Critical Zone Observatory at the top of the Catalinas
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University of Arizona research scientists keep tabs on plant and animal life and air quality at the highest reaches of the Santa Catalina Mountains northwest of Tucson. A new grant extends their work to focus on human impacts. Arizona Daily Star (2016)
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The Critical Zone Observatory monitors life at the upper reaches of the Santa Catalina Mountains
U.S. Forest Service fire crews will ignite a low-to-moderate intensity fire on the heavily forested slopes of Mount Bigelow today.
The impact can be lessened, even in a warming world, researchers say.
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