Pecologix Political Ecology Blotter

Nipah virus claims few lives, but in Bangladesh, where nearly all known cases in the past decade have occurred, the virus kills almost three-quarters of those it infects and leaves many survivors with crippling neurological disorders. Almost every winter since 2001, the virus has flared up in Bangladesh and has killed 111 people in the [...]

Nipah virus claims few lives, but in Bangladesh, where nearly all known cases in the past decade have occurred, the virus kills almost three-quarters of those it infects and leaves many survivors with crippling neurological disorders. Almost every winter since 2001, the virus has flared up in Bangladesh and has killed 111 people in the [...]

Determining the capacity of organisms to acclimate and adapt to increased temperatures is key to understand how populations and communities will respond to global warming. Although there is evidence that elevated water temperature affects metabolism, growth and condition of tropical marine fish, it is unknown whether they have the potential to acclimate, given adequate time. [...]

Fecal indicator bactieria (FIB) and Salmonella concentrations, as well as the occurrence of E. coli harboring stx genes, were positively associated with the fraction of the surrounding subwatershed that was urban, while the occurrence of E. coli O157:H7 was positively associated with the agricultural fraction. FIB and Salmonella concentrations were negatively correlated to salinity and [...]

An entertaining science writer comes up with this list: 1) Woolly mammoth 2) Dodo 3) Sabre Toothed Tiger 4) Thylacine (Marsupial Tiger) 5) Glyptodon 6) Irish Elk 7) Short faced bear 8) Neaderthal 9) Giant sloth 10) Woolly rhino 11) Moa To these I would add: 1) Procoptodon goliah (Giant Kangaroo) 2) Auroch 3) Meiolania [...]