– The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement today named Diana H. Wall, Ph.D., of Colorado State University the recipient of the 2013 Tyler Prize for her research documenting and exploring the complex and fragile soil ecosystem.
New ISS Eyes See Rio San Pablo
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory – ISERV Pathfinder camera system may eventually provide needed Earth observations to developing countries.
NASA Eyes Declining Vegetation in the Eastern United States from 2000 to 2010
Originally Published by Earth Today – NASA scientists report that warmer temperatures and changes in precipitation locally and regionally have altered the growth of large forest areas in the eastern United States over the past 10 years.
Community and Conservation in Bolivia’s Yacuma Pampas
Originally Published by The Ecologist – Community-based land conservation is a valuable implement in the conservation tool-box, but not a magic bullet, says David Shaw.
FORSAT to Develop Satellite Platform for Forest Assessment
A new project co-funded under the EUROSTARS program aspires to develop a software platform for forest assessment from temporal Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite images.
Who deforested Central Africa: Humans or climate?
– It is a much debated question: why did Central African forests become partially fragmented between 2,500 and 2,000 years ago, leaving room for more open forest landscapes and savannah? …Read more at the original article here (This article was syndicated in an earlier version of the Earthzine website, but is no longer reproduced here. Hope you enjoy the article … Read More
Deer numbers changing woodlands
– The increasing abundance of native roe deer appears to be having an impact on woodlands, a study suggests.
What’s Damaging Marshes on U.S. Coast and Why It Matters
– A nine-year study led by researcher Linda Deegan points to the damage that human-caused nutrients inflict on salt marshes along the U.S. East Coast.
Forests Near Colorado's Flat Top Mountain
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory – The Colorado Rockies bring jagged ridges and pyramid-shaped peaks to mind, but not all of the state’s mountains fit that description.
Ambrym’s Lava Lakes
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory – The Earth Observing-1 satellite captured this view of twin lava lakes in Vanuatu. One glowed brightly; the other was capped with a thin gray crust of partially-solid rock.