Restoring the Chesapeake Bay, the nation’s largest estuary, has for decades proven to be a fraught enterprise, beset by the interests of researchers, farmers, anglers, multiple governments, and a host of others. A new approach, recently reported in Remote … Continue reading
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Satellite monitoring may help preserve the Chesapeake Bay by improving farming practices
Categories: Agriculture | Ecology | Environmental Sciences | Journal Club | Sustainability Science
Tagged adaptive management, Chesapeake Bay, cover crops, estuary, farming, pollution, satellite, watershed
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For choices involving uncertainty, the brain simplifies the math that drives our decisions
Every day, people make countless decisions, big and small: Should I buy that new house? Do I want chocolate or vanilla ice cream? A recent study suggests that when faced with uncertainty regarding a choice, how a person evaluates their … Continue reading