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[http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/peter_ward_on_mass_extinctions.html Peter Ward] argues that most of Earth's mass extinctions were caused by lowly bacteria. The culprit, a poison called hydrogen sulfide, may have an interesting application in medicine. TEDtalk video. | [http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/peter_ward_on_mass_extinctions.html Peter Ward] argues that most of Earth's mass extinctions were caused by lowly bacteria. The culprit, a poison called hydrogen sulfide, may have an interesting application in medicine. TEDtalk video. | ||
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Revision as of 10:16, 2 December 2009
Center for Biological Diversity
Wildlife Conservation Society's, State of the Wild is a collection of evocative essays featuring emerging issues in the conservation of wildlife and wild places. current is 2008, we own 2006 S&E Stacks QL82 .S738 2005
"Planet of Weeds" by David Quammen
The End of the Wild By Stephen M. Meyer
Nature Out of Place By Jason Van Driesche on invasive species.
Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams, author of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. H2G2 website
Video
E.O Wilson TEDtalk video is working on an Encyclopedia of Life
Will Wright, creator of SimCity will soon release Spore, a game for investigating complexity TEDtalk video.
Peter Ward argues that most of Earth's mass extinctions were caused by lowly bacteria. The culprit, a poison called hydrogen sulfide, may have an interesting application in medicine. TEDtalk video.
Adam Savage talks about his fascination with the dodo bird, and how it led him on a strange and surprising double quest. the host of "MythBusters" on the Discovery Channel, is a longtime special-effects artist and a minor obsessive.
Plants
Six Ways Mushrooms can save the world (TEDtalk video)
Animals
A Gap in Nature Author Tim Flannery on extinction (see link to audio interview)
Never Cry Wolf : Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves Farley Mowat
Diane Ackerman The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds
See also
Wildlife
Articles in category "Bio-diversity"
The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
