Infrastructure to factorially manipulate the mean and variance of precipitation in the field Dr. Scott Collins, along with additional contributors, published an article in Ecosphere regarding how they have implemented the first experiment to reduce the precipitation mean while simultaneously increasing the variance of interannual precipitation in a way that captures the stochastic nature of climate variability. Follow the link…
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Summer Reading | Drought Recovery & Grasslands
High below-ground bud abundance increases ecosystem recovery from drought across arid and semiarid grasslands Dr. Scott Collins and others recently published an article in the Journal of Ecology regarding a study on the reproduction patterns of arid and semiarid plants. Read the entire article to learn more about the relationship between the two, as well as a breakdown of how…
Summer Reading | Agriculture & English
Romanticism’s Fellow Creatures Dr. Ron Broglio published in European Romantic Review this summer on the relationship between humans & animals through the lens of romantic studies. Check out the paper here or click through via the link above!
Reading for the Week: Ferran Garcia-Pichel & Biocrust Nurseries for Arid Soil Restoration
Dr. Ferran Garcia Pichel recently published in Nature Sustainability on the novel use of solar power plants in the regeneration of photosynthetic communities (aka “biocrusts”) that has the potential to reach regional scaling. Check out the paper here or by clicking on the latest publication!
Reading for the Week: Enrique Vivoni in Rangeland & Ecology Management
Brush management is considered important for restoring desert grasslands, but aerial herbicide applications can have limited effects on the targeted species. Read more in a recent publication co-published by Dr. Enrique Vivoni (GDC Committee Member) that discusses the issue.