Daily Field Notes #36

geopolis (54)in #geopolis • 8 years ago (edited)

Welcome to the 36th Daily Field Note! Here you find the top post of the day, one covering each scientific field that is included by Geopolis. Since these authors put a lot of effort in writing a good post they surely deserve the extra exposure.

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Geology: History The Formation of The Sumatra Island

Original Post from @whalhesa

Sumatra Island is located in the collision zone between the Indo-Australian plate and the Eurasian plate so that it is geologically an unstable and earthquake-prone region. According to geologists, the island of Sumatra is formed from Eurasian continental shards caused by tectonic activity of the Indo-Australian plate and the Eurasian plate. In the western part of Sumatra there is a row of ...

Ecology: Ecology#2[Ecology industry processing raw materials primary and secondary needs]

Original Post from @alandcosta

Industrial ecology does not view industrial systems as separate from the biosphere, but as part of the ecosystem. Unlike ecology in a natural context based on natural capital, industrial ecology is based on infrastructure capital. Just as nature does not have real waste, industrial systems should also imitate this model if it is to be sustained and sustainable.

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