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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… that dry atmospheric deposition - from particles in the air - delivered as much or more nitrogen to forests than … a report highlighting the need for ecologically-relevant air pollution limits and more comprehensive air pollution … and the state of the world through the Science Policy Exchange. He was a great colleague and creative leader. …
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July: Stay cool
July: Stay cool Water transfers heat much faster than air. This explains why you cool down so much faster in a … the air and the sunlight, it does not receive new stores of oxygen during the summer. It’s as if the trout and …
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Jonathan J. Cole: In Memory
… carbon ‘feeds’ aquatic food webs – showing that a large fraction of fish biomass is derived from land-based … made of maple leaves. Jon collecting water chestnut (Trapa natans) samples on the Hudson River. … on Jon’s knowledge of lake carbon chemistry and gas exchange. It revealed that terrestrial plants contributed …
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Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist
… into the Northeastern US, causing unprecedented declines in air quality. Sunlight was dimmed, haze reduced visibility, … smoke we are seeing, and in many cases smelling, is from large fires in boreal forests of Canada. In these … windows closed and an air filter running. Drink lots of water and consider wearing a K95 if you need to venture out. …
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Victoria Kelly
… Program , which includes monitoring climate as well as air, precipitation and streamwater quality, solar radiation, phenology, and the behavior of water in the landscape. Data from the program have been used … and monitoring of water at the landscape scale. Recent publications include Road Salt: The Problem, The Solution, …
ltumblety - 08/01/2023 - 09:43
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… in economic damage and widespread ecological change. Water clarity, water chemistry, food webs, and populations … tiny particles from the water. These animals can have large, pervasive effects on aquatic ecosystems. Strayer is … of species and ecosystems. In addition to his scientific publications, Strayer has written several dozen essays for …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:40
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… The hazards that green infrastructure seeks to heal – air pollution, urban heat, flooding, and so forth – are … US cities use green infrastructure to comply with storm water regulations in the Clean Water Act. Significant … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… book Changes in the Land. What’s more, colonists rendered large areas of New England “devoid of animals which had … edge of the island, where a narrow channel of shallow water separates it from New Jersey. Deer, VanAcker tells me, … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Fifty-year-old law proves we can address environmental challenges
… can address environmental challenges The Clean Water Act of 1972 greatly improved sewage treatment in the … lived in an Ohio where sewage and other wastes stripped all oxygen from the water, suffocating fish and other aquatic … over time to increase their effectiveness and reduce unfair burdens on the regulated community. These …
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The Lost Snail of the Yangtze
… – they require swift currents, plenty of dissolved oxygen, and clean river beds, all of which are lost when we … against submerged rocks or overturned by the turbulent water. Over the centuries, many men and cargoes were lost in … The amount of electricity that can be generated is large, and can replace other problematic methods of …
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