[ECOLOG-L] Updates from Encyclopedia of Life Learning + Education
Updates From Encyclopedia Of Life Learning + Education https://education.eol.org EOL Learning + Education Newsletter View this newsletter online at: https://mailchi.mp/c2369ef5893e/newsletter-eol-learning-education The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL;http://eol.org) is a free website that brings together biodiversity information from around the world. This monthly email highlights new features, tools and activities to keep you and your students learning about the biodiversity in your area and around the globe. Search our podcast page (https://education.eol.org/podcasts) by skill, theme, or taxonomic group. Try it out by clicking on “themes” and choosing “Citizen Science". https://education.eol.org/podcasts Migration Google Earth Tour Did you know that Arctic terns make an incredible migration of 50,000 miles each year traveling from pole to pole? See their migration paths in our narrated Google Earth Tour video. https://youtu.be/bte7MCSBZvo Biodiversity Challenges Sign-up to participate in our EOL Global Biodiversity Observations challenges! (http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/encyclopedia-of-life-global-biodiversity-observations) December Challenge: We Love Lichens!
[ECOLOG-L] Take biodiversity exploration outside with EOL field activities!
Take biodiversity exploration outside with Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) field activities! Learn more in our recent newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/93fb9531db61/eol-learning-education-june-newsletter
[ECOLOG-L] Fly into the New Year with EOL Activities and Biodiversity Challenges!
Check out updates from the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) for fun activities to practice observation and identification, and explore bird adaptations! https://tinyurl.com/ybouopky
[ECOLOG-L] Get Outside, Observe Nature and Help Document Biodiversity!
Looking for a way to get students into the field to observe nature and help document local and global biodiversity? Check out the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Global Biodiversity Observations project on iNaturalist.org: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/encyclopedia- of-life-global-biodiversity-observations. Each month we choose a theme, and challenge project members to document organisms that fit into that theme. Once verified on iNaturalist.org, your images will be added to EOL species pages. EOL is a free resource of biodiversity information with contributions from scientists, citizen scientists and the general public. This is a foundational exercise for building science skills and encouraging students to ask questions about the natural world. Getting started is easy! Here’s how: Step 1: Visit iNaturalist.org and create an account. You can download the iNaturalist app on your smartphone Step 2: Visit our EOL Global Biodiversity Observations project page and click “Join Project” Step 3: Get outside to take pictures of plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms. Then upload to iNaturalist and add them to our project. December Challenge: Help our Project Grow! We invite you this month to add at least 3 new observations to help us build our project and get to know iNaturalist. These can be of anything you like! You may want to document the birds at your feeder, or take a closer look at plants in your area. Maybe you are traveling - show us what lives there. If you have any questions about this project, using iNaturalist with students, or the connection with EOL, feel free to contact Amy Lorenz at alor...@eol.org.
[ECOLOG-L] Updates from the Encyclopedia of Life - Make your own Species Cards!
The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL; eol.org), a free online resource for biodiversity information, is excited to share our new Learning + Education monthly newsletters. Each month we will be highlighting some of our free classroom and field activities, lesson plans and online tools to explore biodiversity. Check out the October 2017 issue and subscribe! This month we are featuring “Make your own Species Cards." https://tinyurl.com/y98b3rj2 Visit the Encyclopedia of Life Learning + Education website for more resources: http://education.eol.org/
[ECOLOG-L] Updates from the Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), a free online resource for biodiversity information, is excited to share our new Learning + Education monthly newsletters. Each month we will be highlighting some of our free classroom and field activities, lesson plans and online tools to explore biodiversity. Check out the September 2017 Newsletter: https://sites.google.com/site/eollenewsletters/ Make sure to subscribe to continue to receive monthly newsletters from the Encyclopedia of Life! Subscribe: http://eepurl.com/c2p5VT
[ECOLOG-L] iNaturalist City Nature Challenge - Boston
Massachusetts is home to a great diversity of life, from the Berkshires to Boston to the bay. Join us for the Boston City Nature Challenge – a fun competition with cities across the country to document the most species during April 14-18, 2017. Any observation of plants, animals, fungi, even microbes, in the greater Boston area between April 14-18th will count for the challenge. See the map below for the area we will cover. Download the iNaturalist app, then observe and upload. It is that easy! Learn more about the Boston event here: http://www.neosec.dreamhosters.com/cnc-2017-boston/ The Boston City Nature Challenge is organized by Environmental Studies at Brandeis University, Encyclopedia of Life, Earthwatch Institute, MIT Senseable city lab, NEOSEC, and the New England Aquarium. The national event (https://nhm.org/nature/citizen-science/city-nature-challenge-2017) organized by Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and California Academy of Sciences.
[ECOLOG-L] What reference/citation format do you use?
What reference/citation format do you use? We would like to know so we can suggest either one or more of the most often used citation formats to the professors we work with. Thanks, Tracy Encyclopedia of Life Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology
[ECOLOG-L] Students Researching and Contributing Species Content to the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL, www.eol.org ) is a global collaboration among scientists and the general public to make authoritative information and literature about all 1.9 million named species freely accessible online. Undergraduate and graduate students can contribute to the Encyclopedia of Life in the following ways: - Summarize species information in an overview suitable for the general public (Brief Summary; 300-400 words +/-) - Write a more comprehensive species account (Comprehensive Description; 500-700 words +/-) - Write about an individual topic such as general ecology (Please see Writing Content for EOL Chapters for more information: http://eol.org/info/writing_eol_chapters) Instructors are responsible for reviewing and vetting student work. The EOL Learning + Education team can help facilitate the upload of reviewed information to the Encyclopedia of Life. The benefits of this activity for students include an opportunity to research and synthesize information to communicate science to the general public. Students, instructors and institutions receive attribution and recognition on the Encyclopedia of Life. If interested, please contact Tracy Barbaro: tbarb...@eol.org
[ECOLOG-L] Education Intern (unpaid), Okaloosa County, Florida
Position: Education Intern Location: Okaloosa County, Florida A part-time unpaid education intern position is available to assist in the development of biodiversity tools and activities for a collaborative K-12 STEM education grant with the Encyclopedia of Life project in Okaloosa County, FL. The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is an international science project with a mission to increase awareness and understanding of living nature through a website that gathers, generates, and shares knowledge about all species in an open, freely accessible and trusted digital resource (http://www.eol.org/). The internship will focus on gathering information and creating educational materials about species in the Florida panhandle, a biodiversity hotspot, for the EOL education site (http://education.eol.org/) and for the Okaloosa County Places project specifically (http://education.eol.org/ecosystems/ecoproj.php? proj_id=4). Although based in Cambridge, MA, EOL is seeking a local candidate to work within the community and with the project coordinator during trips to Okaloosa. This position is ideal for current university students or recent graduates interested in STEM education, biodiversity education, and communicating scientific information to diverse audiences. This internship is unpaid but can be used toward college credit. Housing is not provided for this position. Desired Skills + Background • Current university student or recent graduate in natural sciences or science education • Strong computer research skills • Passion for science education + communication • Knowledge of and experience in ecosystems of the Florida panhandle • Independent worker • This position is not benefits eligible • Individuals must be authorized to work in the U.S. • We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to tbarbaro (at)eol.org.
