In many areas groundwater decline appears to be accelerating,
William H. Schlesinger
conservation, faculty, lakes and streams, marine studies, oceans, sustainability
conservation, faculty, lakes and streams, marine studies, oceans, sustainability
Big Fish – Little Fish
If a sustainable harvest of fishes can be achieved,…throw the big ones back.
What’s Out; What’s in for 2024
What’s Out; What’s in for 2024 What’s Out What’s in ___________________________________________________ Blemished Potatoes GroundwaterContinue reading
Beautiful Clean Coal
The new work indicates that particles from coal-fired power plants are more deadly than those from other sources of fine particles
Ammonia as a fuel
Even modest leak rates of ammonia gas could exacerbate the already ubiquitous problems of excessive reactive nitrogen in the environment,
Wildfires and Air Quality
since 2016, wildfire smoke has reversed what had been a downward trend in PM 2.5 concentrations across the U.S.
The Invisible Birds
Preston called the species left of the veil line—the invisible birds—those that are present at the site, but not seen by even a careful observer.
William H. Schlesinger
agriculture, environmental policy, faculty, food, lakes and streams, pesticides, toxicology, water, water pollution
agriculture, environmental policy, faculty, food, lakes and streams, pesticides, toxicology, water, water pollution
A Requiem for Roundup?
The question of glyphosate safety revolves around the efficacy of the EPA standard (700 ppb) as a threshold for direct and epigenetic effects.
The Downsizing of Nature?
as a result of hunting pressure, intensive fishing, and warmer temperatures, we can expect the average size of most animals to decline
Nature’s plant hardiness zones
With the onset of climate change, entirely new groupings of species are expected, with no likelihood that they have a past history of cooccurrence.