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"Technology has undoubtedly contributed to global biodiversity loss and
ecosystem degradation.
Where forests once stood, artificial lights now illuminate vast urban jungles.
Where animals once roamed, huge factories now churn out microchips, computers,
and cars. But now, we can also leverage technology to help repair our precious
ecosystems.
Here, we discuss our two new research papers published today. They show how
drones and genomics (the same technology used to identify COVID strains) can
help protect and restore nature.
One paper demonstrates that drones can help safeguard biodiversity and monitor
ecosystem restoration activities. They can also help us understand how impacts
in one ecosystem may affect another.
Genomics can help identify populations that may be vulnerable to future climate
change, and monitor elusive animals such as platypuses, lynx, and newts. Yet,
our other paper found ecologists without genomics expertise thought the
technology still needed to be tried and tested."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
