NASA and the nonprofit Conservation International are partnering to use global Earth observations from space to improve regional efforts that assess natural resources for conservation and sustainable management.
Environment
Feb 22, 2018
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The negative impact of a lack of plant functional diversity on ecosystems is well-documented, and can be seen in action in most dryland ecosystems. However, the indirect effects of biotic interactions – activities of certain ...
Ecology
Feb 22, 2018
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An unprecedented study integrating data from around the globe has shown that honey bees are the world's most important single species of pollinator in natural ecosystems and a key contributor to natural ecosystem functions. ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 10, 2018
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The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's finest natural wonders. It's also extraordinarily cheap to visit – perhaps too cheap.
Environment
Oct 16, 2017
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Jellyfish sting swimmers, clog fishing nets, and in high numbers can close beaches. But despite their nuisance to humans, they play an important role in the marine ecosystem - including in the Chesapeake Bay, where they protect ...
Ecology
Oct 13, 2017
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A 12-year "hurricane drought" during which no major hurricanes formed in the Atlantic ended dramatically in 2017. The devastating impacts of Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria across the United States and the Caribbean provide ...
Environment
Sep 26, 2017
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Hundreds of experiments have shown biodiversity fosters healthier, more productive ecosystems. But many experts doubted whether these experiments would hold up in the real world. A Smithsonian and University of Michigan study ...
Ecology
Sep 7, 2017
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The microscopic organisms that make up ocean ecosystems are invisible to the naked eye, yet they are responsible for producing half the oxygen we breathe, and for sustaining all the world's fisheries. Now, nearing the end ...
Environment
Jul 14, 2017
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Growing plants and then storing the CO2 they have taken up from the atmosphere is no viable option to counteract unmitigated emissions from fossil fuel burning, a new study shows. The plantations would need to be so large, ...
Environment
May 18, 2017
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A group of scientists are recommending giving the world's nature reserves a makeover to defend not only flora and fauna, but people, too.
Ecology
Jan 30, 2017
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