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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… advancing understanding of how forests process pollution, cycle nutrients, and respond to pests and pathogens. His … early research transformed how scientists calculate forest nitrogen budgets. He was among the first to document that … a brilliant path as both a scientist and a high quality human being. Scott Ollinger Speaking on behalf of …
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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
… stores are found in soils. Due to climate warming and other human activities that affect soil microorganisms, this … microbial community composition and function, carbon and nitrogen cycling, and interactions among microbes. They … is critical to supporting soil health in the face of global change. If we do not manage for interactive effects, …
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Jonathan J. Cole: In Memory
… understanding of the role that inland waters play in the global carbon cycle. Up to 50 percent of the carbon stored in soils is … have Jon as an advisor to my PhD. As both a scientist and a human being, he was playful, thoughtful, and …
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Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise
… COVID-19, one infected individual—4-year-old Nadia—made global headlines. A Malayan tiger residing in New York’s … the first animals known to have contracted the virus from a human, likely a caretaker. Some animals infected with … to detect future zoonotic diseases before one of them causes the next pandemic, a possibility scientists say is …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… it spread with such tenacity? The short answer: heedless human meddling with Mother Earth. We pull at the strings of … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the … climate. With it has come the alpha gal syndrome, which causes some people to become allergic to red meat. …
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Beech Bark Disease
… of over 50 cm (20 inches) hard to find. When the disease causes bark cankers, beech’s distinctive gray bark is … understood, but it may be affected by the level of nitrogen in the tree 1 . Like many plant-eating insects, … Beech in Nova Scotia, Canada. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 3. DOI 10.3389/ffgc.2020.00046 …
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Human impact on the environment may make pandemics more likely, experts warn
Human impact on the environment may make pandemics more … likely than ever. Where did SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, come from? The simple answer is … the threat going forward. First, he suggests launching a global effort to identify viruses in wildlife that could …
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Hydrogen fuels
… an explanation. It is easy to jump to the conclusion that human production of hydrogen as fuel may be responsible, but … UK Ehhalt, D.H. and F. Rohrer. 2009. The tropospheric cycle of H2: A critical review. Tellus B. 61: 500-535. … P.C. et al. 1999. Molecular hydrogen in the troposphere: Global distribution and budget. Journal of Geophysical …
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Soil carbon sequestration as a climate change solution
… to the world’s population now accounts for about 1/3 of human emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, much … that soil carbon sequestration is slow stems from its nitrogen and phosphorus contents, which are also lost … paper suggested that with the large stock of carbon in global soils (about 2500 billion metric tons), we could …
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Ocean acidification
… certain oxidized gases, such as sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), dissolve in water, they make it … levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will cause global climate change, it will be hard to dismiss the record … of ocean acidification on marine ecosystems and reliant human communities. Annual Review of Environment and …
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