[ECOLOG-L] Education Intern (paid)
Position: Education Intern Location: Cambridge, MA An education intern position is available to assist in the development of biodiversity tools and activities for a collaborative K-12 STEM education grant with the Encyclopedia of Life project. The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is an international science project with a mission to increase awareness and understanding of living nature through a website that gathers, generates, and shares knowledge about all species in an open, freely accessible and trusted digital resource (http://www.eol.org/). The internship will focus on gathering information and creating educational materials about species in the Florida panhandle, a biodiversity hotspot, for the EOL education site (http://education.eol.org/) and for the Okaloosa County Places project specifically (http://education.eol.org/ecosystems/ecoproj.php? proj_id=4). This internship is ideal for current university students or recent graduates interested in STEM education, biodiversity education, and communicating scientific information to diverse audiences. This internship but can be used toward college credit. Housing is not provided for this position. Desired Skills + Background • Current university student or recent graduate in natural sciences or science education • Strong computer research skills • Passion for science education + communication • Independent worker • Salary is commensurate with experience • This position is not benefits eligible • Individuals must be authorized to work in the U.S. And restricted to work locations within Massachusetts, California, Illinois, and Washington D.C. • We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to tbarbaro(at)eol.org.
[ECOLOG-L] Education Internships
Education Intern(s) Intern positions are available to assist in the development of biodiversity tools and activities for a collaborative K-12 STEM education grant with the Encyclopedia of Life project. The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is an international science project with a mission to increase awareness and understanding of living nature through a website that gathers, generates, and shares knowledge about all species in an open, freely accessible and trusted digital resource (http://www.eol.org/). The internships will focus on gathering information and creating educational materials about species in the Florida panhandle, a biodiversity hotspot, for the EOL education site (http://education.eol.org/) and for the Okaloosa County Places project specifically (http://education.eol.org/ecosystems/ecoproj.php? proj_id=4). These positions are ideal for current university students or recent graduates interested in STEM education, biodiversity education, and communicating scientific information to diverse audiences. Desired Skills + Background • Current university student or recent graduate in natural sciences or science education • Strong computer research skills • Passion for science education + communication • Independent worker • Salary is commensurate with experience • This position is not benefits eligible • Individuals must be authorized to work in the U.S. And restricted to work locations within Massachusetts, California, Illinois, Washington D.C. • We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to: Tracy Barbaro tbarbaro(at)eol.org.
[ECOLOG-L] Students Researching and Contributing Species Content to the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL, www.eol.org ) is a global collaboration among scientists and the general public to make authoritative information and literature about all 1.9 million named species freely accessible online. Undergraduate and graduate students can contribute to the Encyclopedia of Life in the following ways: - Summarize species information in an overview suitable for the general public (Brief Summary; 200-300 words +/-) - Write a more comprehensive species account (Comprehensive Description; 300-500 words +/-) - Write about an individual topic such as general ecology (Please see Writing Content for EOL Chapters for more information: http://eol.org/info/writing_eol_chapters) Instructors are responsible for reviewing student work. The EOL Learning + Education team can help facilitate the upload of reviewed information to the Encyclopedia of Life. The benefits of this activity for students include an opportunity to research and synthesize information to communicate science to the general public. Students, instructors and institutions receive attribution and recognition on the Encyclopedia of Life. If interested, please contact Tracy Barbaro: tbarb...@eol.org
[ECOLOG-L] Invasive Species Google Earth Tour Video
Sea grapes may sound tasty but in reality Caulerpa racemosa is a killer algae taking over the oceans and squeezing out native species of marine life. Learn more in this Google Earth Tour video from the Encyclopedia of Life: http://eol.org/info/disc_google_earth#invasive Encyclopedia of Life Learning + Education Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology
[ECOLOG-L] Students Researching and Contributing Species Content to the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL, www.eol.org ) is a global collaboration among scientists and the general public to make authoritative information and literature about all 1.9 million named species freely accessible online. Undergraduate and graduate students can contribute to the Encyclopedia of Life in the following ways: - Summarize species information in an overview suitable for the general public (Brief Summary; 300-400 words +/-) - Write a more comprehensive species account (Comprehensive Description; 500-700 words +/-) - Write about an individual topic such as general ecology (Please see Writing Content for EOL Chapters for more information: http://eol.org/info/writing_eol_chapters) Instructors are responsible for reviewing student work. The EOL Learning + Education team can help facilitate the upload of reviewed information to the Encyclopedia of Life. The benefits of this activity for students include an opportunity to research and synthesize information to communicate science to the general public. Students, instructors and institutions receive attribution and recognition on the Encyclopedia of Life. *** We are currently looking for 3-5 courses to participate this fall semester to help test and develop a new contribution template for this activity. If interested, please contact Tracy Barbaro: tbarb...@eol.org
[ECOLOG-L] Frog Observer Cards
Developed by Dr. Breda Zimkus of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University, the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Frog Observer cards provide information about key traits and techniques necessary to make accurate and useful scientific observations. You can find the Frog Cards (PDF and a print friendly version) here: http://eol.org/info/disc_observer
[ECOLOG-L] Camouflage Resources
Camouflage Resources From EOL and OBIS An animals coloring, markings, shape or behavior can help it camouflage or hide itself from predators or prey. Explore this EOL collection of species that use camouflage to blend into their environments. http://eol.org/collections/113842 Educational Activity To learn more about how animals use camouflage, an animal adaptation used for survival, check out the Invent an Animal activity from our partner Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS) from the Lawrence Hall of Science, which can be modified for various ages. http://www.outdoorbiology.com/InventAnAnimal Encyclopedia of Life Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology 26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 USA eol.org eol.org/discover
[ECOLOG-L] Coral Bleaching Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life
Coral reefs are bustling cities of marine life, until rising ocean temperatures turn them into ghost towns. Can reefs spring back from devastating bleaching events? Learn more in this podcast: http://eol.org/info/impacts#lessons and check out the companion lesson plan from our partner, ListenCurrent. Encyclopedia of Life Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology 26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 USA eol.org eol.org/discover
[ECOLOG-L] Sea Butterflies (Pteropods) Podcast
Sea Butterflies (Pteropods) Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life Sea Butterflies (Pteropods) are an integral part of the food web, and they’re in danger because the chemistry of the world’s oceans is changing. Learn more in this podcast: http://eol.org/info/ecology#lessons
[ECOLOG-L] Migratory Bird Resources
Migratory Bird Resources Explore this collection of information and multimedia about migrating birds on the Encyclopedia of Life. http://eol.org/collections/105714 About the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Our mission is to increase awareness and understanding of living nature through an Encyclopedia of Life that gathers, generates, and shares knowledge in an open, freely accessible and trusted digital resource. Encyclopedia of Life Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology 26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[ECOLOG-L] Fungi Podcast and Lesson Plan
Fungi Podcast and Lesson Plan Learn how this mysterious form of life, neither animal nor vegetable, shapes our world. http://eol.org/info/ecology#lessons The podcast and lesson plan are a collaboration between the Encyclopedia of Life (http://eol.org) and National Geographic Education (http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/) Encyclopedia of Life podcasts are supported by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.
