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William Schlesinger
May 29, 2023 William Schlesingerbiodiversity, conservation, faculty

What is a species?

Implementation of the Endangered Species Act is crucially dependent upon what constitutes a species. 

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William H. Schlesinger
May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 William H. Schlesingercarbon sequestration, environmental policy, faculty, forests, natural habitat

Embrace old growth

Replacing old forests with young forests to increase carbon sequestration is a fool’s errand. 

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William H. Schlesinger
May 1, 2023 William H. Schlesingeragriculture, climate, environmental health, faculty

Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble

When the environmental temperature rises above body temperature, the body must dissipate heat via evaporative cooling—i.e., sweating. 

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William H. Schlesinger
April 17, 2023 William H. Schlesingerfaculty, land use, natural habitat, urban ecology

What’s in a Road Name?

Perhaps land developers are poking fun at us

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William H. Schlesinger
April 3, 2023 William H. Schlesingerbiodiversity, faculty, forests, natural habitat

Deerly Beloved

When we manipulate one component of an ecosystem, such as predators, unknown consequences show up…

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William H. Schlesinger
March 20, 2023May 6, 2023 William H. Schlesingerconcrete, faculty, land use, natural habitat, urban ecology

Paving the Earth

Areas covered by pavement all contribute to the footprint of humans on Earth.

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William H. Schlesinger
March 6, 2023 William H. Schlesingeragriculture, carbon sequestration, faculty, food, sustainability, water

Irrigation waters

Removal of groundwaters that were recharged during the wetter Pleistocene epoch is a classic example of non-sustainable human behavior.

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William H. Schlesinger and Emily S. Bernhardt
February 20, 2023 William H. Schlesinger and Emily S. Bernhardtagriculture, air pollution, environmental health, faculty, food, waste, water pollution

Ten Chickens in Every Pot

Housing a billion chickens in North Carolina is equivalent to living with 10,000,000 people with no sewage treatment.

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William H. Schlesinger
February 6, 2023 William H. Schlesingerenvironmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, natural habitat, resource use, sustainability, toxicology

Environmental Justice

What constitutes environmental justice seems inherently subjective…

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William H. Schlesinger
January 23, 2023 William H. Schlesingerbiogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, climate, faculty, marine studies, oceans

The Deep Carbon Cycle

Subduction and volcanic emissions compose a long-term, slow cycle for carbon and these elements.

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