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News Release 10-179
NSF Awards Grants to Study Dimensions of Earth's Biodiversity
Scientists will investigate forest change, marine viruses, honey bees, stream biodiversity, evolutionary history
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South Africa's Cape Floristic Region is one of the world's plant biodiversity hotspots.
Credit: Jane E. Carlson
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With their giant, colorful blooms, Protea flowers add a riot of color to the fynbos of South Africa.
Credit: Jane E. Carlson
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Through Dimensions of Biodiversity, scientists will study the forests in Changbaishan, China.
Credit: Stuart Davies
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Seeds collected in a plot in Huai Kha Kheng, Thailand, offer insights into forest growth.
Credit: Christian Ziegler
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Stream and waterfall at the Mindo Biological Station in the Ecuadorian Andes.
Credit: W. Chris Funk
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A new species of stream frog at the Yanayacu Biological Station in the Ecuadorian Andes.
Credit: W. Chris Funk
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Scientists will sample plankton biodiversity and its influence on nutrient cycling in the ocean.
Credit: Adam Martiny
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Taxonomic, genetic and functional biodiversity control the chemical composition of the seas.
Credit: Adam Martiny
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Bumble bee on a flower; bees are of great ecological value through their pollination services.
Credit: Nancy Moran
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Honeybee workers and their queen buzz on a bee hive.
Credit: Jay Evans, USDA
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Research on microbes in ocean sediments will shed light on a dark corner of the biosphere.
Credit: David Valentine
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Ocean sediment microbes form a unique ecosystem where methane is consumed.
Credit: David Valentine
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