[ECOLOG-L] Ecology Education Resources
Check out ecology focused articles, species collections, activities, podcasts and scientist interviews on the Encyclopedia of Life. http://eol.org/info/ecology Encyclopedia of Life Learning + Education Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology 26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 USA educat...@eol.org
[ECOLOG-L] New Education Resources from the Encyclopedia of Life
Check out the redesigned Educational Resources pages from the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), organized by subject and themes. These pages include relevant articles, EOL Species Collections, podcasts and lesson plans/activities from EOL partners that can be used either to supplement existing curriculum or on their own. http://eol.org/info/ed_resources Questions, comments or suggestions? Contact us at: education(at)eol.org
[ECOLOG-L] Ant Podcast
A recent article from North Carolina State University explains how scientists have combined cookies and citizen science to track the diversity of ant species across the United States. Ants are the topic of this One Species at a Time podcast, featuring an interview with ant expert, E.O. Wilson. Read the article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140707121507.htm Listen to the podcast: http://podcast.eol.org/podcast/eo-wilson Meet the Scientist: http://podcast.eol.org/scientists/eo-wilson-podcast-meet- scientist The One Species at a Time podcast series is supported by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
[ECOLOG-L] E.O. Wilsons Life on Earth iBooks Textbook and iTunes U Course
E. O. Wilsons Life on Earth is an innovative new iBooks Textbook for high school biology students created by the E. O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. Available for free on the iBooks Store, Life on Earth is accompanied by an iTunes U course called Biology: Life on Earth. The iTunes U course brings together content from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, National Geographic, the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) and other institutions with content emphasizing important themes like citizen science, evolution, climate change, and the protection of biodiversity. Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) content and resource are available in the first section of the course: Unity and Diversity of Life on Earth. Activities include an audio interview with E.O. Wilson, creating virtual collections of species and accessing the biodiversity resources available through EOLs iTunes U collections. Download the Life on Earth iBook and iTunes U Course: iTunes.com/lifeonearth Read more about EOL and iTunes U: eol.org/info/itunesu
[ECOLOG-L] New Marine Podcast Lesson Plans
The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is partnering with The Encyclopedia of Earth (EoE), a free online source of reliable information about the environment and Listen Edition, a company that creates teaching materials around compelling public radio stories. Together, they are giving educators free access to relevant lesson plans, and teaching resources that will support using of EOL's One Species at a Time podcasts in classrooms anywhere in the world. The first three lesson plans in the collaboration are now available for teachers to use for free with their middle and high school students. Lesson Collaborations: Killer Whales http://www.listenedition.com/2014/05/15/killer-whales/ Why are killer whales difficult to study? How have killer whales adapted to feeding on different types of prey? Spotted Dolphins and Spinner Dolphins http://www.listenedition.com/2014/05/19/spotted-dolphins-and-spinner-dolphins/ Looks at how changes in fishing methods put dolphin populations at risk and what scientists have tried to do to reduce the risk. Right Whales http://www.listenedition.com/2014/05/15/right-whales/ Looks at how right whales find each other when it is time to mate.
[ECOLOG-L] One Species at a Time Podcast: Coral
DNA markers in coral might enable scientist to identify individual corals and study their genetic diversity. This information could provide clues to help with the conservation of coral reefs.Examining coral reef diversity and conservation is the subject of the One Species at a Time Coral podcast. Dr. Randi Rotjan of the New England Aquarium explains how coral reefs - bustling cities of marine life - are being affected by rising ocean temperatures. Read the article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140523082638.htm Listen to the podcast: http://podcast.eol.org/podcast/coral-0 Meet the scientist in the podcast: http://podcast.eol.org/podcast/coral/scientists Podcast Extras: http://podcast.eol.org/podcast/coral/extras The One Species at a Time podcast series is supported by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.
[ECOLOG-L] One Species at a Time Podcast: Ediacaran Fauna Fossils
Scientists have recently discovered a fossil of a new organism, Plexus ricei from the Ediacaran period. Plexus ricei is unique because it is bilaterally symmetrical.Ediacaran Fauna, a diverse group of organisms that lived in the world's oceans over 5 million years ago are featured in the One Species at a Time Ediacaran Fauna Fossils podcast. Read the article: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140509172917.htm Listen to the podcast:http://podcast.eol.org/podcast/ediacaran-fauna-fossils The One Species at a Time podcast series is supported by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology. The Ediacaran Fauna Fossil podcast was funded by the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
[ECOLOG-L] Climate Change and Butterflies Podcast
Climate Change and Butterflies Researchers are investigating why some butterfly species are emerging later in warmer, urban environments. This surprising finding has scientists questioning species responses to small versus larger increases in temperature change. Climate change and butterfly species are the topics of the One Species at a Time Ugandan Butterfly podcast. Learn about how butterflies are indicator species indicators of a changing landscape and a changing climate. Read the article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140428121244.htm Listen to the podcast: http://podcast.eol.org/podcast/ugandan-butterflies Meet the scientist in the podcast: http://podcast.eol.org/scientists/ugandan-butterflies-podcast-meet-scientist Podcast Extras: http://podcast.eol.org/podcast-extras/ugandan-butterflies- podcast-extras The One Species at a Time podcast series is supported by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
[ECOLOG-L] One Species at a Time Podcast:Riftia
Could life on earth have started in deep sea vents? Scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are testing this hypothesis and their current work is reviewed in this article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140409094330.htm. Deep sea vents are teaming with life - the rain forest of the seas - and home to Riftia, a wild looking tube worm and the subject of this One Species at a Time podcast. Read the article http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140409094330.htm Listen to the podcast: http://podcast.eol.org/podcast/riftia The One Species at a Time podcast series is supported by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.
[ECOLOG-L] Ravens and Social Learning Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life
Ravens Corvus Corax Researchers studying baboons in Namibia recently reported that an individual baboon's personality predicted how well they would learn about a new food source from watching other baboons, with bolder and more anxious animals learning more successfully. Specific social relationships among individuals also impacted the ability of a baboon to learn from other individuals, a phenomenon that is clearly not limited to baboons. The role of family relationships in learning among ravens is the subject of this One Species at a Time podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life. Listen to the podcast: http://podcast.eol.org/podcast/ravens The One Species at a Time podcast series is supported by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.
[ECOLOG-L] One Species at a Time podcast: New Species in the Old World
In 1832, during his voyage on the HMS Beagle that would provide fuel for his revolutionary insights about evolution, Charles Darwin collected an enormous number of specimens—including a rove beetle he collected in Argentina that was rediscovered in a museum drawer in 2008. This beetle was recently described as a new species and named in Darwin's honor. Although remote areas of the world are rich sources of still undescribed species, previously unrecognized species can be discovered even in very unremote regions in Europe. Listen to Encyclopedia of Life’s One Species at a Time podcast about searching for new species in familiar places. Read the article: http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/6624/abstract/darwin Listen to the podcast: http://podcast.eol.org/podcast/new-species-old-world Meet the scientists in the podcast: http://podcast.eol.org//scientists/new-species-old-world-meet-scientists The One Species at a Time podcast series is supported by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.
