An e-periodical by and for botanists. http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue 1 Apr 2008 2008 8:25:59 -0500 Tue 1 Apr 2008 8:25:59 -0500 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben-logo.gif http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ An e-periodical by and for botanists 88 31 Many scientists are motivated by the hunt for new discoveries. Nevertheless, we are only human beings, and in order to get our'name' recognized in scientific circles, we have to publish our research results in scientific papers. .... There are several ways to scientific fame, and every scientific worker can chose one of them. ... Prof. Josef Dostal | BEN No. CCCXCII | 1 April 2008 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben392.html#1 Tue 01 Apr 2008 10:15:50 -0500 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben392.html#1 In New York City, 500 people met for the Heartland Institute's International Conference on Climate Change from March 2 to 4, 2008. The keynote address came from Czech President Vaclav Klaus, who has said, "Global warming is a false myth." Although this conference for climate change "skeptics" achieved its mission of attaining widespread media coverage, the world has moved on to discussing solutions. .... From: Progress Report - Center for American Progress | BEN No. CCCXCII | 1 April 2008 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben392.html#2 Tue 01 Apr 2008 10:15:40 -0500 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben392.html#2 Mulgrew, I. 2005. Bud Inc. - inside Canada's marijuana industry. ... In 2000, Canadian cannabis consumers spent at least $1.8 billion on bud. British Columbia export market alone was estimated at 1,433 metric tons worth $2 billion dollars in 2000, almost 3 per cent of the provincial GDP..... Bryce Kendrick | BEN No. CCCXCII | 1 April 2008 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben392.html#3 Tue 01 Apr 2008 10:14:09 -0500 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben392.html#3 Since the 19th Century, there have been recorded attempts to 'enhance' our flora by planting non-original plants into native plant communities. The goal of those attempts was to 'enrich' the indigenous flora and make them more similar to the floras of surrounding areas ... but it may also result in negative changes that we are not able to predict ...... Zdenek Kaplan et al. Czech Botanical Society | BEN No. 391 | 25 March 2008 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben391.html#1 Tue 25 Mar 2008 10:15:40 -0500 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben391.html#1 Cirsium flodmanii (Rydb.) Arthur, Crypsis alopecuroides (Piller and Mitterp.) Schrad., Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roemer and Schultes, Limosella acaulis Sessé and Mocino, Spiranthes diluvialis Sheviak, Viola adunca Sm. var. cascadensis (Baker) C.L. Hitchcock ..... Curtis Björk and Terry McIntosh | BEN No. 391 | 25 March 2008 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben391.html#2 Tue 25 Mar 2008 10:15:30 -0500 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben391.html#2 Antennaria corymbosa E. Nels., Epilobium pygmaeum (Speg.) Hoch and P.H. Raven (syn. Boisduvalia glabella [Nutt.] Walp.), Festuca washingtonica Alexeev, Plagiobothrys leptocladus (E. Greene) I.M. Johnst. .... Curtis Björk | BEN No. 391 | 25 March 2008 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben391.html#3 Tue 25 Mar 2008 10:14:59 -0500 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben391.html#3 The University of British Columbia Botanical Garden and the Virtual Museum of Canada are pleased to announce the launch of "John Davidson: The Legacy of a Canadian Botanist/L'heritage d'un botaniste canadien" .... David Brownstein | BEN No. 391 | 25 March 2008 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben391.html#4 Tue 25 Mar 2008 10:14:39 -0500 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben391.html#4 Acorn, J. and I. Sheldon. 2006. Butterflies of British Columbia. Lone Pine Publishing Ltd., Edmonton. 360 p. ISBN-13: 978-1551051130 [soft cover]. Butterfly enthusiasts in BC have long wanted for a good field guide..... James Miskely | BEN No. 391 | 25 March 2008 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben391.html#5 Tue 25 Mar 2008 10:14:09 -0500 http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben391.html#5