NUS Module Blogs

April 2008 - Posts

• Role and impact of nitrogen on global health

  Where did it all come from? Vaclav Smil. Millennium Essay: Detonator of the population explosion. Nature, 400: 415 (29 July 1999). Link downloads a pdf . An excellent review about impact: "Global Nitrogen: Cycling out of Control." By Scott Fields. Environ Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 7:05 AM by N. Sivasothi | 0 Comments

• "Depletion, Degradation, and Recovery Potential of Estuaries and Coastal Seas"

  Lotze, H. K., H. S. Lenihan, B. J. Bourque, R. H. Bradbury, R. G. Cooke, M. C. Kay, S. M. Kidwell, M. X. Kirby, C. H. Peterson, J. B. C. Jackson, 2008. Depletion, Degradation, and Recovery Potential of Estuaries and Coastal Seas. Science, 312(5781): 1806 Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 6:53 AM by N. Sivasothi | 0 Comments

• Map shows toll on world's oceans

  Click for article "There is no space left on the ocean which is untouched by human activities." Listen to the podcast on The Guardian (Interview with lead author Benjamin Halpern, 15 Feb 2008). Source article: Halpern, B. S., S. Walbridge, K. A. Selkoe, Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 6:40 AM by N. Sivasothi | 0 Comments