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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 scientific understanding of nutrient cycling in forests, in particular how trees, soils, and …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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