http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Thu, 23 May 2013 08:20:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/01/02/wildlife-the-other-high-value-resource/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/01/02/wildlife-the-other-high-value-resource/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:10:09 +0000 Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=33211 As wildlife trafficking has become more lucrative, widespread and organized over the past few years, the definition of high-value natural resources should be modified to include the commercial values of wildlife and its products.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/01/02/wildlife-the-other-high-value-resource/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/11/15/reflections-on-an-ecological-study-abroad-experience/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/11/15/reflections-on-an-ecological-study-abroad-experience/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:32:33 +0000 Brian Kateman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=32041 “Everything is so alive in the forest. After a nice summer rain it teems with insects, birds and the famous coquis, Puerto Rico’s native frogs. The song of the coquis take a little getting used to, but they soon lull you to sleep in the humid nights,” says Jennifer Mendez, a student in the first class of the Summer Ecosystem Experience for Undergraduates in Puerto Rico.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/11/15/reflections-on-an-ecological-study-abroad-experience/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/09/21/scientists-discover-new-species-of-monkey/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/09/21/scientists-discover-new-species-of-monkey/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:58:30 +0000 Brian Kateman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=30665 In a gigantic and remote rainforest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a team of scientists have discovered a new species of Old World monkey known as the "Lesula."]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/09/21/scientists-discover-new-species-of-monkey/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/13/study-rainforest-ecology-in-puerto-rico-with-see-u/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/13/study-rainforest-ecology-in-puerto-rico-with-see-u/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:33:24 +0000 Brian Kateman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=23881 The SEE-U Puerto Rico course provides students with a total immersion experience into the ecology and dynamics of a fragile and threatened environmental system. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/13/study-rainforest-ecology-in-puerto-rico-with-see-u/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/20/crash-land-home-for-the-holidays/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/20/crash-land-home-for-the-holidays/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:45:26 +0000 CERC Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=21277 As holidays approach and we plan our ‘seasonal’ migrations to see our families, many other species are making their own migrations — though with a few more snafus than we humans might hit.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/20/crash-land-home-for-the-holidays/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/01/the-buzz-on-elephants/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/01/the-buzz-on-elephants/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:37:00 +0000 CERC Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=20222 African-born, Oxford-trained biologist Lucy King recently won an award for a promising solution to a longstanding problem in Africa—elephants raiding crops.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/01/the-buzz-on-elephants/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/21/how-coffee-affects-biodiversity/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/21/how-coffee-affects-biodiversity/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:20:03 +0000 Brian Kateman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=20043 S. Amanda Caudill is currently evaluating mammal biodiversity in coffee dominated regions in Turrialba, Costa Rica. Her findings will help determine which habitat parameters are important to the mammals and shape suggestions on how to enhance the habitat.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/21/how-coffee-affects-biodiversity/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/07/two-wren-brains-are-better-than-one/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/07/two-wren-brains-are-better-than-one/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:34:08 +0000 Brian Kateman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=19790 When researchers observed activity in the brains of plain-tailed wrens while singing, they discovered something striking: In both sexes, the neurons reacted more strongly to the duet song than individual contributions — they are seemingly wired to enhance cooperation.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/07/two-wren-brains-are-better-than-one/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/27/white-nose-syndrome-is-driving-conservation-batty/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/27/white-nose-syndrome-is-driving-conservation-batty/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:36:51 +0000 Brian Kateman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=19556 Scientists report in a recently published article in Nature that the fungus Geomyces destructans found on bats afflicted with White Nose Syndrome is the primary cause of the disease. However, amidst all the muck of doom and gloom, researchers report in the July issue of the Journal of Wildlife Diseases that affected bats can be nursed back to health with constant medical attention, food, warmth, and water. With no signs of the infection slowing and more than one million bats succumbing to white nose syndrome in the past five years, the conservation community should be on high alert. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/27/white-nose-syndrome-is-driving-conservation-batty/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/21/executive-courses-in-sustainable-coastal-economies-urban-resilience-and-diversity-and-conservation/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/21/executive-courses-in-sustainable-coastal-economies-urban-resilience-and-diversity-and-conservation/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:17:18 +0000 Brian Kateman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=19308 The Center for Environmental Research and Conservation at Columbia University provides professionals with the knowledge and tools to be effective environmental leaders and decision makers in the 21st century. It is an evening program in which environmental issues are discussed, debated and examined, where participants develop an in-depth understanding of conservation science and practice through case studies and a focus on Environmental Policy, Management and Finance.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/21/executive-courses-in-sustainable-coastal-economies-urban-resilience-and-diversity-and-conservation/feed/ 0