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Biodiversity Heritage Library - Program news and collection highlights from BHL

All posts by Grace Costantino

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BHL and Our Users: Joe Shaw

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Raise your hand if you know what Opuntia is. Even though you might not know it, most people would recognize Opuntia, though perhaps under another name. Named after the Greek city Opus, Opuntia is a genus in the Cacti family, containing the prickly pears, which currently constitute about 200 species. Like all true Cacti, Opuntia species are native only to the Western Hemisphere, and, with their range extending into British Columbia, are the most cold-tolerant of all lowland cacti.
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September 5, 2012byGrace Costantino
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Why Predators Protect Biodiversity

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In the 1920s, a once-familiar face in the northwestern United States all but disappeared. The majestic gray wolf, a top predator in the Rocky Mountain ecosystem, gave way to the pressures of habitat loss and human hunting. By the 1930s, a previously healthy breeding population of wolves was extinct in Montana. While the decimation of any species is tragic, the loss of top predators can have an even more profound effect on an ecosystem.

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August 23, 2012byGrace Costantino
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Book of the Week: The Not-So-Quiet Countryside

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The fast-paced life of city-dwelling can make anyone yearn for a relaxing weekend in the country. When imagining such a refuge, the idyllic English countryside often comes to mind. While one might envision such an escape to be much quieter than the city, it is by no means dull. Stimulation abounds around every corner, if you simply have the patience to look for it.

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August 9, 2012byGrace Costantino
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Book of the Week: Celebrating Nature’s Natural Nightlights

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It’s a damp summer evening. You’re walking through the forest, the canopy overhead blocking any remaining sunlight from trickling to the forest floor. Nearly blind, you stumble over bulging roots and floral debris, groping from tree trunk to tree trunk trying to find your way to a clearing and a glimpse of the North Star. Suddenly, ahead, you spy an eerie, faintly glowing blue aura. You pause, uncertain, but the mysterious light is the only beacon you have, so, with slight trepidation, you flounder towards it. As you approach, the light grows more intense, reminding you, incredibly, of a blue neon sign beckoning from the center of a pitch dark woods. You falter to your knees, timidly reaching out to touch the curious apparition.
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July 26, 2012byGrace Costantino
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BHL and Our Users: Margaret Koopman

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This past June, BHL-Staff visited Cape Town, South Africa for a series of meetings aimed at developing a BHL for sub-Saharan Africa. The meeting brought together 20 African participants from six countries with a variety of backgrounds including Librarians, Researchers, and Information Technologists. One such individual was Margaret Koopman, a librarian at an ornithological institute in South Africa. Margaret uses BHL regularly to help her fulfill the needs of her patrons, and she graciously agreed to be interviewed about that usage for our blog.

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July 24, 2012byGrace Costantino
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Book of the Week: BHL on Safari

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Over the past few weeks, you’ve heard a lot about our recent meetings and world travels in Berlin, Germany and Cape Town, South Africa. The BHL-Europe, BHL-Global, and BHL-Africa meetings were incredibly productive, paving the way for the future development of both the existing global BHL network as well as the inception of a new BHL node in sub-Saharan Africa. As you can imagine, such meetings, though undeniably rewarding, also require quite a bit of work, so the final weekend of our escapades, we decided it was time to “play” and, in true BHL spirit, explore the country’s wildlife in person, through a safari at Inverdoorn Game Reserve and Safari Lodge.

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July 12, 2012byGrace Costantino
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BHL and Our Users: Dr. Thomas Carefoot & Sea Hares

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In December, you heard from BHL User Dr. Thomas Carefoot, a marine biologist specializing in Sea Hares. We asked Dr. Carefoot to write another post for us about sea hares and his work on this topic. We send a special thanks to Dr. Carefoot for his participation in our blog and enthusiasm for educating the public about these amazing, and often overlooked, sea creatures!

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July 10, 2012byGrace Costantino
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