Rowan Edwards (rowan)

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Email:	rowandesign [at] gmail.com

Address:	Oakland, California United States

I Speak:	english

Member Since:	July 20, 2009

Local Time:	Thu May 24 06:13:18

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Marking unrewarding routes: pharaoh ant	Elevated leaves reduce evaporation: quiver tree
Managing high temperatures: tenrecs	Periodic emergence synchronized: cicadas
Microbial biodiversity maintained: heather moorland	Flowers selectively deter insects: acacia
Cytoplasm seeks efficient routes: slime mold	Communities recover from floods: riparian habitat
Diversity creates long-term stability: prairie grassland	Leaves change colors under different lighting: Selaginella ferns
Fungal root-rot renews forest: mountain hemlock forests	Groups vote on hive locations: honeybees
Individual actions benefit group: white-fronted bee-eater	Disturbances help maintain diversity: western hemlock-Sitka spruce forests
Symbiosis enhances pollutant breakdown: plants and microbes	Bacteria help volatilize and mineralize ammonia: termites
Bacteria create a natural battery: Geobacter sulfurreducens	Natural disturbances enhance heterogeneity: forest ecosystems
Stream remodeling alters ecosystems: American beaver	Species richness helps system respond to disturbance: ecosystems
Ecosystems have stability and resiliency: savannas	Relationship provides nutrients, housing, protection: bull horn acacia and acacia ants
Plants minimize water loss: desert	Moth larvae manipulate host plant physiology: leaf-miner moth
Food web complexity increases along gradient: dune ecosystem	Ecosystems have stability and biodiversity: savannas
Multifunctional integration is remedy for architecture: ecosystems	Symbiosis provides nutrients: cicadas
Native plants persist in changing conditions: wetland ecosystems	Canopies enhance species diversity: wetland ecosystems
Ecosystems recover from disturbance: forests	Mutualistic relationship is maintained: fig tree and fig wasp
Ecosystems recover from disturbance: coral reefs	Muscles self-repair: human

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I am currently a candidate (2010) in the Design Strategy MBA at the California College of the Arts.

I have a background including a BFA from CCAC in Sculpture/Furniture Design and have been a building contractor in California for the past 10 years specializing in green builiding, design and consulting.

My intro to Biomimicry started with seeing Janine Benyus's TED talk and my friend Chris Allen. I recently took part in the 2009 Veracruz, Mexico workshop.

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