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William Schlesinger
April 3, 2023 William Schlesingerbiodiversity, faculty, forests, natural habitat

Deerly Beloved

When we manipulate one component of an ecosystem, such as predators, unknown consequences show up…

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eb371@duke.edu
March 23, 2023 eb371@duke.eduUncategorized

Poaching: Not Black and White

Laurence Kruger talked about how poaching and conservation is not a clear black and white issue. Rather than just being greedy, many poachers suffer from low income and try to figure out ways to survive.Continue reading

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eb371@duke.edu
March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 eb371@duke.eduUncategorized

Babies, Babies, Babies!

A pregnant gerbil was first captured by a D trap, and the day after it was captured again by a B trap at the same site (which is about 20 m away). The mother gerbilContinue reading

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eb371@duke.edu
March 20, 2023March 21, 2023 eb371@duke.eduUncategorized

Welcome to the world Gnu!

During one of the game drives, we stumbled across a recent birth of an African buffalo!! We watched the amniotic sack come out of the mother and watched the little ones first steps. Such aContinue reading

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eb371@duke.edu
March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 eb371@duke.eduUncategorized

Seed Disperser or Seed Predator?

One of the experiments students conducted was exploring the distance a seed is for a squirrel to be a seed disperser or predator. Marula nuts are a fan favorite among squirrels in South Africa. TheseContinue reading

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Elizabeth A. Albright
March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Elizabeth A. AlbrightUncategorized

Lessons Learned from Deepwater Horizon– Have We Gotten Better at Managing Oil Spills?

by Chinmay Amin I remember glancing at the TV as I walked by the living room. I saw adults sitting across a glass newsroom desk, eyebrows furrowed and conversing furiously with each other. I wasContinue reading

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William Schlesinger
March 20, 2023May 6, 2023 William Schlesingerconcrete, faculty, land use, natural habitat, urban ecology

Paving the Earth

Areas covered by pavement all contribute to the footprint of humans on Earth.

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eb371@duke.edu
March 20, 2023March 21, 2023 eb371@duke.eduUncategorized

Do you know what a savanna is really?

One of the first question posed to students was how would you describe a savanna? Answered range from seasonally dry, megafauna and grazers present, fire as a disturbance, low latitudes, etc. If you had toContinue reading

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lag66@duke.edu
March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 lag66@duke.eduDuke Marine Lab, Singapore - 2023, travel

Dragons, Rabbits, and Crabs: The Highlights of Singapore!

Quest Day is a great name for the only planned break from 5-10 mile hikes around Singapore. Tom’s only objective for us was to explore parts of Singapore that the class syllabus didn’t cover, onContinue reading

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lag66@duke.edu
March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 lag66@duke.eduDuke Marine Lab, Singapore - 2023, travel

Leaving “The Fine City”

It’s March 10th, 9am in Singapore.  It’s March 10th, 10am in Japan.  It’s March 10th, 8am in Thailand.  It’s March 9th, 8pm in North Carolina, USA.  By the end of today, everyone was going toContinue reading

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