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UrduBRI’s story began in 1989 with the capture of a loon on a Michigan lake. Back then, it was all about the science, but over time, founder Dave Evers began to understand that knowledge for knowledge’s sake wasn’t enough.
Tag: Environmental Change
New study adds to mystery of Cahokia exodus
WashU archaeologists dig into Cahokia’s history to cast doubt on a popular theory about why the ancient city was abandoned.
‘Nakhara’ Journal: Chula Faculty of Architecture’s Journal Achieves Top Q1 Ranked by Scopus
Nakhara: Journal of Environmental Design and Planning (NJEDP), published by the Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, has been recognized as a world-leading academic journal, achieving a Q1 ranking, according to the Scopus CiteScore released in May.
Fair and sustainable futures beyond mining
Mining brings huge social and environmental change to communities: landscapes, livelihoods and the social fabric evolve alongside the industry. But what happens when the mines close? What problems face communities that lose their main employer and the very core of their identity and social networks?
Scientists Land $3 Million NSF Grant to Empower Local Coral Reef Monitoring Efforts
Although communities care deeply about the fate of coral reefs, they often lack the scientific tools to document changes in the local reefs on which they rely. A new project will help to empower community members already interested in coral reef health with the tools needed to document changes in these systems. Importantly, findings from the research will inform management of ecosystems.
Oregon State survey suggests charismatic songbird’s numbers have dramatically declined
The evening grosbeak, a noisy and charismatic songbird, once arrived at Oregon State University in springtime flocks so vast an OSU statistics professor estimated there were up to a quarter million of the birds on campus daily.
New View of Species Interactions Offers Clues to Preserve Threatened Ecosystems
Scientists from around the world have produced a new analysis—believed to be the most detailed study of specialized ecological data from global forests—that is furthering science’s understanding of species interactions and how diversity contributes to the preservation of ecosystem health.
Hydrologists show environmental damage from fog reduction is observable from outer space
A study led by ecohydrologists at IUPUI is the first to show it’s possible to use satellite data to understand how fog reduction from climate change is harming vegetation in ecologically rare regions.
Towards a new generation of vegetation models
A new study explored the most important organizing principles that control vegetation behavior and how they can be used to improve vegetation models.