[ECOLOG-L] EOL One Species at a Time podcast: Chinook Salmon
Freshwater fishes are an integral component of our environment, yet large gaps persist in our scientific knowledge of their diversity, distribution, and ecology. Several conservation groups recently joined forces to announce the first Global Freshwater Fish BioBlitz, which will allow non-specialists to upload photographs of freshwater fishes observed in their natural habitat, along with details of where and when they saw the fish. In addition to providing useful data about the world's freshwater fishes, this initiative is intended to raise awareness of the threats faced by our planet's freshwater fishes and the importance to all of us of preserving unpolluted, well-functioning freshwater ecosystems. Although most fish species spend their lives in either freshwater or marine habitats, some, such as many salmon, move between the sea and freshwater during their lives, connecting these habitats in ecologically important ways. Listen to Encyclopedia of Life’s One Species at a Time podcast about one group's efforts to educate schoolchildren all across British Columbia, in western Canada, about how the actions and choices all of us make in our daily lives impact Chinook Salmon and the habitats in which they live. Read the news story:http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2014/01/31/606524/10066486/en/Conservation-Groups-Launch-Global-Freshwater-Fish-BioBlitz-Inviting-Citizen-Scientists-to-Help-Monitor-Fish-Species.html Listen to the podcast:http://podcast.eol.org/podcast/chinook-salmon-1 Explore BioBlitz resources on EOL http://eol.org/info/disc_bioblitz The One Species at a Time podcast series is supported by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.
[ECOLOG-L] Encyclopedia of Life One Species at a Time podcast: Giant Squid
Giant Squid live in the deep sea and are rarely seen by humans. Recently, however, some Japanese fishermen accidentally captured a still living Giant Squid (it died soon after being brought to the surface). Although glimpsing a living Giant Squid is more cephalopod excitement than most of us can ever hope for, visitors to the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History can see two beautifully preserved and displayed specimens from Spain, a large female and a smaller male. How did they get here? A one-ton, 26-foot squid can't fit in your carry-on luggage. Listen to Encyclopedia of Life’s One Species at a Time podcast about how museum exhibit designers transported this enormous animal from Spain to Washington, D.C. in an effort dubbed "Operation Calamari".Read the news storyListen to the podcastMeet the scientists in the podcastThe One Species at a Time podcast series is supported by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.
[ECOLOG-L] Encyclopedia of Life Podcast: Red Paper Lantern Jellyfish and Climate Change
Red Paper Lantern Jellyfish Pandea rubra New results reported by the National Oceanography Centre suggest that 38 percent of deep ocean life in the North Atlantic could be lost over the next century due to a reduction of plant and animal life in the upper levels of the oceans that feed deep-sea life. Listen to Encyclopedia of Lifes One Species at a Time podcast about the Red Lantern Jellyfish, found about 800 meters below the sea surface, to learn more about how ocean life at various depths is interconnected and how it is being impacted by a changing climate. Read News Release: http://noc.ac.uk/news/major-reductions-seafloor-marine-life-from-climate- change-2100 Listen to the podcast: http://podcast.eol.org/podcast/red-paper-latern-jellyfish-0 Learn more on EOL: http://eol.org/pages/1015904/overview The One Species at a Time podcast series is supported by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.
[ECOLOG-L] EOL Podcast Highlights - Women in Science
EOL Podcast Highlights - Women in Science The following podcasts from the Encyclopedia of Life's One Species at a Time Podcast series feature female scientists in the field! Listen to each podcast and make sure to check out the Meet the Scientist interview links. http://eol.org/collections/97612 The One Species at a Time podcast series is supported by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.
[ECOLOG-L] New Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life: Dolphins
Dolphins Podcast Stenella attenuata and Stenella longirostris You have probably seen cans of tuna in your local supermarket marked dolphin safe. That label means the tuna was fished in a way that spares most dolphins from being killed in the tuna fleets giant nets. In this podcast, biologist and guest reporter Matt Leslie brings us a story about tuna, the intertwined fate of fisheries and dolphins, and the work of scientists. Listen to the podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/dolphins The One Species at a Time podcast series is supported by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.
[ECOLOG-L] Biodiversity Games + Apps from the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL; eol.org) is a global effort to bring together information about life on earth and make it freely available on-line. EOL also has amazing images, videos, maps, classification information and some fun educational applications such as a make your own field guide tool and Memory and Bingo games - all of which utilize content from EOL. Now we are wondering what we should do next.and we need your feedback! If you have a minute, please email education(at)eol.org to let us know the following: 1. What type of game or application would you like to see next from EOL? - A taxonomic classification game? - A game that focuses on geography and species range? - Adding a mobile app to one of our existing games (e.g., Memory Game) - Another other game? (please explain) 2. Do you use mobile devices in your teaching or educational outreach programs? If so what kind? (Tablets, smartphones, etc.) Thanks for taking the time to help us collect this feedback! The EOL Learning + Education Team
[ECOLOG-L] New Education and Outreach Resource: Memory Game from the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
Looking for an easy way to incorporate education and outreach into your project? Create an EOL Memory Game to share with your audiences! This is the classic game of Memory - remember where you saw a species and try to find its match! There is also a quiz that challenges you to match species names with the pictures. You'll see some changes with the latest update to EOL Memory. In addition to speed improvements, you can now also play against Elephas, the computer with a good memory. EOL Memory Game http://fieldguides.eol.org/memory/ Learn How to Make Your Own Memory Game http://www.slideshare.net/eoleducation/creating-an-eol-species-match-memory- game Questions? Email tbarb...@eol.org
[ECOLOG-L] Bat Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life
Mexican long-nosed bats Leptonycteris nivalis The batman of Mexico has his own bat-cave. He just shares it with 4,000 Mexican long-nosed bats. In this podcast, join researcher Rodrigo Medellin as he descends into the Devils Cave just north of Mexico City. Listen to the podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/mexican-long-nosed-bats Subscribe to all the EOL podcast on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/one-species-at-a-time/id386954489 The EOL The One Species at a Time podcast series is supported by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.
