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Nassula, The Chain Eater part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://ebiomedia.com/gall/micronat/Nassula.html
This image-rich BioMedia article features a micro-naturalist's observation of Nassula. It includes sections about feeding behaviors, culturing, and encystment. Images show Nassula eating the ...

Didinium: A Wolf Comes Calling part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://ebiomedia.com/gall/micronat/Didinium.html
This image-rich BioMedia article features a micro-naturalist's observation of Didinium. It examines the feeding behaviors of Didinia, including the capture, poisoning, and digestion of ...

Bacteria: Ya Can't Live Without Um! part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://ebiomedia.com/gall/micronat/Bacteria.html
This image-rich BioMedia article features a micro-naturalist's observations of bacteria. It discusses the importance of bacteria to the biosphere and examines their role in decomposition, ...

Colpidium: Rabbit of the Microcosm part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://ebiomedia.com/gall/micronat/Colpidium.html
This image-rich BioMedia article features a micro-naturalist's observations of Colpidium. It is written as a notebook entry tracing the activities of Colpidium in a sample collected from a ...

Paramecium bursaria, It's Easy Being Green! part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://ebiomedia.com/gall/micronat/Pbursaria.html
This image-rich BioMedia article features a micro-naturalist's observations of Paramecium bursaria. Written as a notebook entry, it discusses the relationship between P. bursaria and the ...

Alien Emerges from Flying Saucer part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://ebiomedia.com/gall/micronat/bryozoan.html
This image-rich BioMedia article features a micro-naturalist's observation of Bryozoa. It covers the emergence of a hatchling from its case, as well as its movement, enlargement, budding, and ...

From Monsoons to Microbes: Understanding the Ocean's Role in Human Health part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.nap.edu/books/0309065690/html/
This online book offers a deeper look into the oceans that surround us, exploring the links among physical oceanography, public health, epidemiology, marine biology, and medicine in understanding ...

Toxic and Harmful Algal Blooms part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.bigelow.org/hab/index.html
Primarily through the use of engaging graphics, this resource outlines where Toxic and Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) occur in U.S. waters. It also addresses the differences between toxic and non-toxic ...

Eye in the sky: tracking harmful algal blooms with satellite remote sensing part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.niwa.co.nz/publications/wa/vol13-no2-june-200...
This article details an effort to use satellite imagery to track harmful algal bloom (HAB) events. The article provides basic information about HABs, how the satellite imagery will track HABs, and ...

Mahogany Tides part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.serc.si.edu/education/resources/watershed/sto...
This Smithsonian K-12 Education website provides a brief overview of mahogany tide (also known as red tide) events. These events are caused by dinoflagellates, a special type of phytoplankton, and ...