Understanding future species distribution: new data for biogeographers
Credit: Noce, S., Caporaso, L. & Santini, M. A new global dataset of bioclimatic indicators. Sci Data 7, 398 (2020). ...
Tag: Geography
Israel can expect a major earthquake of 6.5 on the Richter scale in the coming years
For the first time in Israel: Drilling under the bed of the Dead Sea; Documents 220,000 years of earthquakesCredit: Tel ...
New bacterial culture methods could result in the discovery of new species
The culture-dependent study allowed to isolate a surprisingly large number of diverse and previously unreported bacterial strains from the Tabernas ...
Subscriptions to satellite alerts linked to decreased deforestation in Africa
Credit: Fanny Moffette / University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- Deforestation dropped by 18 percent in two years in African ...
Surveys identify relationship between waves, coastal cliff erosion
Study shows waves, rainfall important parts of erosion process, providing new opportunity to improve forecastsCredit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Scripps ...
Human-made landscape promotes coexistence of two normally separated Andean warblers
Two Andean warbler species that typically occur at different elevations and hunt by tricking insects to escape can co-occur at ...
Melody of an Alpine summit falling apart
Seismometers listen to the resonance vibration of the Hochvogel, AllgäuCredit: TU München The entire summit of the 2592 metres high ...
New model reveals previously unrecognized complexity of oceanic earthquake zones
University of Tsukuba researchers have developed a state-of-the-art model, which has revealed major complexity in rupture processes even in simple ...
Fire-resistant tropical forest on brink of disappearance –
Research on Indonesia shows effect of human modificationCredit: T. Smith A new study led by researchers in the Geography Department ...
Greenland ‘knickpoints’ could stall spread of glacial thinning
Credit: Tim Bartholomaus The jagged terrain of Greenland's mountains is protecting some of the island's outlet glaciers from warm coastal ...
Plant diversity in Germany on the decline
Most comprehensive evaluation of the occurrence of vascular plants in Germany to dateCredit: Sebastian Lakner In an area covering the ...
Study: Oregon’s Western Cascades watershed to experience larger, more frequent fires
Credit: U.S. Forest Service - Pacific Northwest Region The Clackamas Basin rarely experiences the intense fire activity that burned in ...
“Birthday” of the roof of the world recalibrated
Third Pole rose to modern height much later than previously thoughtCredit: TPE As the roof of the world, the Third ...
Can sting rays and electric rays help us map the ocean floor?
Credit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan have completed a feasibility study indicating ...