[ECOLOG-L] Encyclopedia of Life: Student Research and Writing Project
Encyclopedia of Life: Student Research and Writing Project The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL, www.eol.org) is a global collaboration among scientists and the general public to make authoritative information and literature about all 1.9 million named species freely accessible online. We are reaching out to faculty that teach higher level courses, about the opportunity of having undergraduate and graduate students research and synthesize information about species on EOLs high priority taxa list (pages in need of content) and then summarize this information in an overview suitable for the general public. Other options include researching and writing about individual topics such as ecology,habitat, morphology, etc. Instructors are responsible for reviewing student work. The EOL Learning + Education team will provide guidance, supporting materials and can help facilitate the upload of reviewed information to the Encyclopedia of Life. The benefits of this activity for students include an opportunity to research and synthesize information to communicate science to the general public. Students, instructors and institutions receive attribution and recognition on the Encyclopedia of Life. See an examples of past student work here: http://eol.org/collections/46171 For a full description of this project, please see: http://www.edulifedesks.org/files/edulifedesks/student_contributions_to_eol. pdf If interested in participating in this activity for this semester, quarter or trimester, please send an email to: tbarb...@eol.org
[ECOLOG-L] New Enyclcopedia of Life (EOL) Mobile App and Game
Introducing M-EOL, a new mobile app and the winner of the EOL Education Innovation Challenge! Created by Natural Solutions and available on iTunes and Google Play. Become an explorer, discovering different plant and animal species by travelling around the world. Improve your knowledge about each species through descriptions, images, distribution information, and conservation status from the Encyclopedia of Life website. Explore how organisms in each game collection are related to each other by browsing a dynamic, interactive graph. Features: Discover: Explore species classification (taxonomy) and develop a deep understanding of each species through descriptions, images, and the IUCN conservation status. Game: Play with funny collections of species to improve your knowledge and beat your previous records! M-EOL App on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/meol/id679021914?mt=8 M-EOL App on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.NaturalSolutions.Meol
[ECOLOG-L] Iron-oxidizing bacteria Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life
Iron-oxidizing bacteria Leptothrix ochracea, Gallionella, and Zetaproteobacteri If you were driving along a highway in Maine - located on the east coast of the United States - past pine trees and summer cottages, you might not give a ditch of rust-colored water a second thought, unless you had the bad luck to drive into it. In this weeks podcast, Ari Daniel meets some scientists who are wading into the rusty water and finding a whole ecosystem of unusual life forms. Listen to the podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/iron-oxidizing-bacteria Subscribe to all of the One Species at a Time Podcasts on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/one-species-at-a-time/id386954489
[ECOLOG-L] Saltwater Crocodile Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life
Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus The city of Darwin in Australias Northern Territory lies in the heart of crocodile country. In the 1950s, saltwater crocodiles were shot, skinned, and turned into shoes and handbags. After hunting was banned in the 1970s, crocodile numbers climbed. Now theres a croc for every man, woman, and child in Darwin. Can the human citizens learn to live alongside their toothy neighbors? Listen to the podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/saltwater-crocodiles
[ECOLOG-L] Island Fox Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life
In our latest podcast we venture to Santa Cruz Island, off the coast of California, to look into the mystery of the islands tiny foxes, descendants of gray foxes who rafted over from the mainland more than ten thousand years ago and branched off to form a new, smaller species. Despite weighing a mere three pounds, these diminutive grey foxes thrived and for millennia they reigned as the islands top predator. But twenty years ago, their numbers began to plummet, from three thousand in the early 1990s to fewer than one hundred by 2000. Learn how conservationists solved the puzzle of the vanishing foxes and helped them stage a comeback. Listen to the podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/island-fox Learn more about the Island Fox on EOL: http://eol.org/pages/328612/overview
[ECOLOG-L] Encyclopedia of Life Podcast: Scottish Wildcats
Scottish Wildcat Podcast Felis silvestris grampia Theme: Threatened Species Scottish Wildcats or Felis sylvestris grampia, have been around since the last ice age. A symbol of strength and independence, the cats used to roam the whole of Great Britain, but researchers believe there are now fewer than 400 left in the rugged highlands. We journey to Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland to learn about the threats that have this secretive species on the run and what the Cairngorms Wildcat Project is doing to help protect them. Listen to the podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/scottish-wildcat Subscribe to all of the One Species at a Time Podcasts on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/one-species-at-a-time/id386954489
[ECOLOG-L] Monarch Butterflies Google Earth Tour
Monarch Butterflies Google Earth Tour A story about the migration of monarch butterflies, and the people that help them out along the way. Watch the Google Earth Tour video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqDwvuleRYc Download the Google Earth KMZ file: http://education.eol.org/sites/default/files/Monarch_Butterflies_Tour.kmz This Google Earth Tour was produced by Atlantic Public Media (http:// www.atlantic.org) in cooperation with the Encyclopedia of Life (http:// www.eol.org). Producers: Eduardo Garcia-Milagros Ari Daniel Shapiro
[ECOLOG-L] Armchair Taxonomist Challenge
Get in touch with your inner science writer: announcing the Armchair Taxonomist Challenge! Humans have probably been naming things and making lists since our earliest ancestors began to separate Stuff That Tastes Good from Stuff That Killed That Other Guy That One Time.Trouble is, a lot of information about living things is hidden behind paywalls or scattered across random sources where the general public cant easily get to it. Thats where you come in! The Encyclopedia of Life (eol.org) is hosting a challenge. The goal: bring information about animals, plants, fungi, protozoa, and bacteria to the world. Contestants are asked to research and write short descriptions of some of nature's most fascinating species. Those descriptions will be reviewed by curators for inclusion in the Encyclopedia of Life. And here's the kicker: the best descriptions will earn their writers a place in history a private behind-the-scenes tour of the Smithsonian Institutions National Museum of Natural History is up for grabs. Check out the contest details at BoingBoing (http://boingboing.net/2013/04/22/armchairtaxonomist.html), and visit the contest entry form (http://eol.wufoo.com/forms/armchair-taxonomist/)to get started.
[ECOLOG-L] Crawfish Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
Crawfish Podcast Procambarus clarkii For centuries, human commerce has played a role in distributing plant and animal species around the globe. But not every species can claim the title of circumnavigator. In this weeks episode, Ari Daniel Shapiro journeys to the Gulf Coast of the U.S. to meet a tiny Magellan, the star of an unlikely story that has come full circle. Listen to the podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/red-swamp-crawfish Learn more about Crawfish on EOL: http://eol.org/pages/344571/overview
[ECOLOG-L] New Encyclopedia of Life Podcast: Black-tailed prairie dogs
New Encyclopedia of Life Podcast Black-tailed prairie dogs Cynomys ludovicianus Over the past century the grasslands of northern Mexico have been taken over by shrubby mesquite and turned to desert. Ecologist Gerardo Cellabos is on a mission to turn them back. Can he restore an entire prairie ecosystem? Cellabos hopes he can, with the help of an unlikely ally. Ari Daniel Shapiro reports from Chihuahua. Listen to the podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/black-tailed-prairie-dogs Black-tailed prairie dogs on EOL.org http://eol.org/pages/311548/overview -- EOL Podcasts are hosted by Ari Daniel Shapiro. Brought to you by the Encyclopedia of Life and Atlantic Public Media.
