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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… of ecosystem science, advancing understanding of how forests process pollution, cycle nutrients, and respond to … early research transformed how scientists calculate forest nitrogen budgets. He was among the first to document that dry atmospheric deposition - from particles in the air - delivered as much …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… development. Ballooning deer populations, second-growth forests, suburban and exurban growth, habitat degradation, … was experiencing eye problems, perhaps due to the lingering effects of Lyme. To help me understand how the town of … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Beech Bark Disease
… countless trees and altering the structure and food webs of forests from Canada’s Maritime Provinces to North … tree species in the forest. Such shifts have important effects on soil development and nutrient cycling 2 . … understood, but it may be affected by the level of nitrogen in the tree 1 . Like many plant-eating insects, …
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Dr. Arielle Biro
… and soil nutrients, affect the future of boreal forests under climate warming. Previous Research … understanding how soil nutrients, soil microbes, fire, and nitrogen fixation affect savanna tree growth and ecosystem …
ltumblety - 12/06/2023 - 08:49
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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
… of Ecosystem Studies, investigated the interactive effects of rising temperatures and a common livestock … microbial community composition and function, carbon and nitrogen cycling, and interactions among microbes. They … are global experts in the ecology of: cities, disease, forests, and freshwater.
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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 … Tropical Forests A new study … fertilize other plants throughout the forest, with broad effects on nutrient cycling in the forest community.” …
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With global challenges in mind, keeping a decades-long success story at the forefront
… (MAP3S) Network in 1976, and later the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) network in 1978. In all, the … the acidity, that is, the emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides to the atmosphere through the burning of … entire ecosystems for decades. “One of the major effects of acid precipitation was to strip the buffering …
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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 store more carbon … trees in a tropical forest, we need to isolate their effects. We can't do that in a real forest because adding or …
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Dr. Jazlynn Hall
… research focuses on studying forest carbon in the western United States and Alaska. At the Cary Institute, she is … past several decades, threatening forest carbon stocks. If forests are to prove an effective component in natural … in ecology, hydrology, and geography to identify the effects of forest disturbance from extreme events on carbon …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:34
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Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America
… progress.” Groffman’s research focuses on climate effects on ecosystem biogeochemical processes related to carbon and nitrogen cycles. In addition to his role at Cary, he is a … of Earth and Environmental Sciences. “Dr. Groffman will bring to ESA a unique and timely set of leadership …
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