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The
National
Biological
Information
Infrastructure
(NBII)
is
a
broad,
collaborative
program
to
provide
increased
access
to
data
and
information
on
the
nation's
biological
resources.
NBII
contains
databases,
teacher
resources,
references,
information
on
current
issues
and
geographically
specific
information
pertaining
to
the
biological
sciences.
Searchable
databases
include
information
on
botany,
fisheries,
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The
biocomplexity
institute
at
Indiana
University
is
a
collaborative
effort
among
several
academic
departments.
The
institute
is
active
in
the
areas
of
research,
communication
and
outreach,
software
and
resources,
and
training
of
scientists.
This
web
site
provides
in-depth
information
on
research
projects,
bioimaging,
bioinformatics,
biocomplexity
in
the
curriculum,
and
more.
The
site
also
features
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This
is
the
home
page
for
a
NSF
funded
biocomplexity
project
about
lakes,
their
riparian
vegetation
and
land
use,
and
social
and
economic
organizations
of
lake
users.
The
project
will
study
the
self-organization
of
lake
users
and
associated
characteristics
of
shoreline
and
lake
ecosystems.
The
website
includes
the
project
proposal,
project
summary,
maps,
data,
PowerPoint
presentations,
publications
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This
NSF
funded
biocomplexity
project
seeks
to
understand
the
complex
linkages
between
biogeochemical
cycles,
vegetation,
disturbance,
and
climate
across
the
full
summer
temperature
gradient
in
the
Arctic
in
order
to
better
predict
ecosystem
responses
to
changing
climate.
The
project
examines
the
complexity
associated
with
self-organization
in
frost-boil;
complexity
associated
with
interactions
between
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BiologyBrowser
brings
together
a
variety
of
internet
resources
for
students,
educators
and
scientists.
With
the
browser
tool,
users
may
browse
subject
fields,
enter
geographic
regions,
or
search
for
specific
terms.
The
site
also
features
articles
on
current
science
topics,
highlights
of
relevant
web
sites
and
links
to
follow-up
information.
This
resource
is
part
of
the
Biocomplexity
collection.
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This
website
provides
access
to
lesson
plans
published
by
the
Evolution
and
the
Nature
of
Science
Institutes
(ENSI).
Based
on
32
key
ideas
of
scientific
thought,
the
ENSI
program
emphasizes
the
importance
of
teaching
the
nature
of
modern
science
before
introducing
the
elements
of
evolution
as
an
example
of
modern
scientific
thinking.
This
website
features
lessons
in
three
categories
-
the
nature
of
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This
course
module
is
a
multimedia
program
designed
to
prepare
adult
students
for
Grade
12
science
courses,
primarily
Canadian
Aboriginal
students
who
may
not
have
been
successful
with
traditional
methods
of
learning
science.
The
program
consists
of
a
seven-unit
CD-ROM,
printed
instructor
and
student
manuals,
on-line
testing,
and
a
website
with
module
overviews,
objectives,
and
additional
links
and
...
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This site is the public interface for the EPA's involvement with public health and environmental restoration efforts at an asbestos-contaminated vermiculite mining operation in Libby, Montana. The site provides fact sheets, press releases, documentation of community involvement, and sampling results. The site also provides links to additional resources about Libby, Montana and asbestos in general.
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This USGS fact sheet summarizes the occurrence of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy, a serious kidney disease that occurs only in tributary valleys of the Danube River in Romania, Bulgaria, and the former Yugoslavia. There is a close correspondence between the location of affected villages and the occurrence of local coal deposits.
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This USGS fact sheet provides information about mercury toxicity and its occurrence in the environment. Maps, diagrams, and photographs complement the text which discusses the sources and types of mercury in the environment, exposure pathways, and health effects on humans and wildlife.
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