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Despite our ability to populate almost all parts of the world, Mother Nature is still pretty good at keeping a few secrets from humans. But with every new trek into uncharted rainforests or further into the depths of the seas, we're still able to meet animals that are totally new to us....
Plastic has become indispensable for human life. When plastic debris is discarded into waterways, these items can interact with organisms. Of particular concern are microscopic plastic particles (microplastics) which are subject to ingestion by several t
There is an Important Big Difference between finding the Vertical Asymptote(s) of the Graph of a Rational Function, and finding a Hole in the Graph of that Function. Even with the Modern graphing Calculators that we have, it is very difficult to see or identify that there is a Hole in t...
benthic organisms through bioturbation [30] or by birds [31,32]. Also, planktivorous fish species can feed intensively on zooplankton and thereby protect phytoplankton from being grazed, leading to turbid water [33]. The parameters for which data was extracted from all included studies are indicate...
… it would be better to give it an Indian name than to import a strange and inexpressive one; that the name of the tribe who had occupied it, would be more appropriate than any I had heard suggested.” I then proposed “that we give the valley the name of Yo-sem-i-ty, as it ...
In the future, it will also be necessary to use a larger sample size to draw dilution curves and to increase the diversity of other animals and insects to make a more reasonable comparison of biodiversity levels (Gotelli and Colwell, 2001). In addition to biodiversity, the supply capability ...
The EPA and DHA content and ratio in the oil might vary depending on the kind of feed (microalgae, zooplankton, etc.) and the season. Accordingly, it is now a widely-accepted industry standard that the oil intended for human consumption should contain 30% of EPA plus DHA, where 18/12 ...
ravaging Southern Illinois, Asian carp reproduce rapidly, with adult females laying up to 1 million eggs per year, making containment almost impossible. What's more, the fish have a voracious appetite, devouring algae and zooplankton on which other species rely and upending food chains in the ...
In the second field season the birds gained 3.26 ± 0.27 kg in mass during differences helped to draw out and explain some of the the period at sea and 3.23 ± 0.21 kg in the third field points of interest in the data. Factorial plots of statisti- season. (The masses of the birds ...