Biodiversity encompasses much more than the number of species鈥攊t includes the variety of ecosystems, the genetic diversity within and between species, and the interactions among species within ecosystems.
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to hear Terry Tempest Williams speak at a local event. I don鈥檛 remember many details of her talk, but I do remember her passion, her commitment, and her dedication to being a voice for the environment. Her book, Finding Beauty in a Broken World has been a guidepost for me as a science writer and writing instructor.
It鈥檚 August in South Dakota and a weeklong heat wave where temperatures surpassed 100 degrees has just ended. Thankful for a reprieve from the stifling warmth, I head out early on my day off to explore Badlands National Park. I鈥檝e been staying in Fort Pierre, which is situated on the Missouri River, just across from the capital city of Pierre.
Working in the grasslands, Billi spent her days interacting with ranch staff, many of whom are working on multigenerational operations. 鈥淚 try to approach any kind of interaction with as much humility as I can.鈥� Billi acknowledges she is a visitor to these areas, and curiously seeks out the inherent knowledge of others, whether it鈥檚 the grasslands of South Dakota or the rainforests of Central Africa.
BRI鈥檚 story began in 1989 with the capture of a loon on a Michigan lake. Back then, it was all about the science, but over time, founder Dave Evers began to understand that knowledge for knowledge鈥檚 sake wasn鈥檛 enough.
Tucked around a corner in his office, you鈥檒l often find Mark Burton, with a laser focus on his work. Mark walked through the doors of BRI seven years ago as an intern in the Center for Mercury Studies, working on the Global Biotic Mercury Synthesis database.
Leonardo DiCaprio鈥攁ctor, producer, and activist? You got that right. DiCaprio uses his Instagram page to shed light on environmental issues. Scrolling through his Instagram, he shares articles about restoring forests in Madagascar, rewilding projects in Scotland, and salmon farms in Canada.
Spending a sunny day on a boat in Casco Bay isn鈥檛 a bad summer job, at least not for BRI biologists Helen Yurek and Logan Route. On a Thursday morning, we loaded up into a boat to set off in search of Common Eiders, sea ducks that spend most of their time along rocky seacoasts.
To advance scientific understanding of mercury exposure in biota from around the world, an esteemed group of almost 200 scientists from more than 30 countries collaborated on producing 18 peer-reviewed papers that form a Special Issue of Ecotoxicology titled Assessing Global Environmental Mercury Exposure in Biota and Potential Impacts on Biodiversity.
El Centro de Innovaci贸n Cient铆fica Amaz贸nica (CINCIA) anuncia la publicaci贸n del art铆culo cient铆fico "Global Mercury Concentrations in Biota: Their Use as a Basis for a Global Biomonitoring Framework鈥� en la revista cient铆fica Ecotoxicology.
Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) announces the publication of the scientific paper Global Mercury Concentrations in Biota: Their Use as a Basis for a Global Biomonitoring Framework in the journal Ecotoxicology. The paper describes for the first time currently available mercury data for fish and wildlife on a global scale.
Mercury studies in Indonesia. Climate change studies in Tanzania. Biodiversity studies in South Dakota. Marine mammal surveys in the Atlantic Ocean.
The sun shines on the cold, deep blue ocean at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Portland Head Light, an iconic landmark that draws in three million visitors each year, stands proudly at the edge of the rocky shore.
Dynamic Duo Brave High Seas for High Stakes
The ocean covers approximately 70 percent of Earth鈥檚 surface and is the largest livable space on our planet. Deep below there exists a realm inhabited by a wide variety of marine mammals鈥攚hales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, and manatees鈥攖hat embody a mysterious and profound connection to cultures worldwide.
CarbonSolve, leading global developer of rangeland carbon credits, announces results of a long-term study that presents the first evidence that improved grazing practices implemented at the scale of traditional pastoralist migrations can remove a significant volume of greenhouse gases to soil carbon.
At Biodiversity Research Institute, our passion drives us to explore diverse projects across continents鈥攆rom monitoring mercury levels to studying offshore wind development and tracking waterfowl movement.
About a decade ago, BRI hosted a Bio Blitz at our River Point bird monitoring station in Falmouth, Maine.
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