Katarina Samurović

Katarina Samurović is an environmental analyst and a freelance science writer. She has a special interest in biodiversity, ecoclimatology, biogeography, trees, and insects.

Urban Beehives Help Reveal Sources Of Pollution In Cities

Katarina Samurović

Researchers have tested honey from six Vancouver neighborhoods from varying districts (urban, industrial, residential and agricultural) for levels of lead, copper, zinc, and other pollutants.

The dark-green, rectangular, reforested area of the Auwahi dryland forest in Hawaii as seen from above with surrounding grassland. Photo: Arthur Medeiros, USGS. Public domain.

What Is The Difference Between Afforestation and Reforestation?

Katarina Samurović

Both reforestation and afforestation represent a conversion of non-forested areas into new forests. So what's the difference between the two terms?

Iceland's land mass is sparsely populated by trees. Image: NASA, public domain.

Iceland’s Long Road to Reforestation

Katarina Samurović

Reforestation and afforestation have a long tradition in Iceland, but the results are barely noticeable - only a tiny fraction of the land is now covered in forests.

Frozen Lake Trout eggs being weighed for a thiaminase assay. Photo: Diane Nicks, USGS. Public domain.

Is a Vitamin Deficiency Killing Wildlife?

Katarina Samurović

Researchers believed that thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency is playing a role in declining populations of some wildlife.

View of Tapajós National Forest.

Deforestation Is Drying Up Atmospheric Rivers

Katarina Samurović

Deforestation has a dramatic impact on climate, reducing evapotranspiration which feed atmospheric rivers.