ecosystem balance

Scientists identify vast underground ecosystem containing billions of micro-organisms

Scientists identify vast underground ecosystem containing billions of micro-organisms Global team of scientists find ecosystem below earth that is twice the size of world’s oceans Jonathan Watts A nematode (eukaryote) in a biofilm of microorganisms, an unidentified nematode (Poikilolaimus sp.) which lives 1.4 km below the surface. Photograph: Gaetan Borgonie/AFP/Getty Images/Extreme Life The Earth is …

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Sebastopol Water Information Group (SWiG) Letter to County on the Water Element of the Coastal Plan by Jane Neilson, Ph.D., geologist

This letter presents comments from the Sebastopol Water Information Group (SWiG) in response to PRMD’s Draft Update for the Sonoma County Local Coastal Program (LCP). SWiG is a group of west Sonoma County residents and well owners who have hydrological and geological expertise. SWiG collects accurate scientific information on water supplies, water quality, land use …

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