Encyclopedia of Life"Sea grapes" sound like something Poseidon would snack on, not a killer algae. Yet Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea poses a serious threat to marine life. Spread in the bilge water of boats, this fast-growing alga is quick to take root, squeezing out native species. But there is one spot in the Mediterranean where Caulerpa hasn't yet taken over, and biologists like Ruiz Fernández are trying to discover why.
Narrated by Ari Daniel Shapiro. Produced by Atlantic Public Media (www.atlantic.org) and Eduardo Garcia Milagros.
Invasive Species Google Earth Tour VideoEncyclopedia of Life2011-12-12 | "Sea grapes" sound like something Poseidon would snack on, not a killer algae. Yet Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea poses a serious threat to marine life. Spread in the bilge water of boats, this fast-growing alga is quick to take root, squeezing out native species. But there is one spot in the Mediterranean where Caulerpa hasn't yet taken over, and biologists like Ruiz Fernández are trying to discover why.
Narrated by Ari Daniel Shapiro. Produced by Atlantic Public Media (www.atlantic.org) and Eduardo Garcia Milagros.
[taxonomy:binomial=Caulerpa racemosa]Honey Bees Podcast Audio SlideshowEncyclopedia of Life2016-01-07 | We venture into a cloud of honey bees to learn about the unique way one bee scientist is managing to help bees and fund his research at the same time.Sea Cucumber Google Earth TourEncyclopedia of Life2014-10-15 | What reef animal comes in a rainbow of crazy colors, can throw out its innards to immobilize predators, then creep away and regrow a brand-new stomach? It’s the sea cucumber, prized as a gastronomic delight by some cultures and beginning to yield some of its secrets to scientists. Follow host Ari Daniel Shapiro from a Chinatown market to the reefs of Fiji to learn more about this amazing creature.Download the KMZ Google Earth file: http://education.eol.org/earthtours/sea_cucumbers.kmz
[taxonomy:class=Holothuroidea]National Moth Week Podcast Audio SlideshowEncyclopedia of Life2013-07-03 | Like moths to a flame, some people are irresistibly drawn to the woods at night. Carrying bed sheets and armed with special lights and lures, they come seeking moths. In July 2012, in 49 states and numerous countries across the world, scientists and ordinary folk alike fanned out to get a closer look at these insects during the first ever National Moth Week - now an annual event across the world.
[taxonomy:order=Lepidoptera]La migración de las mariposas monarca: Un tour de Google Earth (con subtítulos en español)Encyclopedia of Life2013-05-07 | Una historia sobre la migración de la población este de las mariposas monarca en Norteamérica, y de la gente que las ayuda en su camino.
Este tour de Google Earth ha sido producido por Atlantic Public Media ( http:// www.atlantic.org) en colaboración con el grupo Learning + Education de la Encyclopedia of Life (http:// www.eol.org) situada en el Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.
Productores: Eduardo Garcia-Milagros & Ari Daniel Shapiro.
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[taxonomy:binomial=Danaus plexippus] [taxonomy:class=Insecta]Monarch Butterfly Migration Google Earth TourEncyclopedia of Life2013-04-26 | A story about the migration of the eastern population of monarch butterflies in North America, and the people that help them out along the way.
This Google Earth Tour was produced by Atlantic Public Media ( http:// www.atlantic.org) in cooperation with the Encyclopedia of Life (http:// www.eol.org) Learning + Education group located at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology.
Producers: Eduardo Garcia-Milagros & Ari Daniel Shapiro
[taxonomy:binomial=Danaus plexippus] [taxonomy:class=Insecta]Red Swamp Crawfish Podcast Audio SlideshowEncyclopedia of Life2013-04-16 | For centuries, human commerce has played a role in distributing plant and animal species around the globe. But not every species can claim the title of circumnavigator. In this week's episode, Ari Daniel Shapiro journeys to the Gulf Coast of the U.S. to meet a tiny Magellan, the star of an unlikely story that has come full circle.
[taxonomy:binomial=Procambarus clarkii]Ravens VideoEncyclopedia of Life2012-11-01 | Watch a playful side of corvids—and the researcher who studies them—in this video showing biologist Christine Schwab with a raven relative, the crow.
