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Wisley is a 240-acre horticultural mecca
for the floribunda of Britain and beyond.
It has a variety of habitats, from rock gardens and meadow
to wetlands and forest.
A mock-Tudor Edwardian building, houses the
experimentation, preservation and conservation,
as a laboratory, at the start of the last century.
Now, tens of thousands of plants,
trees and their seeds have been conserved
for future generations.
This is in anticipation of further irreversible changes
in climate, ecosystems or other man-made interference
with the natural order.
The legacy of this project may prove
to be totally priceless.
There is an interesting monument between the souvenir pavilions and the parking lot - this is an astronomical pyramid installed on the meridian corresponding to 15 degrees east of Greenwich, which almost exactly runs from north to south through the top of the volcano and close to some famous craters. The monument was built in 2007, it has 4 faces directed to the cardinal directions, a sundial and an astronomical calendar are located on them.
Mount Etna is an iconic site encompassing 19,237 uninhabited hectares on the highest part of Mount Etna, on the eastern coast of Sicily. Mount Etna is the highest Mediterranean island mountain and the most active stratovolcano in the world. The eruptive history of the volcano can be traced back 500,000 years and at least 2,700 years of this activity has been documented. The almost continuous eruptive activity of Mount Etna continues to influence volcanology, geophysics and other Earth science disciplines. The volcano also supports important terrestrial ecosystems including endemic flora and fauna and its activity makes it a natural laboratory for the study of ecological and biological processes. The diverse and accessible range of volcanic features such as summit craters, cinder cones, lava flows and the Valle de Bove depression have made the site a prime destination for research and education. whc.unesco.org/en/list/1427/
Le Florida Aquarium est un aquarium géant géré par le secteur public à Tampa (Floride). On peut y observer de nombreux animaux, des écosystèmes aquatiques ainsi que terrestres, de Floride et du monde entier. Il participe notamment à la recherche et au sauvetage des récifs coralliens, des tortues de mer et des requins qui se trouvent dans la baie de Tampa et du golfe du Mexique. D’une superficie totale de près de 2 300 m², il est formé d’un dôme en verre de 25 mètres de hauteur, de 75 000 mètres carrés d’espace d’exposition et accueille près de 20 000 plantes aquatiques et animaux originaires de Floride et du monde entier. L'aquarium met en scène le parcours de l'eau en Floride, il est ainsi possible de voir des zones humides (sans moustiques :-), des plages et des barrières de coraux. Nous avons commencé la visite par le deuxième niveau, grâce au Wetlands Trail (exposition à ciel ouvert) mettant en vedette certaines des espèces les plus connues de la Floride : les alligators, les oiseaux et les loutres. Nous avons poursuivi le voyage à Madagascar, dans la cime des arbres en compagnie des lémuriens. Cette zone propose également des geckos, des caméléons et même des cafards. La visite continue dans la Coral Reef Gallery qui donne l’illusion de s’aventurer dans les profondeurs sous-marines, où se croisent une myriade de poissons tous plus insolites : poisson écureuil, poisson chat, poisson soldat, des poissons tropicaux (dont les rares dragons de mer feuillus d’Australie)… et des coraux. Le spectacle devient plus coloré à partir de là, avec l'exposition Waves of Wonder et ses poissons clowns, des réservoirs lumineux remplis de poissons tropicaux multicolores et de méduses translucides. On s’enfonce dans un tunnel qui descend dans des eaux de plus en plus profondes et en révèle les habitants. Chaque fenêtre présente un micro habitat différent selon la profondeur. La dernière fenêtre est l’équivalent d’une plongée à 20 mètres. Ne ratez pas non plus la Coral Cave qui abrite les crustacés, les écrevisses et les langoustes de toutes les espèces, des poissons soldats, des poissons-scorpions et des Nurse Sharks (requin nourrice). La vue panoramique depuis the Panoramic Window est absolument unique et permet d’admirer toute la diversité de la vie des profondeurs d’un seul coup d’œil. Très impressionnant : la paroi transparente de 5 cm d’acrylique est le seul rempart face aux 1,9 million de litres d’eau de mer. Des oiseaux en vol libre ainsi qu’une pieuvre géante du pacifique sont également d’autres surprises à découvrir au Floride Aquarium.
