by Iliyah | Aug 7, 2018 | Agricultural Science, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences & Biology
Dr Johanne Brunet – Buzzing & Blooming: Bee-Flower Interactions in Crop Production Pollination by flying insects is often the forgotten key to high agricultural productivity. Dr Johanne Brunet, research ecologist at the USDA-Agricultural Service, is...
by Iliyah | Aug 7, 2018 | Agricultural Science, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Dr Ermita Hernandez – Revitalising Puerto Rico Towards Sustainable Vegetable Production Currently, farming practices in Puerto Rico are largely unsustainable and little information exists to direct growers towards better practice. To address this issue, Dr...
by Iliyah | Jul 18, 2018 | Earth & Environmental Sciences
Dr Marcellus Caldas | Dr Melinda Daniels – An Interdisciplinary Approach to Water Management According to the WHO, half of the world’s population will be living in water-stressed areas by 2025. Therefore, managing our water resources is vital, especially in a...
by Iliyah | Jul 11, 2018 | Earth & Environmental Sciences
Dr Peter Krzystek – The Future of Forest Mapping Having good knowledge of forest structures forms the basis for planning and management, and assessing the overall health of a woodland ecosystem. Over the past 15 years, automated remote sensing techniques for...
by Iliyah | Jul 11, 2018 | Earth & Environmental Sciences, Engineering & Computer Science
Dr Wei-Chau Xie – Shaking Up the Physics of Vibration Nuclear power plants may be some of the most secure structures in our society, but when subjected to earthquakes, they have the potential to cause major disasters. Dr Wei-Chau Xie of the University of...
by Iliyah | Jul 11, 2018 | Earth & Environmental Sciences
The Role of Policies in Managing Scarce Water Resources Water scarcity and perverse policies may have severe effects on the environment, affecting society both directly and indirectly. A team from the Agrifood Research and Technology Center (CITA), the University of...
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