Symbiosis is a vital and enduring interaction between two species in nature, benefiting both organisms involved. Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism are the three main types of symbiotic relationships. Mutualism benefits both species, commensalism benefits one species while leaving the other unaffected, and parasitism benefits one species at the expense of the other.
Urban Jungle: The History and Future of Nature in the City
In this exhilarating look at cities, past and future, Ben Wilson proposes that, in our world of rising seas and threatening weather, the natural world may prove the city's savior.
New📜paper freshly out from the @idealab - Our new Open Access article in Scientific Reports showcases the relative contribution of maternal, paternal, caring parent and personal environments on the development of exploratory behavior in the fathead minnow. Unexpectedly, we find a hidden cost of mismatched environments between parental sexes! https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46269-8#ecology#evolution#plasticity@academicchatter
trying to decode what darwin called the "abominable mystery" of the world's 28,000 species of orchids.
take, for instance, their mimicry:
"Ophrys apifera orchids look and smell like female bees. The Hammer orchid eerily resembles a female wasp. The Satyrium pumilum orchid, in South Africa, imitates the scent of dead animals to attract fruit flies..."
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: A Framework for Assessment is the first product
of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA), a four-year international work
program designed to meet the needs of decision-makers for scientific information
on the links between ecosystem change and human well-being.
How do we produce and disseminiate #knowledge of sand without reducing it to an object, mineral, or resource? The S.AND team has kicked off "Sand Bundles" to share our curiosity about #sand , other granular materials and coastal geology beyond academia. In exchange with artists, activists and curators, we wish to co-develop tools that bundle theoretical and creative perspectives for an Anthropocenic understanding of sand. Join us via the Ecological Design Collective. www.ecodesigncollective.org
I've just finished reading Feral. I'll admit I felt it was just a tad pretentious to start, but the concept of rewilding won me over.
In many ways it matches my own feelings and ideas about the natural world.
I would highly recommend Feral to anyone who has any interest in the nature and ecology of our seas and forests.
4,5/5 stars 😁
Today in Labor History September 27, 1962: Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published, ushering in the modern environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.