Drone cameras can measure pigments indicating surface health of drylands soils
July 29, 2026
July 29, 2026
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Drone cameras can measure pigments indicating surface health of drylands soils
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Drylands soils are being degraded by human activities and climate change, threatening the thin living layers covering their surface, called biocrusts, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Composed of cyanobacteria, lichens, mosses, alga . . .
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Drone cameras can measure pigments indicating surface health of drylands soils
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Drylands soils are being degraded by human activities and climate change, threatening the thin living layers covering their surface, called biocrusts, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Composed of cyanobacteria, lichens, mosses, alga . . .