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2011, Oceanography 24(2):8–12, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2011.41
RIPPLE MARKS—The Story Behind the Story
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Author
Cheryl Lyn Dybas, a contributing writer for Oceanography, is a marine scientist and policy analyst by training. She also writes about science and the environment for Natural History, Canadian Geographic, Africa Geographic, BioScience, National Wildlife, The Washington Post, and many other publications, and is a contributing editor for Natural History.
Stories and First Paragraphs
A River Runs Through It: Catwalk to a Heron Rookery
The first rays of sunlight steal across Virginia's James River near a jumble of rocks known as Pipeline Rapids. On a road above the roiling waters of the James, biologists pull into a small gravel parking lot off 12th and Byrd Streets in Richmond. At this pre-dawn hour, theirs is the only car.
The Wind By Any Other Name: Inuit Observations Reveal Changes in Weather Variability
Ugjunguaq. Nirliviliit. Kananasiktu.
They may not sound like the words of science. But in fact they are.
They are terms the Inuit of Nunavut, Canada, and other far northern places use to describe weather. What they convey, it turns out, is more reliable than the most sophisticated weather model.
The Landscape (and Seascape) Have a Heartbeat:
To Hear It, "Soundscape Ecologists" Spawn New Field
Geophony. Biophony. Anthrophony.
Unfamiliar words. But they shouldn't be. We are surrounded by them morning, noon, and night, says ecologist Bryan Pijanowski of Purdue University.
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Citation
Dybas, C.L. 2011. Ripple marks—The story behind the story. Oceanography 24(2):8–12, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2011.41.