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Image captured by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite, on 18 October 2015
Published Oct 20, 2015 10:37 AM
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NASA satellite-based remote sensing data complements field data with environmental variables such as temperature and precipitation for species distribution and habitat suitability; vegetative data such as canopy height, forest structure, and evaporative stress; human impacts to biological diversity, such as deforestation or nighttime lights on predator/prey interactions; and spectroscopy information for direct detection of species.
Published Oct 8, 2021 03:10 PM
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Remote sensing proves ideal for watching rapid changes to Russia's remotest forests.
Published Feb 6, 2009 02:52 PM
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A new biomass map of Africa will help answer a complex question: what are the global and local effects of land-use change in African forests?
Published Feb 13, 2006 02:39 PM
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An endangered species emerges from the shadows.
Published Sep 8, 2015 12:07 PM
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NASA Earth science data are vital components of investigations into biological diversity, species distribution, and ecological conservation.
Published Apr 1, 2020 03:25 PM
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According to a recent report in Science, the Amazon rain forest has lost nearly two million acres to logging each year since 1996.
Published Feb 22, 2003 02:20 PM
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