Kurt Riitters
Ecologist
Southern Research Station
“My favorite science experience is asking and answering questions that have not been asked before.”
“[Another] favorite science experience was the discovery of a new computer method to measure forest fragmentation from global satellite imagery.”
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USDA Forest Service - Kurt Riitters
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