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  1. Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend

    … early research transformed how scientists calculate forest nitrogen budgets. He was among the first to document that dry atmospheric deposition - from particles in the air - delivered as much … at reducing the quantity of pollutants that went into the atmosphere, it failed to take into account the different …

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  2. With global challenges in mind, keeping a decades-long success story at the forefront

    … (MAP3S) Network in 1976, and later the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) network in 1978. In all, the … showed there has been a remarkable decline in polluting sulfur concentrations and acidity,” says Likens. “That … the acidity, that is, the emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides to the atmosphere through the burning of …

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  3. Dr. Arielle Biro

    … Dr. Biro is an ecosystem ecologist and biogeochemist working with Dr. Winslow Hansen at the Cary Institute. … understanding how soil nutrients, soil microbes, fire, and nitrogen fixation affect savanna tree growth and ecosystem …

    ltumblety - 12/06/2023 - 08:49

  4. Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities

    … microbial community composition and function, carbon and nitrogen cycling, and interactions among microbes.  They … microcosm. Credit: Jane Lucas. As soil microbes are working harder (and inefficiently) to process carbon, less … the soil. Instead, more carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere as a gas. This effect could turn an important …

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  5. Ocean acidification

    … The rising carbon dioxide content of Earth’s atmosphere will take an increasing toll on the shellfish and … When certain oxidized gases, such as sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), dissolve in water, they make it …

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  6. Leaded soil

    … lead pipes, lead solder, and emissions from smelters to the atmosphere. With the exception of lead pipes, which may take … Maryland. Now 45 years later, Anna Wade, a doctoral student working with Dan Richter at Duke University, found 245 ppm … cars ran well and profits were made, but the legacy of lead deposition in the environment will remain with us for …

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  7. Dr. Jazlynn Hall

    … Columbia University in ecology and environmental biology, working with Dr. Maria Uriarte. Her Ph.D. research drew from … and NASA to evaluate the extent of the forest damage using remote sensing methods and to determine the subsequent …

    ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:34

  8. Dr. Jane M. Lucas

    … implications for agriculture and ecosystem health. Lucas is working to uncover the hidden complexity of microbial life, … antibiotics affect soil microbes, soil carbon storage, nitrogen cycling, and the rise of antibiotic resistance. …

    ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:12

  9. What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims to find out

    … the carbon in these forests, and release it back into the atmosphere after they die. Unfortunately, tropical trees are … Natural Environment Research Council. She and Gora will be working closely with scientists and technicians based … threatens to increase tropical forest carbon release to the atmosphere, we still don’t know precisely how much, where, …

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  10. Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist

    … Betty Moore Foundation . Hansen uses field experiments, remote sensing, and simulation models to target forest … to recent trends in fire. As temperatures warm, the atmosphere is able to hold more water. This causes water to … be extinguished by 10am on the day following their initial report. This policy remained in place for nearly a century, …

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