The Nature Explorers South Los Padres Expedition Part 2 of 8

submitted by: thenatureexplorers

In this expedition we travel to South Los Padres National forest, 25 miles north of Los Angeles California. This diverse eco-system is situated just outside one of the largest cities in the world, but it's amazing what the Piru Creek and surrounding Echo Valley ecosystem has to offer.

The Nature Explorers South Los Padres Expedition Part 1 of 8

submitted by: thenatureexplorers

In this expedition we travel to South Los Padres National forest, 25 miles north of Los Angeles California. This diverse eco-system is situated just outside one of the largest cities in the world, but it's amazing what the Piru Creek and surrounding Echo Valley ecosystem has to offer.

MICW - Introduction to Metagenomics at the DOE JGI: Nikos Kyrpides

submitted by: JGI

After a quick introduction by DOE JGI Director Eddy Rubin, DOE JGI's Nikos Kyrpides delivers the opening remarks at the Metagenomics Informatics Challenges Workshop held at the DOE JGI on October 12-13, 2011.

Tip of the Week: Plant comparative genomics with Plaza

submitted by: OpenHelix

This week's tip is how to get gene family phylogenies from Plaza, a plant comparative genomics resources. More information here: http://blog.openhelix.eu/?p=9664

"Brookesia" Chamaeleonmekka Madagaskar - ein schützenswertes Paradies Teil 2 – Trailer

submitted by: TropicMedia
Beschreibung der Dokumentation: - Teil 2 - aufgeteilt in 3 Staffeln - Brookesia ambreensis, Brookesia antakarana, Brookesia decaryi, Brookesia stumpffi, Brookesia superciliaris, Brookesia thieli, Brookesia tuberculata - Calumma amber, Calumma ambreense, Calumma boettgeri, Calumma brevicorne, Calumma furcifer, Calumma gallus, Calumma gastrotaenia, Calumma globifer, Calumma nasutum, Calumma parsonii - Furcifer lateralis, Furcifer oustaleti, Furcifer pardalis +++, Furcifer petteri,...

Sustainable harvesting, delivery and transport systems for Polyscias nodosa) in a coconut-malapapaya agroforestry scheme

submitted by: UP Los Baños
A report on the project done in order to determine the cost-effective and ecologically-sound harvesting, delivery and transport systems for Malapapaya. Specifically, the project aimed to (1) characterize different Malapapaya production and harvesting sites; (2) determine productivity and cost factors of various harvesting, delivery and transport systems for Malapapaya; (3) compare productivity and costs of the various systems; (4) assess indicative ecological impacts of the various systems;...