December 2003 NOTICIAS DE GALAPAGOS 62 A NEW RECORD OF ANEMONE BARRENS IN THE GALAPAGOS By: Thomas. A. Okey, Scoresby. A. Shepherd, and Priscilla C.
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The 1985 report of the discovery of an “ozone hole” over Antarctica focused attention on the idea that humans can have a significant impact on
The past decade has seen an unusual number of large, stand replacing fires in the western forests of the United States. They are unusual in
The U.S. government is ill prepared to confront increasingly severe water shortages across the country and should make a new commitment to water research and
What is Desertification? As the word suggests, the definition of desertification is: the process of an area of land becoming a desert. This typically makes