[ECOLOG-L] Students Researching and Writing Species Overviews
Help Enrich the Encyclopedia of Life: Students Researching and Writing Species Overviews The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL, www.eol.org ) is a global collaboration among scientists and the general public to make authoritative information and literature about all 1.9 million named species freely accessible online. The EOL team has begun a focused effort to assemble rich content for taxa of particular public interest (http://eol.org/info/priority_taxa_on_eol). We remain committed to bringing you information on all organisms, but need to do our best to serve the information most in demand from our visitors as soon as possible. We are reaching out to faculty that teach higher level courses, about the opportunity of having undergraduate and graduate students research and synthesize information about species on EOL#65533;s high priority taxa list and then summarize this information in an overview suitable for the general public. Faculty are responsible for reviewing student work. The EOL Learning + Education team can help facilitate the upload of reviewed information to the Encyclopedia of Life. The benefits of this activity for students include an opportunity to research and synthesize information to communicate science to the general public. Students, instructors and institutions receive attribution and recognition on the Encyclopedia of Life. If interested in participating in this activity for the upcoming semester, quarter or trimester, please send an email to : educat...@eol.org. Tracy Barbaro Encyclopedia of Life Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology 26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Phone: 617.496.6764 Fax: 617.495.5667 www.eol.org http://education.eol.org
[ECOLOG-L] Moth Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life
Moths Automeris io, Korscheltellus gracilis, Noctuidae Likes moths to a flame, some people are irresistibly drawn to the woods at night. Carrying bedsheets and armed with special lights and lures, they come seeking moths. In July 2012, in 49 states and numerous countries across the world, scientists and ordinary folk alike fanned out to get a closer look at these insects. They may be less gaudy than their butterfly cousins, yet theyre anything but ordinary. Listen to the podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/moths
[ECOLOG-L] Springtails Podcast
New podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org)! Springtails Collembola Springtails are tiny creatures that live underfoot in the soil and leaf litter. Most people are not even aware they exist. Until 2000, biologists classified these curious animals as insects. Then new DNA evidence forced scientists like Louis Deharveng to revise their thinking and redraw a branch on the tree of life. Listen to the podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/springtails EOL Podcasts are hosted by Ari Daniel Shapiro. Brought to you by the Encyclopedia of Life and Atlantic Public Media. 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.
[ECOLOG-L] Western silver aster podcast
Western silvery aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum) When biologist Diana Bizecki Robson sits in the middle of the tallgrass prairie in a park near Winnipeg, she sees starsthe tiny, bright flowers of the western silvery aster. The prairie may seem a world away from our modern lives, but Robson shows how this endangered ecosystems flora and fauna are intimately connected with our own well-being. Listen to the podcast on the Encyclopedia of Life: http://education.eol.org/podcast/western-silvery-aster
[ECOLOG-L] Mobile Citizen Science Crowdsourcing Project
The Biotrackers NSF project (http://biotrackers.net/) is pleased to announce the launch of a mobile, citizen science crowdsourcing project in partnership with iNaturalist, Leafsnap, and the Encyclopedia of Life. The goal of the project is to dramatically increase the number of species that can be automatically identified using the free iPhone Leafsnap app. We are calling all nature enthusiasts to join the fun by visiting our project page, which includes simple instructions on how to participate! http://biotrackers.net/Leafsnap-Project/home.html
[ECOLOG-L] Students Researching and Writing Brief Summaries for EOL Taxon Pages
The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL, www.eol.org ) is a global collaboration among scientists and the general public to make authoritative information and literature about all 1.9 million named species freely accessible online. The EOL team has begun a focused effort to assemble rich content for taxa of particular public interest (http://eol.org/info/priority_taxa_on_eol ). We remain committed to bringing you information on all organisms, but need to do our best to serve the information most in demand from our visitors as soon as possible. We are reaching out to faculty that teach higher level courses, about the opportunity of having undergraduate and graduate students research and synthesize information about species on EOLs high priority taxa list and then summarize this information in an overview suitable for the general public. Faculties are responsible for reviewing student work. The EOL Learning + Education team will provide guidance, supporting materials and can help facilitate the upload of reviewed information to the Encyclopedia of Life. The benefits of this activity for students include an opportunity to research and synthesize information to communicate science to the general public. Students, instructors and institutions receive attribution and recognition on the Encyclopedia of Life. See an example of past student work here: http://eol.org/data_objects/17902925 If interested in participating in this activity for the upcoming semester, quarter or trimester, please send an email to: educat...@eol.org.
[ECOLOG-L] Anolis Lizards Podcast
Encyclopedia of Life Fellow Rosario Castañeda takes us to the back rooms of Harvards Museum of Comparative Zoology, searching through dozens of jars of pickled anole lizards to see the traces of evolution in action. These faded specimens dont much resemble these vivid animals in life, as they skitter along branches and tree trunks in their native tropics. But to the trained eye, they're revealing secrets. Listen to the podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/anoles Learn more about the Encyclopedia of Life Fellows Program: http://eol.org/info/fellows
[ECOLOG-L] Tulip Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life
Tulip Podcast From the Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org) Subject: Genetic Variation Tulips(Tulipa) When you think of the tools of the modern geneticist, the lowly razor blade probably dont come to mind. But this low-tech tool is essential to the work of Dutch geneticist and passionate gardener Ben Zonneveld, who is using it to tease apart the genetic secrets of the flower whose spectacular genetic variation caused tulip mania in the 1600s and has made it a star in the genetics lab in the twenty-first century. Ari Daniel Shapiro reports from Leiden, the Netherlands. Listen to the Podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/tulips EOL Podcasts are hosted by Ari Daniel Shapiro. Brought to you by the Encyclopedia of Life and Atlantic Public Media. 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.
[ECOLOG-L] Fungi Podcast
Fungi Podcast From the Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org) Hypholoma fasciculare and Amanita brunnescens This weeks podcast begins with a riddle about a life form thats all around us, yet rarely seen. Working under cover, it sends its ghostly tendrils into almost every corner of the terrestrial world. We associate it with death and decay, but life as we know it would be impossible without it. Come for a walk in the woods and learn how this mysterious form of life, neither animal nor vegetable, shapes our world. Listen to the Podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/fungi Podcasts are hosted by Ari Daniel Shapiro. Brought to you by the Encyclopedia of Life and Atlantic Public Media.
[ECOLOG-L] New Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life
New Podcast From the Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org) Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus The marabou stork of southern Africa isnt much to look atits large, ungainly, and bald like a vulture, with a nasty appetite for carrion. This bird is increasingly making a home in urban areas like the Ugandan capital of Kampala, where human city dwellers dont much like the habits of these winged neighbors. But graduate student Lillian Twanza has been studying the storks, with growing respect. She tells Ari Daniel Shapiro the ways that people have unknowingly put out the welcome mat for these scavengers. Listen to the Podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/marabou-stork One Species at a Time podcasts are hosted by Ari Daniel Shapiro. Brought to you by the Encyclopedia of Life and Atlantic Public Media
[ECOLOG-L] Education Innovation Challenge first round deadline is this Friday March 23rd
A friendly reminder that the EOL Education Innovation Challenge first round deadline is this Friday March 23rd by 5:00 pm US Eastern Daylight Time. The first round submission is a product idea that includes an overview of the concept (1,500 words or less). For more information see below and please visit: http://eol.org/info/info/learning_education_challenge Encyclopedia of Life Education Innovation Challenge The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is pleased to announce the EOL Education Innovation Challenge, an international competition to foster development of educational software tools, services, or games using EOL content. The challenge is to use EOL content and services to create an engaging and educational application that will promote global learning activities focused on discovering and understanding the living world. The competition will award funding to the most scalable and innovative applications. Target audiences can include the general public, citizen scientists and learners of all ages in both formal and informal settings. The platform can be the web and/or mobile devices. The Challenge is a two-stage process. In Stage 1, applicants submit a product idea that includes an overview of the concept. Applicants who are selected to continue to Stage 2 will be asked to submit a development plan and budget required to complete a working product. One or more prizes will be awarded to successful Stage 2 proposals. Deadlines: Stage 1 applications are due on March 23, 2012 by 5:00 PM US Eastern Daylight Time. The results of Stage 1 will be announced no later than April 13, 2012. Stage 2 submissions are due June 15, 2012. The results of Stage 2 will be announced by mid-July 2012. Awards The prize total is $50,000 USD, which may be divided among one or more successful applicants. In addition to the cash award, the winners' work will be promoted and distributed by EOL. #8232;#8232; The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) operates as an ongoing collaboration of individuals and organizations who share the vision to provide global access to knowledge about life on Earth. EOL is supported by founding sponsors the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Additional support comes from EOL member institutions and donations from around the world.
