A case study by SMU Assistant Professor Sayd Randle reveals how the maintenance of green infrastructure can place an extra burden on lower-income marginalized communities.
Environment
May 26, 2023
0
3
Plants take in CO2 to grow. They extract it from the atmosphere and use it to build organic compounds by means of photosynthesis and water. Terrestrial ecosystems have absorbed an average of about 32 percent of CO2 emissions ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 1, 2023
0
78
One of the primary drivers of climate change is excess greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Mitigating climate change in the coming century will require both decarbonization—electrifying the power grid ...
Earth Sciences
May 30, 2023
0
60
Alligators radically change the ecosystem around them to make the best of seasonal changes in water levels—and that's a good thing for wetlands.
Plants & Animals
May 31, 2023
0
55
A study recently published in Nature Communications by researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD), Northern Arizona University, the University of Arizona, Conservation International and more has found that worldwide ...
Environment
Jun 1, 2023
0
84
Species known as marine habitat-forming species —gorgonians, corals, algae, seaweeds, marine phanerogams, etc.— are organisms that help generate and structure the underwater landscapes. These are natural refuges for other ...
Ecology
May 24, 2023
0
3
Researchers have shed light on the activity patterns and behavioral adaptations of two sympatric sloth species, Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni. This study, conducted in the lowland rainforests of the Caribbean ...
Plants & Animals
May 29, 2023
0
9
In their research, associate professor from the NRS Department Tiejun Wang and his master's student Zijing Wu developed an AI-model to automatically locate and count large herds of migratory ungulates (wildebeest and zebra). ...
Ecology
Jun 2, 2023
0
36
Into the Blue: Securing a Sustainable Future for Kelp Forests global synthesis report is the most comprehensive knowledge review on kelp to date, revealing the state of science on the world's kelp forests and providing recommended ...
Ecology
May 11, 2023
0
26
With air pollution and airborne contaminants emerging as leading causes of illness and death, ecologists are calling for closer examination of the 'invisible friends' which live in the 15,000 liters of air we breathe every ...
Ecology
May 25, 2023
0
19
