Map Is First To Track Global Human Influences On Ocean Ecosystems
February 15, 2008
February 15, 2008
STANFORD, Calif., Feb. 15 -- Stanford University issued the following news release:
For a bird's-eye view of human impacts on the Earth, scientists can study satellite images showing the continents in mottled colors that correspond to vegetation, desertification or human habitation. But those photos cannot tell them much about the big blue mystery, oceans, and how human activities affect them.
Now, a team of researchers, including a Stanford University scientist, ha . . .
For a bird's-eye view of human impacts on the Earth, scientists can study satellite images showing the continents in mottled colors that correspond to vegetation, desertification or human habitation. But those photos cannot tell them much about the big blue mystery, oceans, and how human activities affect them.
Now, a team of researchers, including a Stanford University scientist, ha . . .