and geography to large tracts of the Amazon where soybean production largely for export as animal feed is expanding rapidly.
One group included unrelated people from the same geographic neighborhood. This group would share similar physical environments like walkability
This team dubbed Algafuture is composed of undergraduates and graduate students from the departments of Geography and Environmental Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular engineering.
Their faculty advisers are Edward Bouwer professor and chair of the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering and Michael Betenbaugh professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular engineering.
The faculty adviser to the student ram pump team is William Ball a professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering.
Amy Townsend-Small a UC assistant professor of geology and geography will present her research Carbon Sequestration
and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Urban Ecosystems at the Association of American Geographers annual meeting to be held April 9-13 in Los angeles. The interdisciplinary forum is attended by more than 7000 scientists from around the world and features an array
of geography-related presentations workshops and field trips. At the meeting Townsend-Small will discuss the effects lawn-management techniques have on greenhouse gas production in urban landscapes.
Jeffrey Brewer a doctoral student in the University of Cincinnati's Department of Geography will present his findings on April 11 at the Association of American Geographers'annual meeting in Los angeles. Brewer's research titled Hinterland Hydrology:
Brewer's discovery of artificial reservoirs--topographical depressions that were lined with clay to make a watertight basin--addressed how the Maya conserved water from the heavy rainfall from December to spring
The Association of American Geographers (AAG) is a nonprofit scientific and educational society that is dedicated to the advancement of geography.
The annual meeting features more than 6000 presentations posters workshops and field trips by leading scholars experts and researchers in the fields of geography environmental science and sustainability.
#An oceanographer and executive director of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium Rabalais spoke at a special symposium organized by 2012 ACS President Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Ph d. Abstracts of other presentations
and Technology (ICTA) and involved researchers from the Department of Marine and Oceanographic Biology of the Institute of Marine Sciences of the CSIC from the UAB spin-off Inã dit Innovaciã SL in the UAB Research
Despite G. pallida's limited geographic distribution its presence in U s. soils has had far-reaching impact:
whether this type of intervention can be implemented effectively in varying geographic locations involving various racial distributions
Perhaps more importantly the researchers say that additional studies may help them better understand the origins of nicotine addiction and the human management geographic range extension and cultivation of tobacco.
and on said lead author Daniel Griffin a doctoral candidate in the UA School of Geography and Development.
and associate professor of geography and development said The thing that's interesting about these droughts is that we've reconstructed the winter precipitation
Knowledge of the genes underlying the mechanism of early development will allow plant breeders to tailor new potato varieties to various geographic locations.
and relationships of Luetzelburgia and its relatives Cardoso set out to examine herbarium specimens and collect new specimens from across the geographic range of the genera.
The talk was given by Rice oceanographer and study co-author Jerry Dickens a paleoclimate expert; Lee and Rice geodynamicist Adrian Lenardic another co-author were in the audience.
#Preserving biodiversity can be compatible with intensive agriculturepreserving genetically diverse local crops in areas where small-scale farms are rapidly modernizing is possible according to a Penn State geographer who is part of an international research project investigating the biodiversity
and head of the Department of Geography and where small-scale farms are often female-run
Zimmerer designed this data collection and analysis to use with high-resolution satellite imagery and Geographic Information systems.
These techniques enabled him to create geographic models maps and estimates of the areas devoted to intensified peach-and maize-growing.
The tree-ring data from the Tatra Mountains best reflects the climate history of Eastern europe with a geographical focus on the Baltic.
It doesn't make geographic sense right away but such a finding forces researchers to ask more questions about how these groups migrated
and more severe as a result of fire suppression that allowed forest fuels to build up in the past century is still prevalent among some said CU-Boulder geography Professor Thomas Veblen a study co-author.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography La jolla California; Arizona State university Tempe; University of Michigan Ann arbor; University of Colorado Boulder;
and location'said Professor Rich Grenyer of Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment the coordinating author of the study.'
and a postgraduate student at the University of Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment explained:'
A new report by the Environmental Change Institute (ECI) at the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford concludes that better governance could have lessened the impact on the poorest and most vulnerable and affected populations have been let down by the authorities in the past.
