DOE and USDA researchers use new global models to study how environmental controllers affect soil organic carbon, changes in which can alter atmospheric carbon concentrations and affect climate. Predictions could benefit industry mitigation plans.
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Extreme Rainfall Events Cause Top-Heavy Aquatic Food Webs
An expansive, multi-site ecology study led by UBC has uncovered new insights into the effects of climate change on the delicate food webs of the neotropics.
New Study Finds the Restoration of Forests with Active Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death Infections May Be Possible
For the first time, researchers have shown that native ʻōhiʻa seedlings can survive for at least a year in areas that have active mortality from Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death, or ROD, a fungal disease that is devastating to this dominant and culturally important tree in Hawaiian forests.
Living Close to Natural Green Space Benefits Gut Bacteria of Urban, Formula-Fed Infants, Study Shows
Living close to natural green space can mitigate some of the changes in infant gut bacteria associated with formula feeding, according to new research published in the journal Environment International.
Using Electricity To Break Down Pollutants Left Over After Wastewater Treatment
Pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and endocrine disruptors are some of the emerging contaminants often found in treated domestic wastewater, even after secondary treatment.
Trust Me If You Can: Why Stakeholders in the “Wind Energy vs Biological Conservation” Conflict Have Low Mutual Trust and How to Increase It
Wind energy is considered to be one of the most promising forms of renewable energy.