Biogeography

Thursday, August 28, 2008 (Deccan Herald)

28 Aug 2008

As the world debates on measures to counter global warming, two young school students who recently won the title of "Indian Climate Champion" are all set to embark on an arctic voyage to study more about climate change.

Life on Islands Signs Unveiled (Manxnet)

20 Aug 2008

New signs were unveiled today at one of the key exhibits at the Curraghs Wildlife Park. Funded by the Friends of the Curraghs Wildlife Park, the new signs in the Life on Islands exhibit were unveiled by the Minister of Tourism and Leisure and the Chairman of the Friends of the Curraghs Wildlife Park.

Microbes, By Latitudes And Altitudes, Shed New Light On Life's Diversity (Science Daily)

14 Aug 2008

Microbial biologists may not have Jimmy Buffett's music from 1977 in mind, but they are changing attitudes about evolutionary diversity on Earth, from oceanic latitudes to mountainous altitudes. They are showing that temperature primarily drives the richness of bacterial diversity in oceans, and that life, plant and microbial, by altitude in the Rocky Mountains may be close, but not exactly, to ...