Hole Oceanographic Institution David Stahle at the University of Arkansas Ryan Rykaczewski at the University of South carolina Steven Bograd at NOAA's Southwest Fisheries science Center and William Peterson at NOAA
This research was funded by the National Science Foundation's Biological Oceanography Program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration's Fisheries and Environment Program.
Mark D. Schwartz a distinguished professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee explained that fall leaf coloration marks the end of the growing season in temperate climates
--which is more complex and dependent on geography--is more difficult for scientists to characterize Schwartz said.
and attenuator of climate change becomesa central part of climate change discussions said Wendy Watson-Wright Executive secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO.
which protects us from the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun. Ocean Acidificationfor the first time this Bulletin contains a section on ocean acidification prepared in collaboration with the International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC
http://ds. data. jma. go. jp/gmd/wdcgg) The summary on ocean acidification was produced jointly by the International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
and atmospheric sciences at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San diego and a co-author of the new study.
Analysis of time series data by Cassie Gurbisz and Michael Kemp of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental science's Horn Point Laboratory was published in the March 2014 issue of Limnology and Oceanography.
The scientists demonstrated how three societies living on the slopes of Mount Kenya have shaped the geographic distribution and structure of the genetic diversity of local varieties.
and phenotypically differentiated despite their close geographical proximity. This study sheds light on the debate on the ownership and redistribution of benefits from genetic resources.
and agronomists this work shows the role of human societies in the geographic distribution and evolution of the genetic diversity of crop plants.
He was recognised hitherto that the development of this practice thanks to the abundance of the resources created had enabled the demographic and geographical growth of the population having adopted it
There are basic laws of biophysics that we cannot evade said lead researcher Bojana Bajzelj from the University of Cambridge's Department of Engineering who authored the study with colleagues from Cambridge's departments of Geography and Plant sciences as well as the University of Aberdeen's Institute of Biological
Geographic factors and technologies introduced by humans played a big role and influenced societies'options for development as well as their particular ways of dealing with drought says Riehl.
The ranches'physical geography including open spaces and the proximity of wooded areas in which the cats can hide
and food availability challenges said Judith Carney a professor of geography at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at the University of California Los angeles and author of Black Rice.
and computer models researchers learned that ozone trapped different amounts of heat in Earth's atmosphere depending on its geographic location.
The model takes into account not only the number of species throughout an area--the standard measure of biodiversity--but also the variation among species and their geographic rarity or endemism.
They only use about 70 percent of the optimal irrigation amounts explains Petra DÃ ll from the Institute of Physical geography at the Goethe University.
and Bonn Germany climatologists hydrologists geographers rangeland ecologists and ethnologists spent 12 years investigating the consequences of climate
Archaeologists ethnologists geographers historians and orientalists at the Universities of Halle and Leipzig Germany collaborated with colleagues from other institutes on this project for more than ten years
Even though quite a lot is known about the geographical and genetic diversity of honey bees knowledge of how honey bees adapt to the local environment has been limited until now.
Within Canada the only other fossil localities yielding mammals of similar age are from the Arctic so these fossils from British columbia help fill a significant geographic gap said Dr. Natalia Rybczynski of the Canadian Museum of Nature
And because of the country's climate and geography irrigation is now widespread burdening rivers and groundwater supplies.
and connects large landscapes that have high topographic and ecological diversity. Such a strategy will provide a range of options for animal movements as conditions change.
Swedish children most Mediterraneaninterestingly the prevalence of high adherence to a Mediterranean-like diet was found to be independent of the geographical distribution with the Swedish children scoring the highest (followed by the Italians)
and related it to the geographic distribution. It showed why we could not find Arion lusitanicus in its alleged homeland.
and spend more time guarding their goods. This is according to work performed by researchers from Trinity college Dublin's School of Geography who say that communities near the edge of tropical forests are experiencing a lack of'dietary diversity
and Phd student in Geography at Trinity who conducted the interview-based study with the help of the Great apes Trust and local conservation workers.
