It will take a long time to flush this past memory of nitrogen use out of the ecosystem.
Author: William Schlesinger
William Schlesinger
faculty, lakes and streams, land use, natural habitat, water, water pollution, wetlands
faculty, lakes and streams, land use, natural habitat, water, water pollution, wetlands
Pogo is Worried
An iconic landmark of the region, and the largest swamp in North America, is now vulnerable
The Thanksgiving Feast
Focus your dinner on invasive and exotic species
Hydrogen Fuels
The hydrogen content of the atmosphere has increased 70% since the late 1800s,
Unextractable Fossil Fuels
A lot of the proven reserves of fossil fuels must remain in the ground—never to be exploited.
Nuclear Winter
The circulation and behavior of the atmosphere connects our world, ensuring that what happens anywhere on Earth is felt everywhere.
Cannabis
Most of the energy used to grow marijuana indoors stems from electricity for high-intensity growth lights.
Plastics Everywhere
We have much to do to improve our understanding of the amount and fate of plastics at the Earth’s surface.
William Schlesinger
agriculture, carbon sequestration, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
agriculture, carbon sequestration, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
Soil Carbon Sequestration
Suggestions that we can mitigate the impact of fossil fuel combustion by increasing carbon storage in soils are bogus.
Monarchs
Recent work…has shown that butterflies have declined at a rate of about 1.6% per year during the past 40 years.