[ECOLOG-L] Midas Fly Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life
Midas Fly Podcast From the Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org) Themes/Subject: Ecosystem changes, human impacts, indicator species. Cresting a red sand dune, you come upon an unexpected sight in the desert: a shimmering expanse of fresh water. This oasis is no mirage, but a lake accidentally created by waste water from a desalination plant serving the growing city of Al Ain. The lake has brought change to the creatures, like the mydas fly, that are adapted to life in this stark and beautiful landscape. Ari Daniel Shapiro reports this cautionary tale from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to the podcast here: http://education.eol.org/podcast/midas-fly
[ECOLOG-L] Starlings Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life
Starlings Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life This week, we hear a story in two acts about a very familiar birdthe common starling. It's a non-native species that is omnivorous, gregarious, adaptable, and highly successful in its adopted land. It turns out we humans have inadvertently put out the welcome mat for this alien species. Act One tells the story about this winged invader with an $800 million appetite for fruit crops. As for Act Two, well let independent producer Josh Kurz and the theater troupe Higher Mammals explain. Startling recordings courtesy of Donald Kroodsma and were recorded at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Listen to the podcast here: http://education.eol.org/podcast/starlings
[ECOLOG-L] Encyclopedia of Life Education Innovation Challenge
EOL Education Innovation Challenge The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is pleased to announce the EOL Education Innovation Challenge, an international competition to foster development of educational software tools, services, or games using EOL content. The challenge is to use EOL content and services to create an engaging and educational application that will promote global learning activities focused on discovering and understanding the living world. The competition will award funding to the most scalable and innovative applications. Target audiences can include the general public, citizen scientists and learners of all ages in both formal and informal settings. The platform can be the web and/or mobile devices. The Challenge is a two-stage process. In Stage 1, applicants submit a product idea that includes an overview of the concept. Applicants who are selected to continue to Stage 2 will be asked to submit a development plan and budget required to complete a working product. One or more prizes will be awarded to successful Stage 2 proposals. The prize total is $50,000 USD, which may be divided among one or more successful applicants. In addition to the cash award, the winners' work will be promoted and distributed by EOL. #8232;#8232; For more information about deadlines, guidelines and eligibility, please visit the EOL Innovation Challenge page (http://eol.org/info/290? language=en) --- The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) operates as an ongoing collaboration of individuals and organizations who share the vision to provide global access to knowledge about life on Earth. EOL is supported by founding sponsors the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Additional support comes from EOL member institutions and donations from around the world.
[ECOLOG-L] Ugandan Butterflies Podcast
Ugandan Butterflies Podcast Pieridae, Abisara neavei The landscape of Uganda has changed radically, for butterflies as well as people. Its change that can be measured in many waysin the inches of rainfall, acres of forest clearedor the span of a tiny butterflys wings. Learn more in our new podcast. http://education.eol.org/podcast/ugandan-butterflies -- 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.
[ECOLOG-L] Explore or Create a Virtual Collection of Species
The Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org) has a new collection tool that allows you to organize lists of species, information, media, maps, and sounds - anything of interest to you from the Encyclopedia of Life- into a virtual collection, that you can annotate and share. Explore existing collections (http://education.eol.org/page/collections) or create your own at www.eol.org.
[ECOLOG-L] Sanibel Shells Podcast from EOL
Sanibel Shells Podcast from EOL Sanibel Shells Epitonium angulatum In this podcast we join serious beachcombers along the high-tide line of Sanibel Island, Florida. These shellers come in search of beautiful sea shells, sometimes no bigger than a grain of rice, that are the remains of marine snails, bivalves, and other mollusks. Along the beach and at the island's Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, we learn why Sanibels shores are so rich in molluscan treasure, and how shelling has captured the imaginations of scientists and enthusiasts alike. Listen to the podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/sanibel-shells
[ECOLOG-L] Greenland Shark Podcast from EOL
Greenland Shark Podcast from The Encyclopedia of Life (eol.org) Join shark expert Greg Skomal as he ventures under the Arctic ice in search of the Greenland shark. Sharing this icy, blue twilight with an apex predator is a thrill--so long as you dont end up being mistaken for a ringed seal, the sharks favorite meal. In this episode, well learn how Skomals research is revealing how these evolutionary survivors endure despite astonishing obstacles. Listen to the podcast here: http://eol.org/pages/205932/overview
[ECOLOG-L] Red Knot Podcast From the Encyclopedia of Life
Red Knot Podcast From the Encyclopedia of Life The red knot is a tiny shorebird that undertakes a mind-boggling migration from the tip of South America all the way to the Arctic Circle. One of the few stops on that marathon journey is the Delaware Bay, an estuary that offers a banquet for migrating birds. Here, for some 20,000 years, red knots have flocked by the thousands to fuel their journey. But humans may be writing a tragic ending to this extraordinary evolutionary success story, unless biologists armed with an unusual tool can win a race against time. Listen to the podcast here: http://education.eol.org/podcast/red-knot
[ECOLOG-L] Students Researching and Writing Species Overviews
Help Enrich the Encyclopedia of Life: Students Researching and Writing Species Overviews The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL, www.eol.org ) is a global collaboration among scientists and the general public to make authoritative information and literature about all 1.9 million named species freely accessible online. The EOL team has begun a focused effort to assemble rich content for taxa of particular public interest (http://eol.org/info/priority_taxa_on_eol). We remain committed to bringing you information on all organisms, but need to do our best to serve the information most in demand from our visitors as soon as possible. We are reaching out to faculty that teach higher level courses, about the opportunity of having undergraduate and graduate students research and synthesize information about species on EOLs high priority taxa list and then summarize this information in an overview suitable for the general public. Faculty are responsible for reviewing student work. The EOL Learning + Education team can help facilitate the upload of reviewed information to the Encyclopedia of Life. The benefits of this activity for students include an opportunity to research and synthesize information to communicate science to the general public. Students, instructors and institutions receive attribution and recognition on the Encyclopedia of Life. If interested in participating in this activity for the upcoming semester, quarter or trimester, please send an email to : educat...@eol.org. Tracy Barbaro Encyclopedia of Life Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology 26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Phone: 617.496.6764 Fax: 617.495.5667 www.eol.org http://education.eol.org
[ECOLOG-L] Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org), do you use it and how?
