Spider Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Branch-tip Spiders Dictyna
The hills near Missoula, Montana, are changing, native grasses and other plants increasingly squeezed out by nonnative plants. Knapweed, cinquefoil, and other weeds arent only changing the look of this ecosystem but its very structure. As ecologist Dean Pearsons research has shown, however, some species are benefitting from the changed habitat in unexpected ways. You just have to look closely to see them. Listen to the podcast on the Learning and Education section of the Encyclopedia of Life http://education.eol.org/podcast ************************ About the Encyclopedia of Life The Encyclopedia of Life is a collaborative effort among scientists and the general public to bring information together about all 1.9 million named and known species, in a common format, freely available on the internet. Learn more at www.eol.org.
