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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
… Rising temperatures alone increased soil respiration and dissolved organic carbon. Increases in these labile carbon pools can … is critical to supporting soil health in the face of global change. If we do not manage for interactive effects, …
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Dr. Jane M. Lucas
… of antibiotics, agricultural ecosystems and soil health, global change ecology, ecology of microbiomes, … abundant microorganisms help fertilize plants and recycle organic debris, with important implications for agriculture … how livestock antibiotics affect soil microbes, soil carbon storage, nitrogen cycling, and the rise of antibiotic …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:12
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Dr. Danielle Hare
… spatio-temporal influence of groundwater on stream water patterns and processes; and (3) the effect of climate change … research examined how changing stream temperature affects organic carbon cycling and stream ecosystems, and methods to use …
ltumblety - 02/05/2024 - 09:36
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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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Soil carbon sequestration as a climate change solution
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 … paper suggested that with the large stock of carbon in global soils (about 2500 billion metric tons), we could …
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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 … University said in an announcement . “From microbes to global biogeochemical cycles, from urban to forest …
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Ocean acidification
Ocean acidification The rising carbon dioxide content of Earth’s atmosphere will take an … levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will cause global climate change, it will be hard to dismiss the record … of the oceans caused by the increasing carbon dioxide dissolved in them. The pH of seawater in the central North …
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Dr. Evan Gora
… consequences of plant death. Plants play crucial roles in global biodiversity and nutrient cycling. However, plant … death influences ecosystem processes. He studies local patterns and processes of plant death, and then uses “big … the composition of our forests and their capacity to store carbon. After plants die, they decompose with major …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:10
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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 … Investigators Will Barker, Ecology and Global Change, School of Geography, University of Leeds …
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Exposure to past temperature variability may help forests cope with climate change
… assessed effects of past and current climate variability on global forest productivity. The work highlights sensitive … priorities, support forest adaptation efforts, and improve carbon accounting. Lead author Winslow Hansen , a … Institute of Ecosystem Studies, says, “Global climate patterns are becoming increasingly variable. This means more …
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