Land cover 2010
This global land-cover map was created using data from the Envisat mission for the 2010 epoch (2008–12).
Environment
Oct 3, 2014
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Analysis reveals significant land cover changes in US coastal regions
A new NOAA nationwide analysis shows that between 1996 and 2011, 64,975 square miles in coastal regions—an area larger than the state of Wisconsin—experienced changes in land cover, including a decline in wetlands and ...
Environment
Aug 19, 2014
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Trees and shrubs invading critical grasslands, diminish cattle production
Half of the Earth's land mass is made up of rangelands, which include grasslands and savannas, yet they are being transformed at an alarming rate. Woody plants, such as trees and shrubs, are moving in and taking over, leading ...
Environment
Aug 18, 2014
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New soil moisture sensor tracks drought conditions in Arizona, Mexico
Soil moisture measurements are needed to improve our understanding of water availability in rural and urban areas. Adam Schreiner-McGraw, an Arizona State University graduate student studying hydrology, has installed a new ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 27, 2014
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New technologies key to averting massive wave of extinctions
The Earth's biosphere is undergoing a wave of extinctions on par with the ending of the age of dinosaurs. The massive loss of biodiversity is primarily due to human activity, specifically the expansion and intensification ...
Ecology
Jun 2, 2014
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Ecologists confront the dilemma of a changing climate on a shrinking planet
(Phys.org) —The University of Wisconsin-Madison, home of pioneering ecologists who studied lakes, forests, wetlands and prairies, is playing a key role in the next wave of ecological research: large teams of scientists ...
Environment
May 21, 2014
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Research reveals true value of cover crops to farmers, environment
Planting cover crops in rotation between cash crops—widely agreed to be ecologically beneficial—is even more valuable than previously thought, according to a team of agronomists, entomologists, agroecologists, horticulturists ...
Environment
Mar 19, 2014
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Global survey of urban birds and plants find more diversity than expected
The largest analysis to date of the effect of urbanization on bird and plant species diversity worldwide confirms that while human influences such as land cover are more important drivers of species diversity in cities than ...
Ecology
Mar 11, 2014
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Researchers turn to technology to discover a novel way of mapping landscapes
University of Cincinnati researchers are blending technology with tradition, as they discover new and improved methods for mapping landscapes. The research is newly published in the Journal of Applied Geography (Vol. 45, ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 28, 2013
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In Nepal, villagers' land uses help people and tigers, study finds
Hopeful signs that humans and tigers can coexist are emerging in rural Nepal, where the government has committed to doubling populations of the critically endangered big cat by 2022. A new study by conservation scientist ...
Ecology
Oct 21, 2013
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