Co-authors Amanda Klemmer ’09, Emily Thornton ’10, Marieke Perchik ’11, Cameron Eddy ’12, and Professor of Biology and Environmental Science Scott Wissinger presented the paper “Density-dependent Cross-Links Between Detritus Processing and Benthic Algae in Shallow Ponds and Wetlands” at the 2014 Joint Aquatic Societies Meeting in Portland, Oregon. Klemmer is pursuing a Ph.D. in Aquatic
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Laura Branby, Pittsburgh field educator for Creek Connections, presented on the role of Creek Connections in western PA K-12 watershed education and stream health analysis at the Ohio River Basin Consortium for Research and Education Symposium at Robert Morris University. The group brings together universities, colleges, governmental agencies, industries, and individuals to promote inter-institutional research,
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Professor of Environmental Science Richard Bowden coauthored “Alterations in forest detritus input influence soil carbon concentration and soil respiration in a Central-European deciduous forest” in the journal Soil Biology and Biochemistry. He and his U.S. and Hungarian colleagues found that some forest soils are capable of increasing the content of soil carbon, thus helping to
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Sustainability Coordinator Kelly Boulton presented on “A Lot with a Little: Leveraging Outside Resources to
Augment Your Energy Management Program” at the U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings Summit, a national summit to catalyze investment in energy efficiency across the public, private, commercial, industrial, and multifamily housing sectors. Boulton also attended a reception at the
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Professor of Environmental Science Richard Bowden presented the paper “Digging into the DIRT Experiment: Soil Carbon Dynamics and Storage in Forest Ecosystems” at the 2014 Harvard Forest Summer Seminar Series in Petersham, Massachusetts. The seminar described an international experiment that examines the dynamics of soil organic matter and the potential of forest soils to store
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Professor of Environmental Science Richard Bowden coauthored a presentation, “Twenty Years of Litter and Root Manipulations: Insights into Multi-Decadal Soil Organic Matter Dynamics at the Harvard Forest,” at the annual Harvard Forest Research Symposium. The presentation, with coauthors from three other institutions, summarizes a 20-year study investigating the ability of forest soils to mitigate climate
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