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…lower. At the same time, the strong bonds among farmers potentially limit further restoration by maintaining perceptions that the current suite of regulations is unfair. Farmers tended to band together…
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Back from the dead: Moorea’s coral reefs make astounding recovery
…damage to severe heat stress and bleaching. The main culprits are warmer temperatures and more acidic water, thanks to the far-reaching impacts of excess CO2 from the burning of fossil…
LTER Road Trip: How Tiny Algae Could Predict Changes in the Everglades
…changes. he earlier researchers and managers can predict change, the earlier they can study the effects and hopefully develop ways to maintain ecosystem resilience and ability to adapt to new…
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) – Arctic LTER
…practices and is firmly committed to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination by age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, genetic predisposition, national origin, military status, race, religion, or sexual orientation. MBL…
Excess Nutrient Pollution Sends Salt Marsh Microbes into Dormancy
…allows salt marsh microbes to maintain genetic diversity even in the face of disturbances and unfavorable conditions. They also expect, however, that the persistence of such conditions would fundamentally change…
Could Cultivation-Driven Evolution Reduce Nitrogen Fixation?
…nature of the microbes? Researchers took advantage of a 24-year experiment maintained by the Kellogg Biological Station LTER to assess the possibility. They did not find evidence that any of…
Synthesis Working Groups: Frequently Asked Questions
…here in Santa Barbara. So the small expenses, we will reimburse you for; the main expenses—the airfare and the hotel—we direct bill. Q. Do groups have to come to Santa…
Species shrinkage in America’s national suburban ecosystem
…lawn plant diversity across America. Researchers suggested that the weeds are often present in turfgrass seed sources, and that lawn maintenance and disturbed soils create a distinct environment in which…
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