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Interesting Links for 02-12-2012
Dec. 2nd, 2012 01:00 am- The science of cities: Life in the concrete jungle : Nature News & Comment
A new field of ecology involves researching the ecology of cities — how do urban forests actually work? What are the sources of greenhouse gases?
- Alaska’s iconic Columbia Glacier expected to stop retreating in 2020
The Columbia Glacier will reach a new stable point to stop its retreat, but will then lose mass through runoff.
- Cheetahs on the Edge–Director’s Cut on Vimeo
Five and a half minutes of slow motion photography of cheetahs running. A minute and a half of behind-the-scenes footage that’s also interesting. But the cheetahs running full out in slow motion — you can see ever muscle ripple and flex.
- What Are the 7 Keys to a Strong Community? – Neighborhoods – The Atlantic Cities
Among them are tree culture — preserving trees and planting new ones.
- Does human transformation of land threaten future sustainability?
Human use of land for cities may be bringing us into a state of “overshoot;” that is, a region being unable to support itself.
- In Indonesia and Malaysia, as demand for palm oil grows, so do environmental, labor concerns
The demand for palm oil is destroying virgin and second growth tropical forests, home to great diversity and the orangutan.
- The Wild Life of American Cities – NYTimes.com
Cities are becoming ecologically similar, due to the ways Americans think gardens and “natural spaces” should look. And where plants grow wild in the city, the urban versions are different than the rural versions. Even xeriscape front yards in Phoenix are very different than the natural desert areas near by.
Mirrored from Nature Intrudes. Please comment over there.