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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
… are found in soils. Due to climate warming and other human activities that affect soil microorganisms, this important … Rising temperatures alone increased soil respiration and dissolved organic carbon. Increases in these labile carbon pools can …
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The smell of the city
… blanketed the city. Regulations against the emission of organic chemicals, from dry cleaning, outdoor grills, and … and the underlying volatilization of chemicals from our activities. Especially in these troubled times, we should … hydrocarbons and their contribution to fine particulate matter in Atlanta, Georgia. Atmospheric Environment 223: …
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Dr. Jane M. Lucas
… abundant microorganisms help fertilize plants and recycle organic debris, with important implications for agriculture … the world. A central question: How are people impacting the composition and function of microbial communities? … compounds affect decomposition in soils, and how activities of a tropical ant impact microorganisms and …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:12
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Soil carbon sequestration as a climate change solution
… recognized (and I thoroughly agree) that soils with lots of organic matter are good for plant growth, retention of water and … plant cover crops, and apply manure to maintain soil organic matter at stable levels. Avoiding cultivation also …
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Antidepressant pollution alters crayfish behavior, with impacts to stream ecosystems
… streams. Over the course of the experiment, they monitored indicators that would reveal changes in stream ecosystem functioning, such as dissolved oxygen, temperature, light penetration, and algae. … crayfish foraging to lead to higher rates of leaf litter decomposition and biofilm turnover, altering in-steam …
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Q&A with Winslow Hansen: Wildfire in the western US
… Plus, when fallen leaves, branches, and other dead plant matter burn, the ashes enrich forest soils. Many species … have Firewise organizations that provide guidance for such activities. On public lands abutting communities, we need to …
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How it all started
… withering flux of ultraviolet light from the Sun, until the ozone layer developed about 500 million years ago. A couple … plants that we see at the Earth’s surface, which generate organic matter by photosynthesis, these microbes use hydrogen in …
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Community Ecology of Lyme Disease (LTREB)
… effective public health measures. Environmental risk indicators for Lyme disease Every year, there are more … Our 30-year study has revealed that the forest composition in Dutchess County is changing, with oak species … and protect local populations. Publications …
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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… calling for ‘One Health’ approach with collaborative activities by the animal health and human health sectors in these surveillance activities shall be of use to public health. This would … would be so much easier and safer. Virologists get quick publications easily from bats and bats have few defenders …
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Food Energy
… for about 1/3 of greenhouse gas emissions, with on-farm activities resulting in about 1/3 of that. To a very real … the cows themselves, plus the emissions from all the farm activities that produce food for cows—cultivation, … are important sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Organic agriculture uses lower energy inputs per unit of …
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