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November 11, 2015 - 9:45 am

Why did behaviorally modern humans and no other multicellular species in the history of the Earth gain the capacity to transform an entire planet? Biology alone cannot explain this – Homo sapiens is just another …

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Kindle DX: Not ready for Academic users

June 15, 2009 - 6:21 pm
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I ‘m a professor of environmental science at UMBC and have been experimenting with Amazon’s Kindle DX since Friday (June 12, 2009). When the Kindle DX was first announced in May, I was very excited …

Be your own eye in the sky

March 13, 2009 - 10:18 pm
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Now you can be your own remote sensing platform on the cheap - in 3D! Microsoft’s Photosynth application (installs in your browser) allows anyone to combine pictures taken from any angle from the ground or …

R is for statistics R*evolution

February 4, 2009 - 8:30 pm
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R software is creating an open-source statistics revolution. It is powerful, easy to use, popular and free! And it just keeps get better all the time! In many ways, it has already surpassed what can …

A glimpse of the future from the past

January 29, 2009 - 10:43 am
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by Jonathan Dandois
It is incorrect to think that something is not possible when considering how remote sensing tools and technology can be used to improve our understanding of local, regional and global landscapes. Publications and …

Dynamics of village change in China’s Yangtze Delta (new publication)

December 27, 2008 - 12:42 pm
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 China’s Yangtze Delta (also known as the Tai Lake Region) is home to some of the world’s most ancient anthropogenic landscapes. Rice was likely domesticated here 8,500 years ago, and the region’s nickname “land of …

Welcome to our new blog site!

August 18, 2008 - 12:42 am

Welcome to our new blogging site for the Laboratory for Anthropogenic Landscape Ecology!
This site will give members of our lab a forum for discussing the nature we humans have created on our planet, and the …