amphibia Rana muscosa wetland, acid precip; chytrid fungus spread in banana crates: flagellated spores.
Rana catesbeiana=Bull, pipiens=N. leopard. Attenborough's Life Stories: Panamanian golden frog
extinction EXPLOIT: make use of & derive benefit from (a resource); hunt, fish, cutting.
North Atlantic (east & west populations), Southern Atlantic bluefin tuna (Albacore)
Atlantic cod Georges (Cape Cod) Grand (Newfoundland) Banks.
Nuisance Fish DVD. Nuisance Fish: jumping Asian carp Bighead/Silver carp 1970s improve water quality: remove algae in aquaculture ponds.
habitat_loss Baobab (upside down) Trees of Madagascar: other trees have been cut for agriculture QE31 .S722 2008 Earth the Biography 1:24:50 only Baobab trees left Madagascar
biomagnification 1/3M -> 10K fold; FDR virus, not lice.
DDT may cause birth defects OSPREY Tuna (bigeye,yellowfin=Ahi) herring/sardine/anchovy?
FAO=Food and Agriculture Organization DDT: the miracle insecticide DDT: case studies for U.S. and Africa
ozone_hole August=winter. Stratosphere 20 km; aerosol disperser, foaming agent Ozone hole peaks over Antarctica (2008)
greenhouse_effect Greenhouse effect: demo in a bottle
sulfur_pollution New Mexico/Arizona/Colorado/Utah
acid_precipitation Kill mycorrhyzae, excess protons release cation minerals from soil.
nuclear_power <1% in nature; reactor-grade=3%; weapons 90%(93% Pu-239). Fukushima Daiichi 2011 tsunami.
NRC Questions Westinghouse Reactor Design (AP1000) Yucca Mountain Nevada. Chernobyl Ukraine 86.
ethanol Sugarcane, oil palm; GM yeast cellulose. Any engine can run 10% ethanol, not E-85; Mexico tortilla.
human_population_growth health care, sanitation, edu: Drug War!
footprint US footprint (at bottom) 9.7 hectares * 2.47 = 24 acres What is your ecological footprint?
habitat_restoration Liatris pycnostachya? BLAZING STAR. Aldo Leopold.
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