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7 Avr 2021

How Camera Traps Significantly Increase our Means of Observation

par Hillary Gerardi | Classé dans : Citizen Science, Nature & Numérique, Sciences du vivant, Sciences participatives, Sciences sur le terrain | 0

CREA Mont-Blanc installed around 40 high altitude cameras which are automatically triggered by movement. In the experimental phase, these new tools for monitoring alpine fauna have generated 150,000 photos per year. Quite promising, to say the least! Lire l’article en français … Lire la suite

9 Mar 2020

Life in the (Glacial) Margins: surprisingly and increasingly diverse

par Brad Carlson | Classé dans : Non classifié(e), Research, Sciences du vivant, Sciences sur le terrain | 0

At this point, the evidence is clear: glacier retreat is accelerating as a direct result of climate change. But what about the plants that colonize previously glaciated zones and that are slowly transforming alpine landscapes? The first results of the … Lire la suite

26 Sep 2019

Getting high with frogs

par Marjorie Bison | Classé dans : La recherche, Sciences du vivant, Sciences sur le terrain | 0

The common frog (Rana temporaria) can be found all over France, including, perhaps surprisingly, at elevations as high as 2,500 meters in the Alps. Because its development is highly dependent on temperature, the CREA Mont-Blanc team is working to understand … Lire la suite