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All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.
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All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.
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Maybe you've tasted chestnuts roasting over an open fire, but have you ever heard of the tragedy of the American chestnut? This species, Castanea dentata, is effectively extinct -- thanks to the forces of the ruthless fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, agent in the now infamous chestnut blight.Shara Azad from Erika Edwards' Plant Diversity course at Brown University (Biol0430) investigates what happened to those thousands of acres of American chestnut forests and what glimmers of hope there may be in the future. Music is by Mobster - freemusicarchive.org/music/Mobster/My_Sleep/02_-_Deep_forest.Special thanks to the Brown University Science Center and the Granoff Center for the Arts.
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This week’s podcast begins with a riddle about a life form that’s all around us, yet rarely seen. Working under cover, it sends its ghostly tendrils into almost every corner of the terrestrial world. We associate it with death and decay, but life as we know it would be impossible without it. Come for a walk in the woods with Ari Daniel Shapiro and learn how this mysterious form of life, neither animal nor vegetable, shapes our world.
Download a transcript of this podcast read moreDuration: 5:29Published: Wed, 02 May 2012 14:22:48 +0000
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Randers Fjord
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Ilulissat, Greenland, Grønland
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Sorø Allé
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Skanderborg Dyrehave, Danmark
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Thorsmølle, Marcelisborg Skov, Århus
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Kasted Mose
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Enebærstykket, Klosterheden
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Djursland midt
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Hove Kirke
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Muldbjerge v Dokkedal, sydlige del, Jylland, Danmark
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Gærumhede Plantage, Nordjylland, Danmark
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Lille Skovsgårds hage, Mariager Fjord, Danmark
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Sorø
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Skanderborg Dyrehave, Jylland, Danmark
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Buderupholm Bjergskov, Rold Skov, Jylland, Danmark
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Enemærket Skov, Århus, Danmark
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Bramslev bakker ved Mariager Fjord, Danmark
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Hobro Skov, Jylland, Danmark
