South Dakota Researchers Track Rain Forest Biodiversity
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 16:21
in Mathematics & Economics
NASA is funding researchers in South Dakota to track biodiversity in the Brazilian Amazon. South Dakota State University's Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence is teaming up with researchers in Brazil & other U.S. & United Kingdom universities to interpret satellite imagery of three specific kinds of disturbances in the Amazon. The $1 million dollar research will offer knowledge about the threats to people, plants & animals caused by deforestation & forest disturbances.
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