Report: Marine Reserves Key to Preserving Ocean Ecosystems [.pdf]
http://www.pewoceans.org/oceanfacts/2003/01/13/fact_31395.asp
This Web site contains an in-depth report from the Pew Oceans Commission, prepared by Dr. Stephen Palumbi of Stanford University. The report relates findings that well-protected marine reserves are indeed effective in restoring and maintaining coastal marine habitats. The 52-page report details how "intensive loss of coastal habitat, pollution, commercial fishing, recreational fishing, and tourism can degrade marine ecosystems, and presents a crucial role for marine reserves in ocean management." The sizeable report file may present an obstacle to those with slower connections, but readers can at least review the abstract on the main Web page before deciding whether to download the entire file. [RS]
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Cofrin Arboretum Center for Biodiversity: Phenology
http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/news/phenology.htm
Gary Fewless, Herbarium Curator at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Cofrin Arboretum Center for Biodiversity, presents this online set of phenological data tables for the Great Lakes region. With records available for every month beginning February 2000, this Web site will ultimately provide "a long-term data base of regional phenology for scientists, educators, and nature lovers," with particular application to ecological and climate change research. Visitors are encouraged to submit their own careful observations using the provided Web form. [RS]
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Copepod Web Portal [.pdf]
http://copepods.interfree.it/index.html
The Copepod Web Portal, from the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of L'Aquila in Italy, provides a comprehensive and nicely designed set of online resources for those interested in this "largest and most diversified group of crustaceans." The site includes a detailed review of copepod systematics; an international directory of copepodologists; a sizeable list of references; and numerous links to related books, journals, papers, and other resources -- including downloadable version of Monoculus: The Copepod Newsletter. A small number of links lead to sites not accessible without special permission. [RS]
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Field Museum Researchers Help Trace Origin of Madagascar's Mammals
http://www.fmnh.org/museum_info/press/press_madagascar.htm
Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH) Web site currently features museum-sponsored research on the phylogeny of Madagascar's living Carnivora. Previously thought to represent two to four separate lineages, the island's carnivores are now known to have descended from a single species. These findings, recently published in the journal Nature, are presented in the FMNH Web site as a 4-page press release that should appeal to general readers as well as interested researchers. [RS]
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Alcohol Problems Science Database
http://etoh.niaaa.nih.gov/
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Alcohol Problems Science Database (ETOH) is "the most comprehensive online bibliographic database containing over 100,000 records on alcohol abuse and alcoholism." This database (updated monthly) contains scientific literature from the late 1960s to the present, as well as a recently added thesaurus of alcohol and other drug terms. The Web site offers four search options and a useful Quick Search Guide for help with each one. [RS]
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The Biomolecular Interaction Network Database
http://bind.ca/
"The Biomolecular Interaction Network Database (BIND) is a database designed to store full descriptions of interactions, molecular complexes, and pathways." A joint project of several Canadian research institutions, BIND allows users to quickly find molecular interactions, complexes, and pathways for any given protein. The BIND Web site also contains a useful FAQs page, molecular biology news, links to related databases and Web sites, jobs listings, publications, and many other useful resources for the molecular biologist. [RS]
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Cancer Statistics, 2003 [.pdf]
http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/content/full/53/1/5
This Web site contains a recent report on cancer statistics prepared by the American Cancer Society (ACS) that uses incidence data from the National Cancer Institute and mortality data from the National Center for Health Statistics. The report offers "an up-to-date perspective on the occurrence of cancer" in the United States, including cancer frequency, incidence, mortality, and survival statistics for 2003. The Web site provides links to similar articles, the PubMed citation for the report and other bibliographic resources, and a course based on the article from ACS Online Continuing Medical Education for credit toward the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association (free registration required). [RS]
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Plant-Hormones
http://www.plant-hormones.info/
Long Ashton Research Station -- part of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (UK) -- will close in March 2003, but its online resource Plant-Hormones will continue to provide general information and references on gibberellins, auxins, cytokinins, and other hormone groups. Additionally, this Web site provides a link to a listserver for plant hormone scientists, a discussion forum "intended to promote communication between professionals in the plant hormone field." Plant-Hormones also lists job vacancies, meetings announcements, and Web links for botany and molecular biology resources, while offering an online directory of plant hormone researchers searchable by country. [RS]
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