tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124996108755977048.post6126611583949350185..comments2024-03-08T13:45:27.395+05:30Comments on A Protest of Romance: Letter to The Prime MinisterSowmya Chakravarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16111792272627772775noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124996108755977048.post-30420818755347963232012-12-11T22:39:34.586+05:302012-12-11T22:39:34.586+05:30And we cannot ask plants and birds to meditate the...And we cannot ask plants and birds to meditate the Sudarshana Kriya way ! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124996108755977048.post-82463538485231199552012-12-11T22:37:13.569+05:302012-12-11T22:37:13.569+05:30Sorry Forgot to Give the Link !
Man-made noise d...Sorry Forgot to Give the Link ! <br /><br />Man-made noise disrupts the growth of plants and trees<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17457323<br /><br />rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/lookup/doi/10.1098/rspb.2012.0230<br /><br />Noise pollution is a novel, widespread environmental force that has recently been shown to alter the behaviour and distribution of birds and other vertebrates, yet whether noise has cumulative, community-level consequences by changing critical ecological services is unknown. Herein, we examined the effects of noise pollution on pollination and seed dispersal and seedling establishment within a study system that isolated the effects of noise from confounding stimuli common to human-altered landscapes. Using observations, vegetation surveys and pollen transfer and seed removal experiments, we found that effects of noise pollution can reverberate through communities by disrupting or enhancing these ecological services. Specifically, noise pollution indirectly increased artificial flower pollination by hummingbirds, but altered the community of animals that prey upon and disperse Pinus edulis seeds, potentially explaining reduced P. edulis seedling recruitment in noisy areas. Despite evidence that some ecological services, such as pollination, may benefit indirectly owing to noise, declines in seedling recruitment for key-dominant species such as P. edulis may have dramatic long-term effects on ecosystem structure and diversity. Because the extent of noise pollution is growing, this study emphasizes that investigators should evaluate the ecological consequences of noise alongside other human-induced environmental changes that are reshaping human-altered landscapes worldwide. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124996108755977048.post-20167909376159984072012-12-11T22:04:37.841+05:302012-12-11T22:04:37.841+05:30Pls add the following - Noise disturbs the Bird Li...Pls add the following - Noise disturbs the Bird Life and seriously affects the reproductive behavior of Frogs thereby causing irreversible damage to the eco system. <br />I have taken your letter and submitted to one of the authorities in the govt.<br /><br />Good effort ! Should be called 'Soumya Act' ..Act should not be just act but real action ! What do u say !<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124996108755977048.post-33632404259535834932012-12-09T19:20:20.655+05:302012-12-09T19:20:20.655+05:30I am surprised, of all the things that you could h...I am surprised, of all the things that you could have written to the PM - corruption, poor infra, outdated education policies, poor health care, our population and so many other burning topics, you chose a subject on Silence to bring to his attention! kya kahen aapke choice ka! <br /><br />btw 5 years back I too was concerned with the rising decibel levels in Bangalore and went to a few traffic police stations too asking them to do something about it but I lacked the energy, time and focus needed to see my ideas turning into action. and then with regular meditation and Sudarshan Kriya, I realized that if I am silent within, none of the external sound will ever bother me. and its been this way, since the last 4-5 years now. Sachin Thombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506581659081862486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124996108755977048.post-78465617769504682302012-12-04T15:51:06.627+05:302012-12-04T15:51:06.627+05:30If only we all could contact the people concerned ...If only we all could contact the people concerned with our grievances and make sure that they read it and necessary action takendeepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15296902414799985603noreply@blogger.com