Research led by a University of Montana undergraduate student to identify less error-prone methods for performing wildlife surveys was published Oct. 20 in Ecological Applications.
UM Student Research Tests Ways to Reduce Errors in Wildlife Surveys
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Tiny Particles Brighten Clouds in the Tropics
When clouds loft tropical air masses high into the sky, some of the gases they carry can be transformed into tiny particles, initiating a process that that may end up brightening lower-level clouds and reflecting more sunlight away from Earth.
OU-Led Study Reveals Dry Season Increase in Photosynthesis in Amazon Rainforest
A University of Oklahoma-led study demonstrated the potential of the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument on board the Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite to measure and track chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthesis of tropical forests in the Amazon.
Five Questions About 2019's Record-Small Ozone Hole
In 2019, the hole that developed in the ozone layer over Antarctica was the smallest on record since 1982, according to the NASA/NOAA press release.
Much of the Earth Is Still Wild, but Threatened by Fragmentation
Half of the Earth’s land surface not covered with ice remains relatively wild – but many of these “low human-impact” areas are broken into small, isolated pieces, threatening their future.
Are Humans Changing Animal Genetic Diversity Worldwide?
Human population density and land use is causing changes in animal genetic diversity, according to researchers at McGill University.
