Posts Tagged ‘Luquillo Mountains’
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Rio Mameyes near the US Geological Survey stream gage, a site where researchers are measuring the export of water, sediment, and dissolved load from the Luquillo Mountains to the coastal areas. Below, A waterfall being studied through a new observatory that brings together researchers to study the scientific basis for the long-term management of the outer layer of the earth that directly sustains human life. (Credit: Fred Scatana)
U. PENN (US)—Rising high above the pristine northeast coastline of Puerto Rico, the lush Luquillo Mountains are a natural laboratory for environmentalists and climate scientists. A national forest since the 1930s, large sections of the mountains look much the same today as they would have to European settlers 500 years ago. Continue…
