Potassium…. may emerge as problematic…. as large areas of highly weathered tropical soils….are converted to agriculture.
Category: agriculture
agriculture
Bill Schlesinger
agriculture, carbon sequestration, climate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, forests, renewable energy
agriculture, carbon sequestration, climate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, forests, renewable energy
Reconsidering Bioenergy
Policies devoted to bioenergy should be redirected toward efforts to protect terrestrial carbon stocks and recarbonize the biosphere.
Where the Sun Shines Dimly
It is easy to overlook the life under sea ice in the Antarctic, but as climate warms, sea ice will diminish and so will the growth of algae that depends on it
The Decline and Fall of Insects
If low levels of insecticides, many of them endocrine disruptors, are involved, humans are certainly exposed as well
Exotic Plants
No program exists to predict the potential for new species—plant or animal–to become invasive upon arrival in the U.S.
Additionality
No matter how much carbon they assimilate, the carbon uptake by an existing mature forest is not additional,
Moving Stuff Around
Humans are the largest force shaping the surface of the Earth today.
Mycorrhizae
Most folks don’t realize it, but the roots of plants are connected underground by a vast network of fungi that improve the function of plant roots
Bill Schlesinger
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, water, water pollution, wetlands
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, water, water pollution, wetlands
The importance of small streams
EPA is recommending abandonment of the Clean Water Rule, despite the plethora of science showing the value of small wetlands to wildlife and water quality.
Bill Schlesinger
agriculture, air pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
agriculture, air pollution, environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty
Particulate Pollution
In the case of PM2.5 what you can’t see can hurt you.