No program exists to predict the potential for new species—plant or animal–to become invasive upon arrival in the U.S.
Category: agriculture
agriculture
William Schlesinger
agriculture, carbon sequestration, climate, environmental policy, faculty, forests
agriculture, carbon sequestration, climate, environmental policy, faculty, forests
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
William 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.
William 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.
Phenology
Nature is validating what we know about climate change from long-term records of temperature.
Humus
If we are to store carbon in soils, better management of agricultural lands might be one avenue to pursue.
Methane revisited
The decline in δ13C to a more negative value is not compatible with the idea that fossil fuels are the source of rising methane in the atmosphere.
Pesticide Déjà-Vu
As the evidence against neonicotinoids rolls in, we will face another challenge between corporate deep pockets and what is good for the natural world.