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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… early research transformed how scientists calculate forest nitrogen budgets. He was among the first to document that … - from particles in the air - delivered as much or more nitrogen to forests than rainfall. Gary also advanced … to control nitrogen, and how this regulates forest growth, carbon sequestration, and nitrogen pollution to streams. …
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Hydrogen fuels
Hydrogen fuels Only if the hydrogen is made without fossil fuels (e.g., solar) is it … With this approach, producing hydrogen is responsible for carbon dioxide added to Earth’s atmosphere. Only if the …
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Soil carbon sequestration as a climate change solution
Soil carbon sequestration as a climate change solution … that soil carbon sequestration is slow stems from its nitrogen and phosphorus contents, which are also lost … exceeding 1000 gC/m2/yr to balance fossil fuel emissions—values never achieved in long-term field experiments. So, …
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Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America
… effects on ecosystem biogeochemical processes related to carbon and nitrogen cycles. In addition to his role at Cary, he is a …
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Dr. Jane M. Lucas
… how livestock antibiotics affect soil microbes, soil carbon storage, nitrogen cycling, and the rise of antibiotic resistance. …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:12
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Dr. Sarah Batterman
… Tropical Forest Ecologist Expertise terrestrial carbon sink, tropical ecosystems, biodiversity, land use change, climate change, symbiotic nitrogen fixation 845 677-7600 x148 One of the …
ltumblety - 01/03/2024 - 10:11
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In the tropics, nitrogen-fixing trees take a hit from herbivores
In the tropics, nitrogen-fixing trees take a hit from herbivores … The ability of tropical forests to grow and store carbon is limited, in part, by herbivory. Insects and other … in climate models and projections of the tropical forest carbon sink. By partnering with soil microbes, …
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Beech Bark Disease
… understood, but it may be affected by the level of nitrogen in the tree 1 . Like many plant-eating insects, … scale’s population growth is limited by the amount of nitrogen it can obtain from its food. In eastern North … and J. M. Griffin. 2010. Long-term changes in forest carbon and nitrogen cycling caused by an introduced …
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How it all started
… cracks in the rocks host microbial activity that feeds on hydrogen generated by volcanic activity, especially along … Atlantic. There are a lot of processes that generate hydrogen at mid-ocean ridge volcanoes. For instance, … in reactions known as chemosynthesis to generate organic carbon in complete darkness. The rate of metabolism is slow …
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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
… could impair soils’ ability to cycle nutrients and trap carbon Research assistant Peter Hoch collects prairie … for climate mitigation. Globally, around 80% of Earth’s terrestrial carbon stores are found in soils. Due to climate … microbial community composition and function, carbon and nitrogen cycling, and interactions among microbes. They …
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