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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 … - from particles in the air - delivered as much or more nitrogen to forests than rainfall. Gary also advanced scientific understanding of nutrient cycling in forests, in particular how trees, soils, and …

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  2. Beech Bark Disease

    … tree species in the forest. Such shifts have important effects on soil development and nutrient cycling 2 . White waxy coating of … understood, but it may be affected by the level of nitrogen in the tree 1 . Like many plant-eating insects, …

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  3. Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities

    … of Ecosystem Studies, investigated the interactive effects of rising temperatures and a common livestock … microbial community composition and function, carbon and nitrogen cycling, and interactions among microbes.  They found …

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  4. Antidepressant pollution alters crayfish behavior, with impacts to stream ecosystems

    … streams and rivers globally, but little is known about its effects on animals and ecosystems. A new study , … to disrupt stream ecosystem processes like nutrient cycling, oxygen levels, and algal growth.  Coauthor … in streams, where they eat invertebrates, break down leaf litter, and cycle nutrients. They are stress-tolerant and …

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  5. In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce nutrients

    In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce … fertilize other plants throughout the forest, with broad effects on nutrient cycling in the forest community.” Lead author Dimitar …

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  6. Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon

    Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and … trees in a tropical forest, we need to isolate their effects. We can't do that in a real forest because adding or … a model to quantify ecosystem processes, like nitrogen cycling, that affect forest growth and carbon …

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  7. Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?

    … published the “Technical specifications for snow removal operations on city roads”. It stipulated that … growing awareness of the harmful environmental and health effects of sodium chloride salts, their “sheer … juice, for example, can disrupt the nutritional balance of wetlands when it enters water bodies. Reduce salts and …

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  8. Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America

    … progress.” Groffman’s research focuses on climate 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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  9. New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison

    … to test the importance of each variable. If human removal of forests was turned down to zero, for example, and … likely was not a factor in the species’ demise.  After reconstructing 21,000 years of European bison range … years ago due to rapid warming of the climate and its effects on bison habitat. After that, the activities of a …

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  10. Dr. Jane M. Lucas

    … in nearly every environment and play a key role in nutrient cycling. These tiny and abundant microorganisms help … antibiotics affect soil microbes, soil carbon storage, nitrogen cycling, and the rise of antibiotic resistance. The …

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