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First Aired - 11/16/2009 12:00PM
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This week on The Naturalist, Bernie Wides is joined by Carol A. Butler to talk about dangerous plants. Learn about phytoplankton, disease from shell fish and gimpy gimpy.
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The Naturalist Introduction: Dangerous Plants! (12:42)
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Bernie Wides, The Naturalist, Carol A. Butler, dangerous plants, bacteria are the smallest plants in the world, photosynthesis, cyanobacteria, blue green algae, most bacteria are not harmful, cyanobacteria can cause problems with humans, swimmer's itch, Jones Beach, Long Island, phytoplankton, they are at the base of the food chain, unconstrained growth, the red tide, algae bloom, shellfish, zooplankton eat phytoplankton, benthic organisms and larva eat phytoplankton, chlorophyll,Nasty Shellfish Diseases (11:43)
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Florida, groupers, fish, tropical reefs, bioaccumulate, toxic blooms, diseases, shellfish, ASP, Amnesic shellfish poisoning, ciguatera fish poisoning, diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, neurotoxic shellfish poisoning, asthma, paralytic shellfish poisoning, diatome cells, mussels, most of the time you don't have to worry, buy from reputable fish dealers, don't buy clams on the side of the road, phytoplankton perform photosynthesis, thank the plankton for our oxygen, they supply 50% of our oxygen,The Big Shop Of Horrors (9:46)
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Australia, the world's most painful plant lives here, The Stinging Tree, Queensland, tropical rainforests, poisonous plant, gimpy gimpy, Dendrocnide moroides, hypodermic needles on the leaves, Dr. Hurley, you can inhale the small needles, welding gloves and respirator masks must be worn when dealing with this plant, indigenous animals to Australia aren't bothered by these toxins, coevolution,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 04/12/2010 12:00PM
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Bernie Wides recaps his trip to Puerto Rico this week on The Naturalist.
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The Naturalist Introduction: Tour of Puerto Rico! (12:52)
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Bernie WIdes, The Naturalist, Hearst Ranch, Puerto Rico, San Juan, eastern Caribbean, volcanic island, The Butterfly People, bombing range, snorkeling, bio luminescent bay, dinoflagellate, phytoplankton, pyrodinium bahamense, micro organism glows when the water is disturbed, Great South Bay, Long Island, Red Mango trees, pontoon boat, Vieques,Arecibo Observatory & Limestone Caves (9:46)
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TJ Ranch, radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory, limestone caves, karst, old German word that meant baron land, limestone is easily eroded, the radio telescope was put in Arecibo because there was a huge valley formed by a huge sink hole, Lago Dos Bocas,The Arecibo Telescope & The Coqui Tree Frog (16:27)
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Arecibo Telescope, the large optical telescopes collect as much light as possible, the bigger the telescope the bigger the mirror, electro magnetic spectrum, visible light is a small part of the spectrum, radio energy, radio waves, parabolic reflector, 1000 feet across, quasars, hands on museum, tropical rain forest, last March was a record month for rainfall, pigeon peas, carbonic acid, lactates, coqui tree frog, Eleutherodactylus, frogs are developed in miniature eggs,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/23/2009 12:00PM
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This week's episode of The Naturalist is part one of a two part series. Author Judtih S. Weis joins Bernie Wides to talk about salt marshes, and the critters that inhabit them.
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The Naturalist Introduction: Judith S. Weis (12:02)
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salt marshes, shallow water estuaries, Rutgers, marine environments, the idea for the book came from Mike Bottini, Judith started out writing only scientific papers, The Marx Brothers, Carl Sagan, writing for the general public, natural history books, science, nature, butterflies, Doreen Valentine, Bronx High School of Science, Carol A. Butler, what is a salt marsh, wetlands, an estuary is a water where salt water is diluted with fresh water, salt marshes typically surround estuaries, Jamaica Bay, Bronx River, salt marshes are playing a vital role in near shore ecology, ecology, they provide habitats for animals, seafood, salt marshes are not quite as charismatic as rainforests but just as productive, flood protection, a buffer for the land, storms, tsunamis, Judith S. Weis, Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History, psychology, mosquitoes,Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History (10:26)
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Hurricane Katrina, the salt marshes in Lousiana are being lost at a fast rate, Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, tsunami, tropical areas, mangroves, absorbs energy of the wave, acts as a buffer and a nursery, photosynthetic organisms, there are a variety of different species of plants in the salt marshes, East coast, chord grass, salt crystals, in the water are phytoplankton, single celled plants, diatoms, seaweeds, rock weed, microphytobenthos, photosynthesis, microflora, mussels, clams, filter feeders,The Food Chain of Salt Marshes (11:44)
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grasses, the plants turn yellow and brown in the fall, they fall onto the surface of the salt marsh, fungi and bacteria, as the plant material is colonized by fungi and bacteria the plant gets smaller and turns into detritus, snails, crabs, worms, detritus feeders, primary consumers, food chain, secondary consumers, salt marshes can be nursery grounds, blue crabs, fiddler crab, they are active at low tide,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
