Ciencia, Resiliencia y Conservación: El Viaje de una Ecóloga Negra En trabajo de campo, recopilando datos para analizar las características funcionales de las especies vegetales del Campo Rupestre, con énfasis…
Tag: Physiology
Wildland firefighters face a huge pay cut without action by Congress – here’s how physically demanding this lifesaving job is
Radios crackle with chatter from a wildfire incident command post. Up the fireline, firefighters in yellow jerseys are swinging Pulaskis, axlike hand tools, to carve a fuel break into the…
Wildland firefighters face a huge pay cut without action by Congress – in the midst of strenuous, dangerous work during fire season
Radios crackle with chatter from a wildfire incident command post. Up the fireline, firefighters in yellow jerseys are swinging Pulaskis, axlike hand tools, to carve a fuel break into the…
A day fighting wildfires can require as much endurance as riding the Tour de France
For three weeks in July, the world’s most elite bike racers climb steep mountains and sprint along historic cobblestones to capture the coveted yellow jersey or the race leader in…
Michael P. Moore – Functional Ecologists
Current Institution: University of Colorado Denver, USA Research interests: I study how physiology and ontogeny limit the ways that organisms adapt to their environments. I am especially interested in using…
Keeping NBA players on the court is no small ‘feet’
The NBA playoffs provide a stage for some of the biggest and tallest athletes in the world. With an average height of 6 feet, 7 inches and an average weight…