Credit: Ari Daniel ShapiroEOL Introduction: The OrganizationEncyclopedia of Life2012-08-16 | ...EOL Introduction: A Species PageEncyclopedia of Life2012-08-16 | ...EOL Introduction: How EOL GrowsEncyclopedia of Life2012-08-16 | ...EOL Introduction: Getting InvolvedEncyclopedia of Life2012-08-16 | ...EOL Introduction: Using the SiteEncyclopedia of Life2012-08-16 | ...EOL Introduction: OverviewEncyclopedia of Life2012-08-16 | See a brief overview of the Encyclopedia of Life initiative. Then come visit at EOL.orgWhat is the Encyclopedia of Life?Encyclopedia of Life2012-08-16 | Information on all the planet's 1.9 million known species in one place. Free to use and share. Come visit at EOL.orgGoogle and Flickr Image SearchEncyclopedia of Life2012-03-02 | ...John Sullivan: 2010 EOL Rubenstein FellowEncyclopedia of Life2012-02-24 | 2010 EOL Rubenstein Fellow Congo River and African Electric Fishes Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates http://mormyrids.lifedesks.org http://congofishes.lifedesks.orgFinding Media on EOL PagesEncyclopedia of Life2012-02-22 | finding mediaFinding Media on EOL PagesEncyclopedia of Life2012-02-22 | finding mediafinding mediaEncyclopedia of Life2012-02-22 | finding mediaMelissa Frey: 2010 EOL Rubenstein FellowEncyclopedia of Life2012-02-22 | 2010 EOL Rubenstein Fellow Marine Invaders of the Northeast Pacific Marine Invasions Laboratory, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center http://neritopsine.lifedesks.orgUploading Bibliography to LifeDesksEncyclopedia of Life2012-02-22 | ...Uploading Images to LifedesksEncyclopedia of Life2012-02-22 | ...Breda Zimkus: 2010 EOL Rubenstein FellowEncyclopedia of Life2012-02-22 | 2010 EOL Rubenstein Fellow
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http://africanamphibians.lifedesks.orgDirect Text EntryEncyclopedia of Life2012-02-22 | ...Google and Flickr Image SearchEncyclopedia of Life2012-02-22 | ...Image InvitationEncyclopedia of Life2012-02-22 | ...Arctic Tern Migration Google Earth Tour VideoEncyclopedia of Life2011-12-05 | The arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) makes an incredible migration each year. These small birds travel distances of more than 50,000 miles, from pole to pole, crossing through temperate and tropical regions along the way. Carsten Egevang used geo-locator tags to track ten of these terns, and he shares their story with us in this tour.
Narrated by Ari Daniel Shapiro. Produced by Atlantic Public Media (www.atlantic.org) and Eduardo Garcia Milagros.
[taxonomy:binomial=Sterna paradisaea]Martens PodcastEncyclopedia of Life2011-10-03 | Remember the four-hundred-year-old oak tree in our Martens podcast, the one whose hollow trunk held fourteen people?
Credit: Ari Daniel ShapiroAtlantic Bluefin Tuna Google Earth TourEncyclopedia of Life2011-06-08 | What is it like to be eyeball to eyeball with a fish the size of a Volkswagen? Learn about the process of tagging tuna and how those tags are revealing surprises that might help save tuna from their own popularity in sushi restaurants.
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Produced by Eduardo Garcia Milagros and Atlantic Public Media. Narrated by Ari Daniel ShapiroDr. Wilsons Cabinet of Myrmecological WondersEncyclopedia of Life2011-01-21 | Visit Mr. Wilson's cabinet of myrmecological wonders...this "retired" Harvard professor's office, chock full of souvenirs from his long career studying ants.One Species at a Time Podcast: Beetles and MothsEncyclopedia of Life2010-11-03 | A podcast from the Encyclopedia of Life. Listen to all of our podcasts at: www.eol.org/podcast [taxonomy:binomial=Anoplophora glabripennis]
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[taxonomy:class=Insecta]CV Ocean Bowl Team, Dance Like A Box Jellie Dance!2.flvEncyclopedia of Life2010-03-09 | ConVal High School Ocean Bowl Team's , "Dance Like A Box Jellie Dance!" for the Encyclopedia of Life Podcast of Life challenge. (www.eol.org/podcast)boxjelTeachers.MP4Encyclopedia of Life2010-03-02 | Teachers at Eliot K-12 School do a box jellyfish dance.BoxjelMomEncyclopedia of Life2010-03-02 | ...boxjelMet2Encyclopedia of Life2010-03-02 | ...boxjelMet.MP4Encyclopedia of Life2010-03-02 | Students at the Met High School do a box jellyfish dance.boxjelLauraMom.MP4Encyclopedia of Life2010-03-02 | A friend's mother does a box jellyfish dance.boxjelEliotAll.MP4Encyclopedia of Life2010-03-02 | Students at Eliot K-12 School do a box jellyfish dance.boxjelEliot5.MP4Encyclopedia of Life2010-03-02 | Students at Eliot K-12 School do a box jellyfish dance.boxjelEliot4.MP4Encyclopedia of Life2010-03-02 | Students at Eliot K-12 School do a box jellyfish dance.boxjelEliot3.MP4Encyclopedia of Life2010-03-02 | Students at Eliot K-12 School do a box jellyfish dance.boxjelEliot2.MP4Encyclopedia of Life2010-03-02 | Students at Eliot K-12 School do a box jellyfish dance.boxjelEliot1.MP4Encyclopedia of Life2010-03-02 | Students at Eliot K-12 School do a box jellyfish dance.