The Florida Aquarium is a giant aquarium operated by the public sector in Tampa, Florida. There are many animals, aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, from Florida and around the world. He is involved in the search and rescue of coral reefs, sea turtles and sharks in Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. With a total surface area of almost 2,300 m², it consists of a glass dome 25 meters high, 75,000 square meters of exhibition space and hosts nearly 20,000 aquatic plants and animals from Florida and the whole world. The aquarium stages the Florida water course, so it's possible to see wetlands (without mosquitoes :-), beaches and coral reefs. We started the tour through the second level, with the Wetlands Trail featuring some of Florida's best-known species: alligators, birds and otters. We continued the trip to Madagascar, in the treetops in the company of lemurs. This area also offers geckos, chameleons and even cockroaches. The visit continues in the Coral Reef Gallery which gives the illusion of venturing into the underwater depths, where a myriad of fishes are all more unusual: squirrel fish, catfish, soldier fish, tropical fish (whose rare Australian hardwood dragons) ... and corals. The show becomes more colorful from there, with the exhibition Waves of Wonder and its clown fish, light tanks filled with multicolored tropical fish and translucent jellyfish. We sink into a tunnel that descends into deeper and deeper waters and reveals the inhabitants. Each window has a different micro habitat depending on the depth. The last window is the equivalent of a dive at 20 meters. Do not miss the Coral Cave which houses crustaceans, crayfish and lobsters of all species, fish soldiers, scorpion fish and Nurse Sharks (nurse shark). The panoramic view from the Panoramic Window is absolutely unique and allows you to admire the diversity of life in the depths at a glance. Very impressive: the transparent wall of 5 cm of acrylic is the only bulwark against 1.9 million liters of seawater. Birds in free flight and a giant octopus of the Pacific are also other surprises to discover at the Florida Aquarium.
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The biosphere we live in is tired of us. It is on the verge of tolerance and has already started to show its ominous reactions to our self-destructive actions. So, we humans are looking for backups, may be some other places in the universe if this blue planet decides not to sustain us anymore. We look for habitable exoplanets or atleast think about the inhabitable Luna or Mars to terraform into suitable future refuge for the human race.
To carry out research on the human sustenance in closed, self replenishing ecosystems, a research facility was established in Tuscon, Arizona in between 1987 and 1991. Since this facility sits on the Earth, the first biosphere, it was innovatively named Biosphere 2. Biosphere 2 has replicated five key biomes of the world inside it, with more or less success. It harbors a large, green house enclosed tropical rainforest, a small sea, desert, mangrove forest and a savannah grassland. It also has a human habitat and three artificial mountain slopes. Although several initial research attempts on human sustainibility in a closed system like Biosphere 2 has been deemed unsuccessful and were mared with criticism, they point out critical gaps in our knowledge about 'living on our own' in a new planet or biosphere. Simply put, we are not ready yet to leave the Earth in search of a new habitat if a catastrophe happens in recent years.
I was in Biosphere 2 from January 7 to January 12 to attend the "Environmental Virology Workshop 2013" organized by the University of Arizona and the Gordon Betty Moore Foundation. The workshop was pretty intensive, with only a two hour gap during the lunch time and half an hour breaks in between every session. So, I decided to carry only the Fujifilm X100 with a 35mm fixed lens.
Sitting right inside the desert, Biosphere 2 is a unique idea realized through breathtaking architechture and ecological niches. My photos probably tell just a little part of the story, you have to be there for a few days to experience the totality of it.
In the case of forest cover change, the studies refer to the period 1980–2000 and are based on national statistics, remote sensing, and, to a limited degree, expert opinion. In the case of land cover change resulting from degradation in drylands (desertification), the period is unspecified but inferred to be within the last half-century, and the major study was entirely based on expert opinion, with associated low certainty. Change in cultivated area is not shown.
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Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario 21 Mar 2020
This Canyon in the Niagara Escarpment was a glacial meltwater channel which allowed late-glacial Lake Peel to drain meltwater southwards.
The Niagara Escarpment is a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. It has the oldest forest ecosystem and trees in eastern North America. Dolomite of the Lockport formation, Silurian in age.
Spring sunshine tempted us out from COVID-19 seclusion. Rattlesnake Point was popular and the Conservation Authority chose to close the park while we were there.
Check out the latest and greatest scientific instruments for environmental research from LI-COR Biosciences, in LEGO form! Several scientists measure photosynthesis, soil flux, leaf area, and light, while an eddy covariance tower silently measures CO2 and CH4 flux.
Inland water systems are permanent water bodies inland from the coastal zone and areas whose properties and use are dominated by the permanent, seasonal, or intermittent occurrence of flooded conditions. Inland waters include rivers, lakes, floodplains, reservoirs, wetlands, and inland saline systems.
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Healthy natural coastal ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, saltwater marshlands and seagrass meadows provide a vast array of important co-benefits to coastal communities around the world, including throughout the Arabian Peninsula. These benefits include ecosystem services such as a rich cultural heritage; the protection of shorelines from storms; erosion or sea-level rise; food from fisheries; maintenance of water quality; and landscape beauty for recreation and ecotourism. In a “Blue Carbon” context these ecosystems also store and sequester potentially vast amounts of carbon in sediments and biomass.
