread of COVID-19, procedures that were unfortunately not appliedContinue reading “How Invasive Species Modelling Can Apply to the COVID-19 Pandemic”
An Introduction to Scientific Articles
Scientific papers can be broadly categorized into primary, secondary, and tertiary. A primary paper is where the paper discusses an experiment conducted by the author(s) and they report their findings. Primary papers typically contain a methods section and may include statistical tests with their findings. An example would be Urban streams across the USA: lessonsContinue reading “An Introduction to Scientific Articles”
Applied Plant Ecology Winter 2020 