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Mónica Flores
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Biologist. Working in conservation of High Andean Ecosystems.
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A new study has found that the trunks of trees in the Amazon have become thicker in recent decades — an unexpected sign of the rainforest’s resilience in response to record-high levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Why are Amazonian trees getting ‘fatter’?
How have the trees in Amazonia reacted to the rise in CO2 emissions in recent centuries? It is common knowledge that, of all greenhouse gases, CO2 is the most responsible for global warming. The most…
news.mongabay.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Reposted by Mónica Flores
Thinking of joining EcoFracNet or MicroFracNet? Now’s a great time - we can finally offer you free second-hand TOMST TMS4 sensors to support your fieldwork!

🛰️ Limited sensors available, so act fast.

📍 Details + how to join:

the3dlab.org/2025/07/04/j...

@willpearse.bsky.social
Join EcoFracNet – we’ve got sensors!
Whether you’re already knee-deep in site planning for EcoFracNet or MicroFracnet, or just hearing about it for the first time, we’ve got some exciting news to share—and maybe even a little in…
the3dlab.org
July 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Reposted by Mónica Flores
📢📢🔥🔥🔥 I am so excited to announce our book about Fire in the South American Ecosystems! It has 14 Chapters led mostly by south american authors. Thanks to all authors for their valuable contribution! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
July 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Reposted by Mónica Flores
The Cordillera Blanca (largest tropical glacier area) lost 44% glacier cover between 1984 and 2023! 😮😱

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The loss of glacier resilience due to climate change throughout the Cordillera Blanca, Peru between 1984 and 2023
The loss of mountain glaciers has accelerated in recent decades, linked to global warming, which in Peru alone has caused the loss of more than half o…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM