Ecosystems
New ISS Eyes See Rio San Pablo
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory - ISERV Pathfinder camera system may eventually provide needed Earth observations to developing countries.
Posted on
March 3rd, 2013
Earth Observation, Ecosystems
NASA Eyes Declining Vegetation in the Eastern United States from 2000 to 2010
Originally Published by Earth Today - NASA scientists report that warmer temperatures and changes in precipitation locally and regionally have altered the growth of large forest areas in the eastern United States over the past 10 years.
Posted on
February 27th, 2013
Earth Observation, Ecosystems
Community and Conservation in Bolivia’s Yacuma Pampas
Originally Published by The Ecologist - Community-based land conservation is a valuable implement in the conservation tool-box, but not a magic bullet, says David Shaw.
Posted on
January 25th, 2013
Biodiversity, Ecosystems
FORSAT to Develop Satellite Platform for Forest Assessment
A new project co-funded under the EUROSTARS program aspires to develop a software platform for forest assessment from temporal Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite images.
Stratos Stylianidis, posted on
January 14th, 2013
Earth Observation, Ecosystems, Quick Look
IUFRO: the International Union of Forest Research Organizations
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations continues to foster collaborative, international research in all aspects of forest science.
Laszlo Bela Szendrodi, posted on
January 8th, 2013
Ecosystems, Quick Look
Who deforested Central Africa: Humans or climate?
- It is a much debated question: why did Central African forests become partially fragmented between 2,500 and 2,000 years ago, leaving room for more open forest landscapes and savannah?
Posted on
January 8th, 2013
Climate, Ecosystems
Deer numbers changing woodlands
- The increasing abundance of native roe deer appears to be having an impact on woodlands, a study suggests.
Posted on
January 2nd, 2013
Biodiversity, Ecosystems
What’s Damaging Marshes on U.S. Coast and Why It Matters
- A nine-year study led by researcher Linda Deegan points to the damage that human-caused nutrients inflict on salt marshes along the U.S. East Coast.
Posted on
December 29th, 2012
Ecosystems
Forests Near Colorado’s Flat Top Mountain
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory - The Colorado Rockies bring jagged ridges and pyramid-shaped peaks to mind, but not all of the state’s mountains fit that description.
Posted on
December 22nd, 2012
Earth Observation, Ecosystems
Ambrym’s Lava Lakes
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory - The Earth Observing-1 satellite captured this view of twin lava lakes in Vanuatu. One glowed brightly; the other was capped with a thin gray crust of partially-solid rock.
Posted on
December 19th, 2012
Earth Observation, Ecosystems
NASA Daily Image
Hubble Sees 'Space Invader' Image