#disturbances — Public Fediverse posts

[SPIRou + Wapiti => habitable exoplanet] Thanks to the #SPIRou infrared spectrometer on the #CFHT and the implementation of Wapiti, a new method for correcting #disturbances related to the #atmosphere, astronomers have detected an #exoplanet in the habitable zone of an M-type star—11.4 light-years from Earth.

Next-generation instruments will make it possible to determine whether this planet is rocky or not, and whether liquid water is part of its composition.

More info: https://www.irap.omp.eu/en/2026/01/spirou-the-second-closest-exoplanet-in-the-habitable-zone-discovered-just-11-4-light-years-away/

Nice analysis of #Canada's forests using large-scale and long-term #data:

"#Tree diversity increases decadal forest #soil carbon and nitrogen accrual" by Chen et al (2023)

Quote: "...#conserving and promoting functionally #diverse forests could promote soil carbon and #nitrogen storage, enhancing both #carbon sink capacity and soil nitrogen fertility."

This is increasingly important to consider we impose larger and more frequent #disturbances on #forest #ecosystems.

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05941-9

#Weeds use roadsides as gateways of entry
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/alien-plant-species-are-spreading-rapidly-in-mountainous-areas.html

"Our results show that mountain environments are becoming increasingly exposed to biological invasions, emphasizing the need to monitor and prevent potential biosecurity issues emerging in high-elevation ecosystems"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01979-6

Human impacts on Dorrigo #Rainforest
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/~/media/7207ECB984334D8586C844058203FE3E.ashx

#Mountain #Roads #Biodiversity non-native #Plants #Neophytes #Anthropogenic #Disturbances #Dorrigo Escarpment #Construction #MountainRoad #WaterfallWay #Bellingen #TouristRoute #Impact

#Weeds use roadsides as gateways of entry
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/alien-plant-species-are-spreading-rapidly-in-mountainous-areas.html

"Our results show that mountain environments are becoming increasingly exposed to biological invasions, emphasizing the need to monitor and prevent potential biosecurity issues emerging in high-elevation ecosystems"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01979-6

Human impacts on Dorrigo #Rainforest
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/~/media/7207ECB984334D8586C844058203FE3E.ashx

#Mountain #Roads #Biodiversity non-native #Plants #Neophytes #Anthropogenic #Disturbances #Dorrigo Escarpment #Construction #MountainRoad #WaterfallWay #Bellingen #TouristRoute #Impact

#Weeds use roadsides as gateways of entry
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/alien-plant-species-are-spreading-rapidly-in-mountainous-areas.html

"Our results show that mountain environments are becoming increasingly exposed to biological invasions, emphasizing the need to monitor and prevent potential biosecurity issues emerging in high-elevation ecosystems"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01979-6

Human impacts on Dorrigo #Rainforest
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/~/media/7207ECB984334D8586C844058203FE3E.ashx

#Mountain #Roads #Biodiversity non-native #Plants #Neophytes #Anthropogenic #Disturbances #Dorrigo Escarpment #Construction #MountainRoad #WaterfallWay #Bellingen #TouristRoute #Impact

#Weeds use roadsides as gateways of entry
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/01/alien-plant-species-are-spreading-rapidly-in-mountainous-areas.html

"Our results show that mountain environments are becoming increasingly exposed to biological invasions, emphasizing the need to monitor and prevent potential biosecurity issues emerging in high-elevation ecosystems"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01979-6

Human impacts on Dorrigo #Rainforest
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/~/media/7207ECB984334D8586C844058203FE3E.ashx

#Mountain #Roads #Biodiversity non-native #Plants #Neophytes #Anthropogenic #Disturbances #Dorrigo Escarpment #Construction #MountainRoad #WaterfallWay #Bellingen #TouristRoute #Impact

#introduction: I'm a scientist at #CSIC, Spain, interested in the #ecology & #evolution of fire-prone #ecosystems, & more generally, in disturbance ecology. I aim to understanding the role of #fire and other #disturbances in shaping species, populations, #communities, #landscapes, #biomes, & the #biosphere.

Web: https://www.uv.es/jgpausas/
Publ: https://www.uv.es/jgpausas/fire-ecology-ev

#Ecology #FireEcology #ecoevo #PlantEcology #EvolutionaryEcology #disturbances #traits #GlobalChange #IncendiosForestales #IIFF

So, I guess one needs to add an #introduction. I work on #remotesensing of the #landsurface, and I am particularly interested in #disturbances, #wildfires #agriculture #dataassimilation and #carboncycle

Based in London