Biodiversity: The Vast Desert Periodical Banter

This week Aimie and Sam have started a special three part series to help promote British Science Week. The theme this year is 'Our diverse planet'. Therefore, we've decided that since this is such a 'diverse' topic, we would split it in to three main parts: The Deep Ocean, The Dense Forest, and The Vast Desert. This week we speak about the vast desert and talk about some weird and wonderful facts we found out and talk ancient landscapes and blood waterfalls!

All links to any references have been provided below:

Blood waterfalls

https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2017.16

https://aem.asm.org/node/99994.full

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/blood-falls?fbclid=IwAR35S_z9mVoKv6sGqpM2l5Lm38xRBr0gwBZSHm0sjEZXK-f-jltXrTbmw7g

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/antarcticas-blood-falls-reveals-inner-workings-glaciers-180963098/?fbclid=IwAR0YkDSE9L7VMtmHl5ejD0mdG5oNCTRVtwfk7qP_iwOIp2TBs3aXX5wZNQM

Unravelling biodiversity, evolution and threats to conservation in the Sahara‐Sahel

https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12049

Desert Biome

http://www.eniscuola.net/en/argomento/desert/desert-biome/a-habitat-with-strong-contrasts/

Deserts, explained

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/deserts/

Sahara snow

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-42627090/snow-falls-in-the-sahara-desert



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