ecosystems

Estella Bergere Leopold (1927–2024), passionate environmentalist who traced changing ecosystems

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Estella Bergere Leopold (1927–2024), passionate environmentalist who traced changing ecosystems

Credit: The Aldo Leopold Foundation and University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives Estella Bergere Leopold was a palaeobotanist whose studies of fossil pollen and spores helped to reconstruct past environments and link them to the present. Her investigations of the Cenozoic era (from 66 million years ago to the present) provided some of the first insights into … Read more

Monitoring freshwater ecosystems with affordable new biosensor

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Monitoring freshwater ecosystems with affordable new biosensor

The health of freshwater ecosystems is of paramount importance in maintaining the balance of our environment. However, their preservation is threatened by the release of biodegradable waste from plant and animal sources. Despite the gravity of this issue, the current methods for assessing water quality are often impractical due to their complexity and high costs. … Read more