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| The species that changed the world |
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C Lloyd,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 4,
pages 21-22.
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Which species have had the greatest impact on planet Earth during its billions of years of history? Who comes out on top of the 'league table of life'? |
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environmental impact, Evolution, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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| Keywords:
evolution, natural selection, artifical selection, adaptation, species
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| Encounters with aliens - invasive species |
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H Roy,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 3,
pages 20-22.
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Harlequin ladybirds are just one invasive species that has spread through western Europe |
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data and its limitations, working together, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles |
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biodiversity, invasive species, alien species, ladybirds, survey
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| Celebrating Darwin |
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K Edwards,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
pages 1-3.
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An outline of the life and work of Charles Darwin |
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sub-topics:
devising theories, testing theories, publication and peer review, Evolution, Biodiversity |
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mutation, evolutionary tree, natural selection, Darwin
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| A box of beetles |
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G Skinner,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
pages 4-5.
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Darwin's beetle collection - an early step in his scientific career |
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sub-topics:
publication and peer review, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles |
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entomology, natural history, beetles, Darwin
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| The Socotra archipelago |
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J Stacey,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
pages 6-8.
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The Socotra islands are a natural 'laboratory' where ideas about evolution can be tested. |
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sub-topics:
devising theories, testing theories, environmental impact, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles |
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biodiversity, endemic species, selection pressure, Darwin
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| Darwin's digital children |
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P Bentley,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 4,
pages 15-17.
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Using computer models which use natural selection to evolve new products |
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sub-topics:
devising theories, testing theories, publication and peer review, Biodiversity, Adaptation |
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evolution, natural selection, mutation, self-replication, Darwin
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| Bioluminescence: learning from glow worms |
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C Baker,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 3,
pages 4-6.
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Glow worms and other insevts emit light by bioluminescence |
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sub-topics:
Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles |
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bioluminescence, glow worm, chemical reaction, biochemical
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| What’s in a name? |
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G Skinner,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2009, Vol 19, Issue 3,
pages 7-8.
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The naming system used for biological species, devised by Linnaeus. |
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sub-topics:
working together, Biodiversity, Adaptation |
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Linnaeus, binomial name, Latin, organism, systematic, spcies
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| Forensic entomology |
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A Whitaker, M Hall,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2008, Vol 19, Issue 1,
pages 1-3.
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How insects are used to provide clues at crime scenes. |
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sub-topics:
careers in science, Biodiversity, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles |
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Insects, Entomology, Decomposition, Succession
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| Careers in ecology |
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K Devine,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2008, Vol 18, Issue 4,
pages 13-15.
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Scientists with qualifications in ecology and environmental science play an increasingly important role in assessing the human impact on the Earth. |
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sub-topics:
working together, careers in science, environmental impact, Biodiversity, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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Ecology, Environmental management, Impact assessment, Pollution
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| Battle of the barnacles |
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G Skinner,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2008, Vol 18, Issue 3,
pages 9-12e.
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Biologists look for patterns in the distribution of barnacle species on the sea shore, and seek to interpret them. |
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sub-topics:
representing and interpreting data, testing theories, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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Molluscs, Competition, Experimental ecology, Surveying, Rocky shore
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| Arctic coral reefs |
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T Kerby, J Hall-Spencer,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2007, Vol 18, Issue 2,
pages 14-16.
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Recent expeditions to the Arctic Ocean have revealed previously-unknown deep-sea coral reefs. How do these havens of biodiversity survive, and how are human activities damaging them? |
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sub-topics:
environmental impact, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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Environment, Human impact, Greenhouse effect, Coral bleaching, Climate change
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| Life in the balance? |
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P Seaton,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2006, Vol 16, Issue 4,
pages 1-3.
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Much of our planet’s biodiversity appears to be teetering on the brink of a man-made extinction crisis. Scientists have suggested that, unless urgent action is taken now, many species will disappear in the next 50 years. This article looks at some of the issues involved. |
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sub-topics:
environmental impact, Biodiversity, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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Human impact on the environment, Deforestation, Global warming
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| Oceanographers |
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N Collins,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2006, Vol 16, Issue 4,
pages 20-22.
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How scientists detect changes in the oceans |
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sub-topics:
working together, careers in science, environmental impact, Biodiversity, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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| Keywords:
oceanography, careers, data logging, salinity, climate change, research
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| Predators, prey and populations |
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N Collins,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2005, Vol 16, Issue 1,
pages 8-10.
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Animals that kill and eat other animals are called predators; the animals they eat are called prey. Explore some general principles about predator–prey relationships and look in some detail at the adaptations shown by a predatory insect being used in the control of an insect pest. |
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sub-topics:
Biodiversity, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Farming |
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Predator, Prey, Population, Biocontrol
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| Twenty-first century plant hunter |
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J Taylor,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2004, Vol 15, Issue 2,
pages 6-7.
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Dan Luscombe travels the world looking for new plant species |
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sub-topics:
working together, careers in science, environmental impact, Biodiversity, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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botany, conifer, careers, botanical gardens, identification, classification
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| A life in brine |
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M Dockery, S Tomkins,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2003, Vol 13, Issue 4,
pages 1-3.
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Brine shrimps can easily be kept in a jar or aquarium. This article explores some aspects of their lives which are relevant to your GCSE science course. |
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sub-topics:
Structure, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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Osmosis, Active transport, Producer, Consumer, Food chains and webs
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| Where have all the skylarks gone? |
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C Mead,
Catalyst:
GCSE Science Review,
2002, Vol 13, Issue 1,
pages 12-15.
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Living things can act as biological indicators of problems in the way we are managing our environment. Skylarks and other birds are disappearing from our farmland. How do we know that this has happened, why have they declined and what can we do to encourage them back? |
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sub-topics:
Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth, Farming |
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| Keywords:
Population, Pesticides, Human impact on development, Data Collection and analysis
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