Category: PUBLICATIONS

A library of ecology, all residing within your cellular phone

From Sarasota Herald-Tribune: When bird watchers like Forest Hayes see an unidentified specimen, fumbling for a field guide could blow the chance to get a good look at the bird before it flies off. The New College of Florida student and his fellow avian enthusiasts now carry iPhones, so they can leave their bulky guides […]

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Python population expected to explode

From the Herald-Tribune: There could be more than 2,000 Burmese pythons ranging largely across south Sarasota County within three years unless steps are taken to control the growth of the huge snakes, says a New College of Florida professor. Suggestions, though, that this latest scourge of Mother Nature could harm tourism may be a stretch. […]

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A Blueprint for Florida’s Clean Energy Future

Published in Sustainability on April 1, 2009: A Blueprint for Florida’s Clean Energy Future – Case Study of a Regional Government’s Environmental Strategy Margaret Lowman Abstract: On 13 July 2007, Governor Charlie Crist of Florida signed executive orders to establish greenhouse gas emission targets that required an 80 percent reduction below 1990 levels by the […]

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Professor part of science revolution

From Sarasota Herald-Tribune: SARASOTA – Widely known for her research on the world’s treetops, New College professor Meg Lowman now stands at the forefront of a revolution in the world of science and science education. A multimillion-dollar project to track and predict ecological changes across the continent is expected to break ground this year on […]

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Science Magazine: A National Ecological Network for Research and Education

Dr. Lowman’s article on the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) published in Science Magazine: Science 27 February 2009: Vol. 323. no. 5918, pp. 1172 – 1173 DOI: 10.1126/science.1166945 Education Forum ECOLOGY: A National Ecological Network for Research and Education Margaret Lowman, Charlene D’Avanzo, Carol Brewer A proposal links continental-scale ecological data with education projects. PDF […]

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Teach Students About Unsung Women of Science

From the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA): Women have continuously struggled to achieve success in scientific fields. Though today’s female scientists have been able to reach heights only dreamed of by their predecessors, many do not receive widespread recognition outside their fields. In honor of Women’s History Month, NSTA Reports asked scientists and science educators […]

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