Articles from March 2009
The Nature Notes archive is where you'll find my past writings and natural history notes. You are currently viewing a list of articles that were published in March 2009.
Software Helps Scientists Identify Tigers · 13 Mar 2009
New software has been developed that will help wildlife researchers to better identify tigers photographed via remote cameras. The software, developed by experts from Conservation Research Ltd. and the Wildlife Conservation Society, relies on technology similar to...
A Dry Year in the Amazon Rainforest · 10 Mar 2009
The Amazon rainforest is a moist broadleaf forest that blankets 5,400,000 square kilometers of the Amazon River basin in South America. The shear vastness of this forest is difficult to comprehend. It stretches across the boundaries of...
Ecologist Speaks Out for Forest Ecosystems · 5 Mar 2009
Forest ecologist Dr. Nalini Nadkarni has a singular passion for trees. For the better part of two decades she has studied the plants and animals that inhabit rainforest canopies around the world. Her research has taken her...
Komodo Dragon · 4 Mar 2009
Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) are the largest of all lizards, they can grow to lengths of 3m and can weigh as much as 165kg. Komodo dragons belong to the Family Varanidae, a group of reptiles known more...
Feather Anatomy and Function · 4 Mar 2009
Feathers are unique to birds. They are a defining characteristic of the group, meaning simply that if an animal has feathers, then it is a bird. Feathers serve many functions in birds but most notable is the...
