Areas covered by pavement all contribute to the footprint of humans on Earth.
Category: natural habitat
William H. Schlesinger
environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, natural habitat, resource use, sustainability, toxicology
environmental health, environmental policy, environmental politics, faculty, natural habitat, resource use, sustainability, toxicology
Environmental Justice
What constitutes environmental justice seems inherently subjective…
William H. Schlesinger
climate, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, fossil fuels, natural habitat, population growth
climate, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, fossil fuels, natural habitat, population growth
Oops, here comes another consumer
The continued belief that rising human numbers have no impact on the environment is misguided.
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