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The San Pedro riparian area, containing about 40 miles of the upper San Pedro River, was designated by Congress as a National Conservation Area on November 18, 1988. The primary purpose for the designation is to protect and enhance the desert riparian ecosystem, a rare remnant of what was once an extensive network of similar riparian systems throughout the Southwest.
Many recreational opportunities are available within the NCA. Murray Springs Clovis Site, a significant archaeological site contains an undisturbed stratigraphic record of the past 40,000 years. Excavations were conducted by the University of Arizona from 1966 to 1971. People first arrived in this area 11,000 years ago. They belonged to what we now call the Clovis Culture and were the earliest known people to have inhabited North America. Named after the distinctive and beautifully crafted Clovis spear points they made, they were expert hunters of the large mammals of the last Ice Age. An interpretive trail leads visitors through the site. From Sierra Vista, take State Highway 90 east 6 miles to Monson Road. Turn left, and go about 1.2 miles to the signed turnoff to Murray Springs. The access road is located on the right.
The Spanish Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate is the most intact remaining example of a once-extensive network of similar presidios. These fortresses marked the northern extension of New Spain into the New World. Only a stone foundation and a few remaining adobe wall remnants mark the location of an isolated and dangerous military station. From Fairbank on Highway 82, drive approximately 2 miles west on Highway 82, turn right on the Kellar Ranch Road and travel approximately 3 miles to the trailhead. Hike about 2 miles to the ruins and interpretive displays.
The San Pedro House, located 9 miles east of Sierra Vista on State Highway 90, is a popular trailhead for birdwatchers, hikers, and mountain bikers. The Friends of San Pedro operate a bookstore and information center.
Photo by Bob Wick, BLM.
The pinyon pine and juniper ecosystem of the interior is adapted to regular wildfires, so this is a common sight.
A very simple ecosystem consist of moss, a blooming mushroom and some spider mites...
Any one can see the red legged mites?
Aambyvalley rd., Upper Lonavala Maharashtra India.
a record monsoon for a extended period of time seems to have disturbed the rhythm of nature.
Burrowing Owl, Sinclair Road, Calipatria, CA
More than 70 percent of the California Burrowing Owl population is found within the Salton Sea ecosystem.
Burrowing Owls make their homes alongside the agriculture irrigation ditches there, sometimes no more than three feet from the road. The Salton Sea is now one of the most reliable places to see the tiny owls.
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The Burrowing Owl’s scientific name, Athene cunicularia, refers to the Greek deity Athena, goddess of wisdom, who was attended by an owl.
The second part of their name, cunicularia, comes from the Latin word cunicularis, meaning “pertaining to the rabbit,” probably because they reside in tunnels, like rabbits.
Burrowing Owls often nest in colonies, using multiple burrows to increase the chances of their families’ survival in case a predator tries to eat the young. They generally use holes dug by small mammals or tortoises, although they sometimes shape their own holes to some extent. They are very picky when it comes to selecting a nesting location, preferring soft sand and dirt in relatively open areas for good visibility, with an entrance above ground level to avoid flooding.
Although nearby commercial and residential development has permanently disrupted many areas, the owls seem to be thriving, largely thanks to efforts on their behalf by the state and by local farmers. The owls prefer to nest under the edges of cement irrigation troughs that line the agricultural fields. The farmers need to keep these areas clear of vegetation to keep the troughs from clogging up, and the owls like these open spaces. Before removing weeds or doing other maintenance work, researchers clearly mark the areas with active burrows and then avoid them to minimize disturbance to the birds.
we were reading "the ecosystem of a fallen tree" and decided to check out these, cut yes, but still dead logs for inhabitants
Maya brought her trusty magnifying glass and watched the ants
they were hoping to find a chipmunk with acorns in a burrow as seen in the book :D
but we did locate our 2 Oak Trees after I asked them where a chipmunk might find an acorn
Digital Marketing Ecosystem - mapped
I have been thinking a lot recently about getting the different teams with some responsibility for digital activity to work together more closely. It's clear that the different activities - SEO, content, PR, social, display, PPC, market research and customer service, all impact on each other and can have positive feedbacks if planned correctly. For example, a well-planned piece of content can boost organic search traffic your website, serve as a destination and 'reason to click' for display ads, convert visitors into leads, increase the relevance (reducing cost) for your paid search, drive shares and likes on social networks - resulting in 'free' traffic, and garner inbound links which result in further improved organic search rankings.
I was looking for some kind of diagram or map that would bring it all together and I came across this from Dave Fleet davefleet.com/2010/01/2010-social-media-marketing-ecosystem/ - brilliant and visionary thinking - though I found it a little complicated on the eye and hard to explain to internal stakeholders. So I had my own stab at my own version, and mapped onto it the types of activities each of the flows consists of, hopefully adding some value to Dave's original in the process.
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