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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
… samples were treated with either a high dose, low dose, or no dose of the antibiotic; these were heated at three … They found that with rising heat and antibiotic additions, bacteria collapsed, allowing fungi to dominate … respiration, decreasing efficiency. Essentially, microbes have to work harder to survive when they are in a hot, …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… zoonotic diseases, Lyme and other tick-borne pathogens have emerged from ecosystems that have been disturbed, … a kid, I’d just pull them off and flush them,” he says. No biggie. Then everything changed. In the summer of … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems?
… CrowdScience Podcast Humans have an outsized impact on the planet: we’ve wreaked havoc … Today, the beliefs and traditions of the Karuk Tribe of northern California still emphasise a symbiotic relationship … relationship to nature; or even have a beneficial effect on our local ecosystems? Contributors: Kathy …
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Trump's gutting of environmental rules is pushing us back into dark days of ignorance [Opinion]
… Drinking Water No one should want the United States to return to the days … of environmental protections. The rules, which went into effect Thursday, will allow all sorts of pollutants to be … environment. One of the most important things that we have learned in environmental science over the past 50 years …
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… are tend to be used on regular roads. But their corrosive effect on cars and roads is a major problem. As an example, … the document stated. Yet in practice, these regulations have been poorly implemented. In 2022, the media reported … widespread use”, Kelly said. In China, there are no definitive statistics on chloride salt usage on roads. In …
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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… this counterintuitive discovery. Photo by August Davidson-Onsgard December 20, 2023 … journey home. As a result, redstart breeding sites have shifted southward by more than 310 miles since 1990. … redstart migration. Instead, she was trying to see what effect West Nile virus might be having on wild bird …
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Victoria Kelly
… precipitation and streamwater quality, solar radiation, phenology, and the behavior of water in the landscape. Data from the program have been used to understand the dynamics of road salt and … and monitoring of water at the landscape scale. Recent publications include Road Salt: The Problem, The Solution, …
ltumblety - 08/01/2023 - 09:43
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… regarding the zebra mussel. This tiny bivalve arrived in North America from Europe in the 1980s and has caused … removing tiny particles from the water. These animals can have large, pervasive effects on aquatic ecosystems. … of species and ecosystems. In addition to his scientific publications, Strayer has written several dozen essays for …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:40
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… Across the US, cities have embraced green infrastructure as a way to mitigate … official city planning documents from 20 US cities, using a novel framework that focused on vision, process, and … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… to understand ecosystem processes. He also turned out to have a gift for bringing people together to tackle complex … the first to highlight that while the Clean Air Act was effective at reducing the quantity of pollutants that went … approach to science and professional interactions—no ego involved. He wanted to see the best work done by …
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