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New Jersey Tardigrade Survey part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://tardigrade.us/nj-tardigrade-survey/
This image-rich web page represents highlights from the New Jersey Tardigrade Survey conducted by Michael Shaw, under the guidance of William Miller. A map of New Jersey site locations is followed by ...

Eukaryotes in Extreme Environments part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects...
This article is a compilation of information about free-living eukaryotes in extreme environments. Written in summary form, it includes anaerobes, thermophiles, psychrophiles, acidophiles, ...

Benefits-Sharing Case Study- Yellowstone National Park and the Diversa Corporation part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://www.cbd.int/doc/case-studies/abs/cs-abs-yellowst...
This case study gives an in depth overview of the Yellowstone National Park and Diversa Corporation "Cooperative Research and Development ...

Why Microbes Matter part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.astrobio.net/index.php?option=com_exclusive&t...
This site features an article that discusses research devoted to the discovery of microbial life on Mars. Links to related astrobiology stories, the NASA Astrobiology Institute, an the Ames ...

Life's Limit part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.astrobio.net/index.php?option=com_exclusive&t...
Dr. Rocco Mancinelli of the SETI Institute is featured in this web article discussing the environmental limits to life including extreme life forms that can thrive in harsh conditions of salt, ...

The X-philes: microorganisms at the extremes part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://rucus.ru.ac.za/~wolfman/Essays/philes.html
This personal website of Richard Johnson, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes University , gives a detailed overview of the field of extremophile research. Topics covered include ...

Taking Stock of Biodiversity part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://nature.nps.gov/publications/assets/docs/yir2002.pdf

Tardigrades as Environmental Indicators part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/youngnaturalistawards...
This essay was written by Amber, a high school senior who won the Young Naturalist Award in 2001 for her research on tardigrades (also known as water bears) as environmental bioindicators. Amber ...

The Lives of Micro-organisms: A MicroNaturalist's Handbook part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://ebiomedia.com/gall/micronat/index.html
This web site highlights a new series of photo essays featuring observations you can make with a good compound microscope, a sense of the mysteries of life waiting to be discovered, some patience, ...

Bring Um Back Alive: Techniques for Finding and Studying Living Microorganisms part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://ebiomedia.com/gall/micronat/collecting.html
This image-rich BioMedia article features tips from a micro-naturalist about finding and studying microorganisms. Topics include sampling micro-life communities, care of collected samples, more ...