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This summer (2004) we have a Science Journalism Intern, Emily Kuross. She has written about recent Cedar Creek research projects as well as the summer interns' perspectives on life at Cedar Creek. Articles by Emily Kuross: (Currently these articles are published only on the Cedar Creek
website, though they may be published elsewhere in the future.) |
 Interns at work. |
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Rediscovering Biology: Molecular
to Global Perspectives This show will air November 10, 2004 - 10:00 am and 2:00 pm (Eastern time) You can view theAnnenberg/CPB Channel live online on broadband
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IMPRINT, the Bell Museum's quarterly
magazine for members Peter Reich discusses the BioCON experiment (located at Cedar Creek Natural History Area) and the role of biodiversity and soil nutrients in a plant community's ability to store carbon dioxide. He and other scientists are concerned about a possible saturation point for carbon dioxide storage in plants, rendering them unable to absorb ever increasing amounts. |
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The Bell Museum, University
of Minnesota Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth--from ants to orchids to savannas. This exhibit aimed to teach what biodiversity is, why it's declining, and how we can help to protect it. The exhibit included posters about Cedar Creek research. |
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Seiche, Minnesota Sea
Grant Newsletter, Biologists
Appreciate New Twist to an Old Gathering , November 2003. Minnesota Sea Grant co-hosted the 17th annual meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology. Sea grant organized an opportunity for reporters to take a tour of Cedar Creek Natural History Area. |
Newsweek, Atlantic Edition: Crisis in the Cupboard by Mac Margolis, June 9, 2003.
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Public Television: Treasuring
Our Natural Heritage, presented by Idaho Public Television
and the Natural
Heritage Center, first aired September 2002. Produced by Paul
Bockhorst. (you will need Quicktime to view video- free download) |
Minnesota Public Radio
"Cedar Creek Research Spans the Past and Future," by
Marisa Helms, September 20, 2002.
Marisa Helms speaks with David Tilman, Director of Cedar Creek about biodiversity,
increasing carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere, and experiments at
Cedar Creek related to these topics.
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to it here.
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Ecology for the Ages: Legendary Cedar Creek
Natural History Area Celebrates 60 Years |
Associated Press
"Rare natural lab offers many ecosystems" by Chris
Williams.
Summary: "All the major ecosystems in the (northern) states
are here; we can get information for the ecosystems from the Rockies to
Maine," said David Tilman, who directs the Cedar Creek Natural History
Area, now one of the most studied pieces of ground on earth.Tilman's colleague
at the university, Peter Reich, is conducting an experiment that examines
how plants react to increased nitrogen and carbon dioxide. It is called
BioCon -- for biodiversity, carbon dioxide and nitrogen. White plastic
pipes form a sort of picket fence around six large rings of plants. Inside
the rings, Reich has planted and divided different combination of plants.The
results so far suggest that highly diverse ecosystems will do a better
job of turning carbon dioxide into oxygen than the less-diverse ecosystems
spawned by industrialization.
Featured in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Dec. 9, 2002 and the Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel, Dec 15, 2002.
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NRC Handelsblad, major Dutch
newspaper "Minder ziekte, hogere opbrengst: Ecoloog David Tilman over het nut van biodiversiteit" ("Less disease, higher yield: Ecologist David Tilman talks about the value of biodiversity") by Sander Voormolen, November 23, 2002 |
| National Public Radio Talk of the Nation Science Friday, with Ira Flato,Aug. 9, 2002. "Agriculture and Sustainability / Conjoined Twins" with guests David Tilman, Henry Kawamoto, Jill Auburn, Per Pinstrup-Andersen, and Joel Cohen. Summary: Catch too many fish for too long, and the population might crash. Farm a patch of ground too aggressively, and the fertility of the soil can be endangered. In this hour, Ira Flato takes a look at agriculture and sustainability: how can people worldwide ensure that there's plenty of food now, as well as in years to come? Plus, an update on a now-separated pair of conjoined twins. Listen to it here. |
Great
Lakes Radio Consortium, "Curbing Nitrogen Pollution"
by Daniel Grossman, July 15, 2002.
Across the country, forests, streams and coastlines are getting extra
doses of nutrients containing the element nitrogen. Researchers say the
long-term impact of these unwanted compounds on the environment could
be serious. Daniel Grossman reports on some efforts to reduce nitrogen
pollution.
Listen to it here.