The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL, www.eol.org) is a free online source of biodiversity information. Have you used EOL in your research, teaching or learning? If so, we'd like to know about your experience. Please send us an email at: educat...@eol.org Thanks! Tracy Barbaro Encyclopedia of Life Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology 26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Phone: 617.496.6764 www.eol.org http://education.eol.org ---
[ECOLOG-L] Ediacaran Fossils Podcast
When the cod fishery collapsed in Newfoundland in the early 1990s, the hopes of the local fish harvesters collapsed with it. Hundreds of Newfoundlanders moved away and businesses that depended on the cod fishery closed. But retired schoolteacher Kit Ward of Portugal Cove South wasnt content to watch her community vanish with the cod. She and some friends teamed up to find a solution that was right under their feet, in the reddish rocks of Mistaken Point. Listen to the podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/ediacaran-fossils Learn more about Ediacaran Fossils: http://www.complex-life.org/ This podcast was produced by Atlantic Public Media and the Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org) and funded by the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
[ECOLOG-L] New Features on the Encyclopedia of Life!
The Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org), a free, online collaborative website offering information about life on earth has some great new features! Create a Virtual Collection The Collections feature gives you the ability to gather together the pieces of EOL that are of greatest interest to you into a virtual collection which you can name, annotate and share. View examples of education focused collections on EOL: http://eol.org/users/50578/collections Create or Join a Community People who share a common interest in a particular aspect of living nature come together in EOL Communities to ask questions or share their expertise. Create a Field Guide The Field Guide tool provides a way to organize species information for a particular project or purpose. Field Guides enable the creation of customized content to include just the information from EOL specific to your educational needs. Print options include a journal section for student observations. To make your own field guide visit: http://fieldguides.eol.org/ In addition, the new EOL.org is easier to search and provides information for English, Arabic, and Spanish language speakers. Dont forget to tune in every 2 weeks for a new podcast from EOLs One Species at a Time series (http://education.eol.org/podcast) About EOL The Encyclopedia of Life is compiled from existing databases and from contributions by experts and non-experts throughout the world. It aims to build one infinitely expandable page for each species, including video, sound, images, graphics, as well as text. Learn more at www.eol.org
[ECOLOG-L] Muskox Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life
Theres a chill in the air this week as we travel to a mountain range in Norway in search of muskoxen, Ice Age survivors that once roamed the far north alongside the woolly mammoth. Introduced to Norway from Greenland in the 1940s, muskoxen flourished on these cool, dry slopes until 2006, when the seemingly healthy animals began to die. Ari Daniel Shapiro investigates the muskox mystery. Listen to the Muskox podcast here: http://education.eol.org/podcast/muskox
[ECOLOG-L] A New and Improved Encyclopedia of Life
The Encyclopedia of Life v2 The Encyclopedia of Life, an effort to bring together authoritative information about all life on earth has a new look and new features! Communities and Collections It is now easier to personalize content on EOL, and to interact with fellow enthusiasts worldwide. It is also vastly expanded, offering information on more than one-third of all known species on Earth. Searching and Sharing The new interface makes it easy for users to find organisms of interest; to create personal collections of photos and information; to find or upload pictures, videos and sounds (new to EOLv2!); and to share comments, questions and expertise with users worldwide who share similar interests. The new EOL.org provides for English, Arabic, and Spanish language speakers. Check it out at eol.org
[ECOLOG-L] Spider Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org)
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.
[ECOLOG-L] Invasive Species Podcast
Water Hyacinth Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) It may have pretty purple flowers, but Eichhornia crassipes can be a green menace. Introduced to Africa from the neotropics, this invasive weed is choking Lake Victoria, the worlds second largest lake. Water hyacinth has carpeted vast stretches of the lake, fouling fishing nets and blocking harbors. Ari Daniel Shapiro teams with reporter in the field, Gastive Oyani, to speak with local fishermen and botanist Helida Oyieke. They learn how the lake and the lives of the people who depend on it are responding to this weedy challenge. Listen to the podcast on the Learning + Education section of the Encyclopedia of Life. (http://education.eol.org/podcast/water-hyacinth) 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
[ECOLOG-L] Red Paper Latern Jellyfish Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
Red Paper Latern Jellyfish Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Vacuumed up from its habitat a mile down in the ocean, the red paper lantern jelly may not look like much. Mostly water, its so fragile that once brought to the surface its reduced to a tattered blob in a jar. But this unassuming jellyfish has lessons for scientists. Its teaching researchers in Japan how intricately life is connected down in the oceans deep, dark depthsand how the fate of this small red lantern sheds light on the fragility of life close to home. Listen to the podcast on the Learning + Education section of the Encyclopedia of Life. http://education.eol.org/podcast/red-paper-latern-jellyfish 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
[ECOLOG-L] New Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life
One Species at a Time Podcast Series from the Encyclopedia of Life Red-shouldered Soapberry Bug Jadera haematoloma In the lab at American University in Washington, DC, evolutionary biologist David Angelini and graduate student Stacey Baker are studying a snazzy red- and-black insect called the red-shouldered soapberry bug. These tiny insects with the big name are speedy and hard to catchand speedy in other ways, too, as Ari Daniel Shapiro discovers. Listen to the podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast Read about this species on the Encyclopedia of Life:http://www.eol.org/pages/609225 Learn more about Red-shouldered soapberry bugs on Soapberrybug.org 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
[ECOLOG-L] Quinine Tree (Cinchona pubescens) Podcast
Quinine Tree Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life Cinchona pubescens http://education.eol.org/podcast In a large greenhouse at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri, there grows a slender sapling of Cinchona pubescens, a tree that has played a remarkable role in human history. Journeying to this artificial tropical forest under glass, Ari Daniel Shapiro asks curators Carmen Ulloa Ulloa and Charlotte Taylor just what makes this famous fever tree special. He also learns how its possible to open a three-hundred-year-old bundle of dried plant specimens and disappearhappilyinto the past. Listen to the podcast on the Learning+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
[ECOLOG-L] EO Wilson Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life
E.O. Wilson Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life Renowned evolutionary biologist Edward O. Wilson has spent his long career cracking the code of ants. Its the ants ability to communicate and form tight-knit societies that lies behind their extraordinary evolutionary success. Ari Daniel Shapiro visits Wilson in his office at Harvard to learn the nature of the ants special languageand whats in an ants name. Listen to the podcast on the Learning+Education section of the Encyclopedia of Life. You will also find extra audio from Dr. Wilson explaining what he loves about science and a video tour of his office! Link to podcast: http://education.eol.org/podcast/eo-wilson 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
[ECOLOG-L] Lichen Podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life (Updated)
One Species at a Time Podcast Series from the Encyclopedia of Life Lichens Xanthoparmelia plittii and Umbilicaria mammulata Most of us walk past lichen-covered rocks, splotched with grays, greens, and golds, without giving them a closer look. Ari Daniel Shapiro visits with mycologist Anne Pringle and graudate student Benjamin Wolfe to learn about these amazing symbiotic organisms, formed when a fungus partners with an algae. Each lichen can host an entire microcosm, a microbial landscape teeming with life. These worlds-within-worlds are proving an invaluable tool for scientists studying our changing landscapes. Listen to the podcast on the Learning + Education section of the Encyclopedia of Life! http://education.eol.org/podcast/lichens About the Encyclopedia of Life The Encyclopedia of Life is a collaborative effort among scientist 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
