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Satellite map of human pressure on land provides insight on sustainable development

Satellite map of human pressure on land provides insight on sustainable development
2021-04-14
(Press-News.org) The coronavirus pandemic has led researchers to switch gears or temporarily abandon projects due to health protocols or not being able to travel. But for Patrick Keys and Elizabeth Barnes, husband and wife scientists at Colorado State University, this past year led to a productive research collaboration.

They teamed up with Neil Carter, assistant professor at the University of Michigan, on a paper published in END

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Satellite map of human pressure on land provides insight on sustainable development

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