The continued belief that rising human numbers have no impact on the environment is misguided.
Category: natural habitat
William H. Schlesinger
faculty, lakes and streams, land use, natural habitat, water, water pollution, wetlands
faculty, lakes and streams, land use, natural habitat, water, water pollution, wetlands
Pogo is Worried
An iconic landmark of the region, and the largest swamp in North America, is now vulnerable
Monarchs
Recent work…has shown that butterflies have declined at a rate of about 1.6% per year during the past 40 years.
Charles Cannon and William H. Schlesinger
biodiversity, conservation, faculty, forests, natural habitat
biodiversity, conservation, faculty, forests, natural habitat
Arboreal Dimensions of Biodiversity
The shape and volume—not just area—of trees growing in a forest creates an added dimension to the ecological and evolutionary setting.
Costs of invasive species
Managing to reduce the transport and arrival of alien species will not be cheap
Wilderness
the communities of plants worldwide are no longer “natural.”
William H. Schlesinger
agriculture, air pollution, biodiversity, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, food, natural habitat, population growth, sustainability
agriculture, air pollution, biodiversity, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, food, natural habitat, population growth, sustainability
Overpopulation
Only with a population growth rate of zero might we have some hope for planetary stability.
William H. Schlesinger
agriculture, air pollution, environmental health, faculty, natural habitat, pesticides, toxicology, water
agriculture, air pollution, environmental health, faculty, natural habitat, pesticides, toxicology, water
One toke over the line sweet Jesus
Marijuana production by agribusiness will likely reduce direct impacts on nature
William H. Schlesinger
biodiversity, conservation, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, natural habitat
biodiversity, conservation, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, natural habitat
Gutting protections for migratory birds
Recognizing that it is part of our nation’s heritage, the Wood Thrush is…protected by the Migratory Bird Protection Act (MBPA) of 1918.
Negative Emissions by Forests
Trees remove a lot of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere