He was a quirky one, Earnst Haeckel. He did great work in science. He promoted Darwin’s work in Germany, named thousands of species, and inspired an art movement; but he also came up with some no-so-great thoughts, such as different languages evolved among different species of humans. Yes, you read that right. Haeckel was aContinue reading “ Earnst Haeckel, the guy who coined “Ecology””
Tag Archives: ecology
Open Access, Metadata, and Creative Commons
We are lucky that as York University students we have access to science papers, because most journals that publish these papers charge a subscription fee, which seems counter productive, as scientific research and findings should be easily available and free to access. Open access aims to do just that. Open access allows free access toContinue reading “Open Access, Metadata, and Creative Commons “
Dawn Bazely’s Words of Wisdom
“If you can’t explain a topic to a six year old, you really don’t understand it yourself”. Professor Dawn Bazely mentioned this quote in the podcast “The People Behind the Science” http://www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-dawn-bazely/ (13:40) where she was being interviewed by Mary McNeely, the host of the podcast. We, as science students, come across, and memorize aContinue reading “Dawn Bazely’s Words of Wisdom”
Individual Actions
I was listening to Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk Podcast https://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-climate-solutions-with-katharine-hayhoe-phd/ on my way to work one morning, and what the guest on the show said struck a chord with me. The guest, Katharine Hayhoe, said that even if all individuals made substantial changes to their lifestyles to reduce their carbon footprints, that wouldn’t tackle evenContinue reading “Individual Actions”
Virtual visit to the Sound and Moving Image library and one film I discovered There
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”
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”
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!”
Ecological Footprint (The Revelation)
A few weeks ago, as a class, we received a guest lecture about ecological footprint given by Chaya Kapoor. This sparked my interest on the topic and I decided to conduct further research myself. I came across a journal by Wackernagel and Rees. It explains what ecological footprints for beginners e.g. non-scientists, describes as aContinue reading “Ecological Footprint (The Revelation)”
Applied Plant Ecology Winter 2020 