Numerous studies show declines in species diversity when soils are fertilized.
Author: William Schlesinger
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.
Lyme Disease
However you feel about climate change, there is little doubt and much worry about the spread of ticks and Lyme disease northward.
Urban Plant Diversity
The purchase and upkeep of exotic plantings is often misguided.
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.
William Schlesinger
biodiversity, biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, climate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, forests, renewable energy
biodiversity, biogeochemistry, carbon sequestration, climate, energy, environmental policy, faculty, forests, renewable energy
Are wood pellets a green fuel?
production of wood pellets for fuel is likely to put more CO2 in the atmosphere and maintain less biodiversity on the land during the next several decades.
Phenology
Nature is validating what we know about climate change from long-term records of temperature.
Warming the Gulf of Maine, revisited
Like rising sea-level and more acidic seawater, warmer ocean temperatures will extract an economic cost
William Schlesinger
biodiversity, conservation, faculty, forests, natural habitat, population growth
biodiversity, conservation, faculty, forests, natural habitat, population growth
Roads to Nowhere
Each road creates new “edge” habitat in nature, and fragments the landscape into small units that are often less conducive to the persistence of wildlife.