Sentences with phrase «forest ecosystem science»

He holds a Master's degree in Forest Ecosystem Science from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York, and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of Vermont.

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A new study by a team of researchers from the Joint Research Centre, the European Commission's science and knowledge service, sheds light on another, less well - known aspect of how these ecosystems, and forests in particular, can protect our planet against global warming.

Seamlessly intertwining lyrical travelogue with ecological science, journalist Emma Marris explores conservation efforts worldwide, venturing from fragile island ecosystems in Hawaii to a seemingly primeval forest in Poland and Belarus.

Using over a decade's worth of data from the Santa Barbara Coastal Long Term Ecological Research project, supported by the National Science Foundation, the investigators examined the effects of kelp on groups of organisms in the kelp forest ecosystem.

«People have thought about how forest loss matters for an ecosystem, and maybe for local temperatures, but they haven't thought about how that interacts with the global climate,» said co-author Abigail Swann, a UW assistant professor of atmospheric sciences and of biology.

«Our lab works to identify salamanders as an influential part of the forest ecosystem and food chain,» said Ray Semlitsch, Curators Professor of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Science at MU.

«I think when students can see how science is actually happening all around them in their own environment they are more likely to gain interest and engage,» she says, offering as example her ecology class in which 50 percent of the sessions were taught outside in the forest, «where students can physically interact with their ecosystem.»

Wave Hill is grateful for the opportunity to work with our collaborating partners, the American Museum of Natural History, the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Cornell University, College of Mount St. Vincent, New York Botanical Garden, Gotham Coyote Project,, NYC Natural Areas Conservancy, NYC Parks Natural Resources Group, NYC Science Research Mentoring Consortium and the USDA Forest Service New York City Urban Field Station.

«The combination of these complex climate changes threatens coastal communities and cities, our food and water supplies, marine and freshwater ecosystems, forests, high mountain environments, and far more,» the letter published in Science reads.

The climate science is clear: sequestering carbon in land - based ecosystems, such as forests, does not «neutralize» emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.

The research, published in Friday's issue of the journal Science, casts doubt on the argument that deforestation is a critical step towards development and suggests that mechanisms to compensate communities for keeping forests standing may be a better approach to improving human welfare, while simultaneously sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services, in rainforest areas.

He was formerly research program leader in the Bureau of Rural Sciences and Head of the Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science at the University of Melbourne.

«The ACR Nested REDD + Standard is built on 15 years of work by Winrock around the world, providing technical assistance and building local capacity to design and implement science - based methods to measure, monitor and report carbon emission reductions from forests,» said Dr. Sandra Brown, director and chief scientist of Winrock International's Ecosystem Services group and Dr. Nancy Harris, lead scientists for the Standard.

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A paper published in Science Advances assessed trends in intact forest landscapes (IFL), revealing that forest ecosystems greater than 500 square kilometers (190 square miles) in area and showing no signs of human impact declined more than 7 percent between 2000 and 2013.

The annual average of 2.05 million tonnes amounts to 0.4 per cent of Australia's total greenhouse gas emissions in 2006, according to the study, which was conducted by researchers at Melbourne University's Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science, and the NSW Department of Primary Industries, for Forest & Wood Products Australia.

This project is being carried out by Oregon State University Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society and College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science.

However, industry influence aside, the researchers at Melbourne University's Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science, and the NSW Department of Primary Industries did collate some intriguing figures.

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