Big habitat projects flourish

…Nova Scotia, and joined forces to initiate the Barcode of Life initiative, which earned the cover of Canadian Geographic this month. We happily celebrate the anniversaries of these wonderful projects…

First barcode data release paper is published

…of data curation and publication. Hubert N, Hanner R, Holm E, Mandrak NE, Taylor E, et al. (2008) Identifying Canadian Freshwater Fishes through DNA Barcodes. PLoS ONE 3(6): e2490. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002490

Okeanos Explorer

…Nantucket and the Canadian border, LT Brian Kennedy was gracious enough to give PHE’s Alan Curry a tour of the research vessel, including a look at their newest remotely-operated-vehicle, Deep…

The Census of Marine Life: Progress and Prospects

JH Ausubel. Fisheries 26 (7): 33–36 2001

…scientists converged on a strategy to address their concerns: conduct a worldwide Census whose purpose would be to assess and to explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of marine life. …

International Conflicts over Environment: Scientist’s Roles and Opportunities

JH Ausubel. Scientific Cooperation, State Conflict: The Role of Scientists in Mitigating International Discord, "Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences" 866: 253–258 1998

…of historical or prospective conflict relating to environment and resources and then I will offer some tentative conclusions. Adding the notion of resources to that of the environment may unfairly…

The Census of Marine Life and the Role of Aquariums

JH Ausubel. Bulletin de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco 20 (1): 67 2001 Bulletin de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco, no spécial 20, fascicule 1

Address to the 5th International Aquarium Congress Musee Oceanographique, Monaco, 23 November 2000 Jesse H. Ausubel Program Director, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Good afternoon and many thanks to the 5th…

Bar Code of Life

…science. (Jan 2005) download PDF (English) download PDF (Portugues) download Powerpoint Top Ten Reasons for Barcoding Life Works with fragments. Works for all stages of life. Unmasks look-alikes. Reduces ambiguity….

Oceans

…and surpass other forms of life in knowledge of the oceans. The advance of observation through science and technology, including new carriers and processors of information, has vastly expanded the…