A Geen Violet-Ear Hummingbird (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

A Geen Violet-Ear Hummingbird

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A green violet-ear hummingbird flies in the Monte Verde cloud forest in Costa Rica. A new study by University at Buffalo and Yale University researchers finds that satellite observations of cloud cover can be used to map the boundaries of ecosystems such as cloud forests.

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Photo courtesy of: Adam Wilson

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