Rapid population growth and expansion of agriculture has fueled deforestation of more than 80 percent of the original forest cover according to doctoral student Francis Dwomoh of the Geographic Information science Center of Excellence at South dakota State university.
The Ghana native who began his doctoral work in 2012 is the 10th Geographic Information science Center of Excellence doctoral student to receive this award.
Though it is thought to have originated in Mexico the common bean was domesticated separately at two different geographic locations in Mesoamerica
We found that climate engineering doesn't offer a perfect option said Daniela Cusack the study's lead author and an assistant professor of geography in UCLA's College of Letters and Science.
and soil ecology teamed up with experts in oceanography political science sociology economics and ethics. Working under the auspices of the National Science Foundation the team spent two years evaluating more than 100 studies that addressed the various implications of climate engineering and their anticipated effects on greenhouse gases.
Geography and the existence of so-called food deserts (neighborhoods or regions with limited access to affordable healthy food) appear to have little bearing on the obesity trend in general
or geography he said. And it's true that if you look at the national data for any one point in time it's not hard to figure out for example that the people with the lowest education tend to have the highest obesity rate.
which also involves students in civil engineering plant pathology agronomy geography and park management and conservation. The goal of the project is to demonstrate our potential at Kansas State university to initiate a successful closed-loop recycling
Their records are being assembled to compare lakes of various sizes located in different geographic or social settings and climates Kratz says.
or remove it says UW-Madison geography Professor Jack Williams director of the Nelson Center for Climatic Research.
We're pollen whisperers says Simon Goring a postdoctoral fellow in geography who notes that pollen records can extend back tens of thousands of years
The meeting was emblematic of a transformation in the way states are approaching climate change said Ellen Mosley-Thompson director of the BPRC and Distinguished University Professor of geography at Ohio State.
but analyzing how the forest has responded may help researchers predict the long-term impact of global warming according to research scientist Izaya Numata of the Geographic Information science Center of Excellence at South dakota State university.
While the cattle egret is not currently a threat to native fauna in Brazil throughout most of its geographic distribution it has the potential to produce adverse effects as evidenced by its occupation of island environments.
if they were to happen again said Bekker a geography professor at BYU. We would really have to change the way we do things here.
For this study the BYU geographer took sample cores from Douglas fir and pinyon pine trees. The thickness of annual growth rings for these species is especially sensitive to water supply.
Professor Oliver Phillips from the University of Leeds'School of Geography who co-led the study said:
and facilitate a larger geographic dispersal area. Such information could give important new clues for the forestry industry to help curb the current devastation of North american forests from this pest.
and geographies aimed at driving down the use of water whilst improving crop quality and shelf life.
A research ship moves about the speed of a 10-speed bicycle said Scott Doney director of the Ocean and Climate Change Institute at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole Mass.
Oceanographers have made up some of the observational deficit by contracting with shipping lines to gather data along commercial routes.
and then die when the floods arrive releasing the carbon into the aquatic system said Thiago Silva an assistant professor of geography at SãO Paulo State university in Rio Claro Brazil.
The project was led by University of Southampton Professor of Geography Peter Atkinson who worked with his colleague Dr Jadunandan Dash and in collaboration with Professor Jeganathan Chockalingam from the Department of Remote Sensing at the Birla Institute of technology in India.
IHME's study found striking differences in smoking rates by geography gender and income. Overall counties in the South particularly in Kentucky Tennessee and West virginia as well as those with large Native american populations have the highest rates of total cigarette smoking
when the neotropics had lowered precipitation each species experienced significant reduction in suitable habitat with E. cingulata maintaining the largest geographical ranges.
The discovery of these 19 new species triples the diversity of the group that scientists thought had only a few species with broad geographical ranges.
The project focuses on two geographic case studies: Big Hole Valley in Montana--a high-altitude ranching valley--and Grand County in Colorado--a resort community west of Denver and south of Rocky mountain national park.
