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Satellites have changed our ability to see the globe. We can now use satellite data is to monitor change in the amount of land covered by forests, and determine the reasons for that change. In this article, we discuss recent findings global forest monitoring and the impact of supply chain decisions by corporate actors.
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What will the landscape look like when the world is four degrees warmer? Seven degrees warmer? Will you see the same trees and shrubs? Will the same birds visit your bird feeder? If you live in a forest now, will you then live in a desert? The implications have wide consequences not least for the production of food and the provision of water for your future self.
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Humans are masters of ecosystem engineering. But so are many other creatures, not least among them: Beavers. Paper
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It’s beginning to look a lot like winter, and as the temperatures drop the snow can’t be far behind. When
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Using unique data and sophisticated models, one science team seeks to inform policy development to address harmful algal blooms in
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A recent news headline proclaimed the “dead zone” – an aquatic area devoid of oxygen and therefore life – in
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