In many parts of the world, e.g. N. W. Scotland, New Zealand, British Columbia and Nova Scotia (etc etc) there are almost incalculable numbers of pesky biting midges. A colossal nuisance to tourists and locals alike. But perhaps they could be put to good use – by capturing them and then using them as fertilizer? […]
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‘Harvesting the guano of insectivorous bats: is it sustainable?’
A new paper in the Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol 7, No 6 (2015) asks, and answers the question: ‘Harvesting the guano of insectivorous bats: is it sustainable?’ Investigators Thet Thet and Khin Mya Mya focused their studies on one cave, in a complex of four caves on Sudaung mountain, Sintkaing Township, Mandalay Region (21044.941’N […]
Whynot: Fertilization Effects on Nitrogen Fluxes?
Some people ask why. Some ask Whynot. Today we celebrate the work of researcher Tim W. Whynot of the Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests,in Halifax: “Repeated Fertilization Effects on Nitrogen Fluxes Measured by Sequential Coring,” Tim W. Whynot and Gordon F. Weetman, Soil Sci Soc Am J 55:1101-1111 (1991). The authors report: “To […]