AI Helps Count Plants and Measure Carbon in Colombia
Researchers in Colombia are using artificial intelligence to count frailejones, a type of plant, and to estimate the carbon they hold. The method measures this without cutting down any trees, so the plants stay standing and the forest is left intact.
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- carbon
- A measure of how much carbon is stored in plants and soil, which affects how much climate-warming gas stays in the air.
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