biota

• We studied the biota, the ancient biota, the current farming and the protocols. —  William McDonough on cradle to cradle design
• Get us to do things that leads to the support and perpetuation of the biota, rather than its destruction? —  Michael Pollan gives a plant's-eye view
• Is the present biota a terminal one which cannot undergo further evolutionary change beyond rather trivial subspecific or varietal adaptation? —  RealClimate
• They tell the story of the islands in three acts-the evolution of the biota, the impact of humans from the 17th century onward, and the future prospects for restoration of the islands 'devastated ecosystem. —  American Scientist Online
• DSPUD is belatedly pursuing a new discharger permit, and the state's preliminary permit grants DSPUD a 5-year grace period for discharging over 5 times the limit set at all other wastewater treatment plants in the county for nitrate pollutants, a major contributor to algae blooms and associated impacts to aquatic biota. —  Indybay newswire

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