bonobo Common chimp=P. troglodytes: bilateral, vert, hair, chest nibbles, parted hair! BUSH meat.
extinction nest in oak barrens (acorns & beechnuts), breed communally, predator satiation; boom-and-bust cycles? From Billions to None: The Passenger Pigeon's Flight to Extinction
invasive Utility poles, satellite dishes, cell towers; agricultural pests in S. America.
Why are parakeetss declining? Peregrine falcons? But they don't like parrots w sharp beaks.
invasives SAY plankton: bottom of energy pyramid. Banner QUESTION horned grebe:
Why is Lake Michigan water so clear?
Female mussels PROLIFIC produce > 1M eggs/year, larvae settle on solid surface: power plant cooling systems.
Also quagga! lake trout, salmon, walleye, whitefish, perch, herring. Cane Toad Australia.
Nuisance Fish DVD. Nuisance Fish: jumping Asian carp Bighead/Silver carp 1970s improve water quality: remove algae in aquaculture ponds. Why is Lake Michigan water so clear? Why is Lake Michigan water so clear?
ozone_hole MOLYMOD ozone. Stratosphere 20 km; UVC shortest, does not reach earth.
2000 larger than US, Canada, Mexico; stabilize by 2014. August=winter. Ozone hole peaks over Antarctica (2008)
cfc REHEARSE fig: UV-B now speeds up O3 -> O2. STYROFOAM used CFCs in 80's; but HCFC-22 refrigerant still depletes ozone; polystyrene expanded beads 95% air.
O₂ 21%. HFC and PFC greenhouse, Propane hydrocarbon flammable; stratosphere 11-50km
Aerosol insect/deodorant/shaving cream spray: liquid evapo -> gas; now use nitrous oxide
acid_precipitation COAL burning, fall on Northeast.
acid_rain blood pH=7.35. Asian acid to western US! Pittsburgh/Youngstown steel/rust belt
acid_tree Kill mycorrhyzae, excess protons release cation minerals from soil.
greenhouse_effect Milankovitch cycles TENNIS ball earth west-east=left-rite Milankovitch earth tilt 23.4. Greenhouse effect: demo in a bottle
ice_cap Northern Sea Route, Northeast Passage; winds blow Antarctic sea ice Climate Change and the Yin-Yang of Polar Sea Ice: why is Antarctic sea ice increasing? As polar ice recedes: Maine could become a hub for North America
Milankovitch TENNIS ball Earth. Milankovitch Cycles: tutorial and animations
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