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Some 125 scientists and volunteers spent 24 hours canvassing an area in northern Yellowstone during the "bioblitz" - a scientific mad dash to document as many species as possible over the course of a day.
R&D Mag - News 2009
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Some 125 scientists and volunteers spent 24 hours canvassing an area in northern Yellowstone during the "bioblitz" - a scientific mad dash to document as many species as possible over the course of a day.
R&D Mag - News 2009
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An Internet search on "bioblitz" will provide a wealth of informaton on the results of BioBlitzes conducted in the past as well as events planned for this spring and summer.
BIRDS ETCETERA—Birds, Birding, Birders, and Birdwatching John L. Trapp 2002
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An Internet search on "bioblitz" will provide a wealth of informaton on the results of BioBlitzes conducted in the past as well as events planned for this spring and summer.
Archive 2002-05-01 John L. Trapp 2002
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The Allegheny County Parks Department is hosting a public "bioblitz" Saturday to survey all plants, insects and animals in North Park's wetland habitat and is seeking volunteers to help.
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Where to take part in a 'bioblitz' | Juliette Jowit
The Guardian World News Juliette Jowit 2010
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Where to take part in a 'bioblitz' wildlife reserve.
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Parks Department holding 'bioblitz' to survey North Park wetlands
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Arnold Norden, who goes by the name Butch among those who know him personally, happens to be the anonymous bioblitz team member pictured on this post from June 2006 with his face really close to the ground.
Archive 2007-12-01 AYDIN 2007
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Arnold Norden, who goes by the name Butch among those who know him personally, happens to be the anonymous bioblitz team member pictured on this post from June 2006 with his face really close to the ground.
Dinosaurs on the MARC train! AYDIN 2007
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The first official bioblitz was held in 1996 at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC. Sam Droege, a wildlife biologist and one of the event organizers, later recounted to National Geographic that the original concept was to allow biologists to return to their “ancestral” state as curious explorers “who actually went out and tried to find things instead of filtering out forms, or gridding on a plot, or counting the number of tarsal segments and measuring them to within 15 microns.”
Weird, Rare, and Everywhere | Hakai Magazine Hakai Magazine 2023
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By contrast, many bioblitzes last only a day or a weekend, cover territory that anyone can reach by foot or bus, and recruit amateur naturalists.
Weird, Rare, and Everywhere | Hakai Magazine Hakai Magazine 2023
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