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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 … adopter of using computer models to understand ecosystem processes. He also turned out to have a gift for bringing … early research transformed how scientists calculate forest nitrogen budgets. He was among the first to document that …
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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
… Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities Combined stressors could … microbial community composition and function, carbon and nitrogen cycling, and interactions among microbes. They found that with rising heat and antibiotic additions, bacteria collapsed, allowing fungi to dominate …
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Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America
… Society of America January 22, 2024 Microbial ecologist Peter Groffman , a senior research … on ecosystem biogeochemical processes related to carbon and nitrogen cycles. In addition to his role at Cary, he is a professor …
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In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce nutrients
In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce … Nutrients & Ecosystem Processes , … in rocks. They also assessed the composition of the soil microbial community. Tropical forests …
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Mohonk Lake is getting warmer and more stagnant with climate change
… This is because changes in water temperature shift in-lake processes that can affect the health of the system. … or ‘anoxic’. This is because lake bottoms are home to microbial decomposers that use oxygen when they break down … weather in much of the northern hemisphere. The NAO can cycle on a yearly or decadal basis, ‘oscillating’ …
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Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon
Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and … Instead, we developed a model to quantify ecosystem processes, like nitrogen cycling, that affect forest growth … the importance of tropical forests in the global carbon cycle, and their role in removing the greenhouse gas carbon …
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Cary to host April 11 lecture on ecological success stories
… who studies urban ecology and how climate change alters microbial processes that support plant growth and air and water …
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Dr. Jane M. Lucas
… M. Lucas Community Ecologist Expertise microbial ecology, ecology of antibiotics, agricultural … tiny and abundant microorganisms help fertilize plants and recycle organic debris, with important implications for … 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. Evan Gora
Dr. Evan Gora Forest Ecologist Expertise forest ecology, … approach to understand how plant death influences ecosystem processes. He studies local patterns and processes of plant … expanded into research describing the vertical dimension of microbial diversity and function that extends from the …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:10
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Dr. Sarah Batterman
Dr. Sarah Batterman Tropical Forest Ecologist Expertise terrestrial carbon … biodiversity, land use change, climate change, symbiotic nitrogen fixation 845 677-7600 x148 One of the … how the biodiversity of tropical tree species, their microbial partners, and nutrients govern tropical rainforest …
ltumblety - 01/03/2024 - 10:11