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Birds and Hittites: How isotopes have helped a plant ecologist have fun!
… has given many seminars presenting biogeochemical and isotope-based ecosystem ecology research. However, in … of fun. First, he will describe how we have used isotope ratios to determine ingredients and water sources of beer, … Phosphorus is monoisotopic meaning we cannot use stable isotopes to trace or describe its dynamics. It makes …
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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
… days. Temperatures tested (15, 20, and 30°C) represented seasonal variation plus a future warming projection. For each … inefficiently) to process carbon, less is converted into a stable organic form, which would become trapped in the soil. …
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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… the following year. He also collected tail feathers, whose isotope ratios record the latitude at which each bird had spent the … analysis independently confirmed what the feather isotope ratios had suggested: that the redstarts’ range …
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In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests
… system was used to reveal the mechanisms underlying this variation, and whether the presence of lianas influenced the … in forests where liana density is especially high, such as seasonal and young tropical forests. Lianas make lightning …
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Measuring the moisture in forest soils from space
… can improve weather forecasting and hone crop yield and seasonal water availability projections. Soil moisture can … a prolonged drought doesn’t change the water level in a stream. But a light rain after a long wet period will cause … called an L-Band radiometer that ‘sees’ into soils. Variations in microwaves emitted from the soil correspond …
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Climate change water variability hurts salamander populations
… – because that’s a vulnerable period when they rely on stable environments for survival,” says study author … contributes to reduced survival through metamorphosis in a stream salamander . Winsor H. Lowe, Leah K. Swartz, Brett …
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Dr. Danielle Hare
… Expertise aquatic ecology, ecosystem ecology, stream ecology, hydrology, hydrogeology … Dr. Hare’s research focuses on studying the response of stream ecosystems to climatic and land use changes. Her … (2) the spatio-temporal influence of groundwater on stream water patterns and processes; and (3) the effect of …
ltumblety - 02/05/2024 - 09:36
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The sea ice blues
… ice covers the surface of the Arctic Ocean. It forms by the seasonal freezing of sea water at the surface. In the … smaller than in prior years. While there is year-to-year variation, the extent of sea ice has been declining in a … will have dramatic impacts on the position of the Jet Stream, other wind patterns, and the climate we experience …
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Paid summer fellowships available in the Catskills
… Regeneration 2021 Fellows: Final Presentations: Stream Stewardship & Invasive Forest Pests 2020 Fellow: … & Forest Pests 2020 Fellow: Final Presentations: Stream Restoration & Health …
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Cary to co-lead $4.8M study on how environmental conditions shape viral outbreaks in wild rodents
… To identify key drivers of virus transmission in seasonal environments, the team will track wood mice ( …
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