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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 … into action drew on his expertise on the interplay between ecosystems and the atmospheric deposition of pollutants. … very much our discussions about the fate of soil C and N on those plots. I will always remember you! Alexandra …
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Dr. Sarah Batterman
… Tropical Forest Ecologist Expertise terrestrial carbon sink, tropical ecosystems, biodiversity, land use change, climate change, symbiotic nitrogen fixation 845 677-7600 x148 One of the …
ltumblety - 01/03/2024 - 10:11
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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
… for climate mitigation. Globally, around 80% of Earth’s terrestrial carbon stores are found in soils. Due to climate … prairie, represents typical livestock pasture – without inputs from cattle waste. Soil samples were treated … microbial community composition and function, carbon and nitrogen cycling, and interactions among microbes. They …
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Soil carbon sequestration as a climate change solution
… that soil carbon sequestration is slow stems from its nitrogen and phosphorus contents, which are also lost … organic carbon. To restore these nutrient stocks requires inputs of N and P from outside sources, at considerable … to warm in the coming years are likely to be sources, not sinks, of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Sequestration of …
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With global challenges in mind, keeping a decades-long success story at the forefront
… the acidity, that is, the emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides to the atmosphere through the burning of … Beyond damage to structures, acid rain changes entire ecosystems for decades. “One of the major effects of … capacity has made the soils more sensitive to continuing inputs or increases of acid rain. The Trump administration …
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Agriculture without weeds and bugs
… emissions, about 80 percent of the emissions of reactive nitrogen, and huge amounts of pesticides in the environment. … of nitrogen from decomposing plant remains—with exogenous inputs, like nitrogen fertilizers. Pesticides are applied … is linked to the widespread decline of insects in natural ecosystems. Studies of insects in 150 grasslands in Germany …
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Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America
Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of … on ecosystem biogeochemical processes related to carbon and nitrogen cycles. In addition to his role at Cary, he is a … to global biogeochemical cycles, from urban to forest ecosystems, from soil to water, from national environmental …
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Dr. Jane M. Lucas
Dr. Jane M. Lucas Community Ecologist Expertise … ecology, ecology of antibiotics, agricultural ecosystems and soil health, global change ecology, ecology … antibiotics affect soil microbes, soil carbon storage, nitrogen cycling, and the rise of antibiotic resistance. …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:12
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… L. Strayer Freshwater Ecologist Expertise Hudson River, invasive species, streams … understanding the roles of suspension-feeding animals in ecosystems. Strayer also works on broader issues in … 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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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… Lyme and other tick-borne pathogens have emerged from ecosystems that have been disturbed, fragmented, and … small ridge and arrive at a forest plot studded with small metal traps. It’s early morning, and some of the traps, … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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