麻豆app

While scientists and policy experts debate the impacts of global warming, the Earth鈥檚 soil is releasing roughly nine times more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than all human activities combined. This huge carbon flux from soil, which is due to the natural respiration of soil microbes and plant roots, begs one of the central questions in climate change science. As the global climate warms, will soil respiration rates increase, adding even more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere and accelerating climate change?

Lesley Atwood, a doctoral candidate in agroecology at the 麻豆app, will discuss the opportunities and unintended consequences of managing agricultural soil food webs at NOFA-NH Winter Conference, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017.

Preliminary research results from the 麻豆app show that certain tree species in New Hampshire fared better at the height of the 2016 New England drought and were able to continue taking up water even when soils were very dry.

Long-time听听Researcher听has been named the 2017 Distinguished Professor at UNH. The purpose of the听Distinguished Professor Award 鈥渋s to identify and honor longstanding members of the faculty.

The听听at the 麻豆app recently welcomed Dr. Catalino Blanche, national program leader in the Division of Environmental Systems with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Blanche provides national leadership for forestry and research programs related to the production, protection, and utilization of forest resources, including for the听.

After working side-by-side with their faculty mentors for years, the NH Agricultural Experiment Station at the 麻豆app celebrates 2017 graduates who have conducted experiment station-funded research. For some, graduate school is the next step; others will move on to their first jobs. For all, their experience working as a student researcher supported by the experiment station was meaningful, and sometimes, life changing.

The Smokey Winged Beetle Bandit is a solitary ground nest wasp that is native to North America. It hunts wood boring beetles, and is useful in monitoring the spread of the invasive species Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). EAB is an introduced species that has spread across much of the northeast forest and has caused millions of dollar in damage. However, the Smokey Winged Beetle Bandit can be used by everyone to monitor for EAB and catch it in the early days of introduction.听Ellie McCabe, a graduate student听who works with experiment station researcher Dr.

Consumer preferences for local and organic foods have increased sharply in recent years, and many small farms are trying to meet this rising consumer demand. Small farms dominate the New England agricultural world, making local consumption assessments and information crucial for economic viability. Samantha Werner, a graduate research assistant who works with experiment station researcher Dr. John Halstead, discusses information from a survey of 5,000 households in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine about consumer preferences for locally and organically grown produce.

Doctoral student Devon O'Rourke is working with NH Agricultural Experiment Station researcher Jeff Foster on understanding the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of endemic bat populations. One aspect of this research relies on bat poop (guano) to describe the seasonal and geographic variation in the diets of bats native to New England. Understanding changes in the diversity and composition of insect species consumed by bats can greatly improve pest management strategies, inform conservation efforts, and shape land use strategies of forested areas affected by invasive pests.