As the giants of the animal kingdom dwindle in numbers, a new way to assess ecosystem function sheds light on animals’ changing ecological contributions. Wendy Foden is in the Scientific Services unit ...
This study highlights the potential for renewable energy infrastructure to interact positively with the environment. Well chosen solar farm sites could make deserts both sources of clean electricity ...
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China’s 1-GW desert solar farm is changing the ecosystem beneath it
Gigawatt-scale solar farms spreading across China’s northern deserts are doing more than generating electricity. Field ...
High on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, a vast sea of dark blue panels is doing more than keeping the lights on. China’s largest cluster of solar farms in Qinghai Province can generate nearly 17,000 ...
Desert ecosystems are some of the most richly diverse in the world and yet they are one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. Deserts, which account for one-third of the earth’s land mass, ...
A recent study quantifies the impact of biodiversity loss on ecological functions by tracking energy flows within them. It found that declines in birds and small mammals have led to a significant ...
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China covered a massive desert with solar panels for clean energy, but the land began to evolve
Rows of dark photovoltaic panels stretch across a remote plateau in western China, covering ground that once appeared almost completely barren. The site lies in Talatan Desert in Qinghai Province, ...
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