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Re: Diversity - first thoughts
Caroling Geary 2009-Feb-20 02:48:00
How about bio-diversity? I keep reading or hearing various claims
about biodiversity in certain regions. Also the fact that our culture
diminishes biodiversity is not good. Since I don't know how I would
get biodiversity into a pano I web searched on "photograph
biodiversity". Didn't get to all 337,000 results. Some just seemed
"bio". Then found "what is biodiversity?". Biodiversity is the
variety of life forms: the different plants, animals and micro-
organisms, the genes they contain and the ecosystems they form.
Searching on Florida biodiversity I found an article about my area
listing rare, endangered and threatened species. "Florida Panhandle,
a biodiversity hot spot." Google wonders if it should be hotspot.
Then I remembered that the pitcher plants come out in spring and I
know some good sites. I think I've got my idea. But if I do one plant
I won't show diversity, even though I know it contributes to
diversity. If the plants aren't good I could look at Eglin Air Force
Base where threatened lichens live. See if I can find them.
In short, I'll combine learning something new about where I live with
exploring outdoors and see what I can see.
On Feb 14, 2009, at 7:35 AM, Keith Martin wrote:
> I'm looking forward to this theme.
>
> I don't have any concrete ideas yet, but I was inspired recently by
> walking through Whitechapel, a part of London near the city. It was a
> slightly surreal feeling being surrounded by the buzz of market stall
> activity where half the sellers had a wary eye out for officials of
> any kind and relative poverty was everywhere while the iconic
> buildings of London's financial heart (currently suffering serious
> cardiac arrhythmia) stood on the skyline perhaps a mile away.
>
> One of many possible interpretations of Diversity. Any other thoughts?
>
Caroling Geary, www.wholeo.net