Category: ecosystem

Study says climate change is starving the oceans of oxygen

Post author By Randall
Post date December 8, 2019
Categories In Climate, Climate Change, ecosystem, fish, gear, green, iucn, ocean, oceans, oxygen, Science, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] The report also warned that this could upset delicate ecological balances by favoring sealife tolerant of low oxygen, like microbes and jellyfish. Even “basic processes” on Earth like the cycling of nitrogen and phosphorous could suffer, the IUCN said. Nutrient pollution from farming and other sources is also a problem on coastlines, according to […]

Researchers are using drones to study the Amazon rainforest’s health

Post author By Randall
Post date September 13, 2019
Categories In Amazon Rainforest, amazonas state research support foundation, amazonas state university, amazonia, Biodiversity, Climate Change, deforestation, drone, Drones, ecosystem, fire, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, green, harvard university, rainforest, Research, study, Tech, vocs

[ad_1] Every plant emits a different volatile organic compound (VOC) signature, or fingerprint, which can change based on factors like drought or flood. By monitoring these signals, scientists can study how forest ecosystems adapt to stressors. Despite that valuable info, the Amazon’s VOCs were previously monitored by just a handful of towers built in one […]