The distinct geographic patterns in which these variants were present correlate in many cases with historic human migrations mixing between populations as well as the spread of cattle camels or sheep.
but the Mongols'vast geographic reach and their ideas--an international postal system organized agriculture research and meritocracy-based civil service among other things--shaped national borders languages cultures and human gene pools
In a study the Jena geographers analyzed the condition of the soil in the region known as'Crete Senesi'between Florence and Grosseto
According to Jennifer Fitchett a Phd student in the Wits School of Geography Archaeology and Environmental Studies (GAES) there has been an assumption that increasing sea surface temperatures caused by global warming is causing an increase in the number
oil-producing cropa multi-institutional team reports that it can increase sugarcane's geographic range boost its photosynthetic rate by 30 percent
Ever since the influenza pandemic of 1918 it has not been possible to narrow down even to a hemisphere the geographic origins of any of the genes of the pandemic virus. Our study changes that Worobey said.
A Penn State geographer is gathering all the information he can about the agrobiodiversity of these uniquely adapted tubers with an eye toward sustainability of this fourth largest food crop worldwide.
In the U s. we rely primarily on 10 to 12 types of potatoes total said Karl Zimmerer department head and professor of geography.
and has vast geographic and agrobiodiversity knowledge said Zimmerer. He is a Peruvian who has worked from Chile to Venezuela
and geographic information systems can supply important information for sustainability and conservation. Combining the top-down and bottom-up information provides novel knowledge
which also includes many unique types with geographic dynamics being a key to adaptation and sustainability.
Stahle and Jordan Burns a graduate student in geography at the U of A compared historical records of 22 typhus epidemics in central Mexico with soil moisture estimates based on tree-ring reconstructions.
Dr Mark Harrison based in the Department of Geography at the University of Leicester and Managing director of the Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project (Outrop) has along with international colleagues published results of a seven year study of Orangutans in Borneo in the journal Scientific Reports.
Lead researcher Chris Doughty from the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford said:
and the geographic position of the continents--were nearly identical to modern times. But scientists have wondered long why the Pliocene's global surface air temperatures were so much warmer than Earth's preindustrial climate.
Much of this appears to be a response to U s.-led anti-trafficking efforts especially in Mexico said Kendra Mcsweeney lead author of the Science article and an associate professor of geography at The Ohio State university.
Mcsweeney is a geographer who has done research in Honduras for more than 20 years studying how indigenous people interact with their environment.
We heard the same kinds of things from agricultural specialists geographers conservationists. Several of us decided we needed to bring more attention to this issue.
and Zoe Pearson a graduate student in geography at Ohio State. The research was supported in part by the National geographic Society Association of American Geographers Ohio State and Northern Arizona University.
Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by Ohio State university. The original article was written by Jeff Grabmeier.
Dr Hunt who is Director of research on Environmental Change at Queen's School of Geography Archaeology
#Oceanographer examines pollutants in Antarctic seal milkan oceanographer from the University of Rhode island is analyzing the milk from Antarctic fur seals to determine the type
Rainer Lohmann a professor at the URI Graduate school of Oceanography is collaborating with a researcher at the Southwest Fisheries science Center in California to learn about the health and ecology of fur seals that winter in different locations in the South Pacific.
and the University of Grenoble Alpes all in France as well as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to carry out the largest laboratory experiment ever to study such waves.
The team's large-scale laboratory experiments on the generation of such waves used a detailed topographic model of the Luzon Strait's seafloor mounted in a 50-foot-diameter rotating tank in Grenoble France
Matthew Alford an associate professor of oceanography at the University of Washington who was involved in the related field studies for this project says The strong forcing
and their geographic range decreased by 30 percent. The largest remaining concentration of this species approximately 53000 individuals is in Gabon where officials have established 13 national parks designated as habitats for elephants.
The observations suggest there is a complex interplay between geological oceanographic and climatic processes. The study stresses the importance of both local geology and climate variability in ocean melting in this region.
It's breaking down the geographic barrier of where the information is and where it needs to be.
A city s geographic situation influencing the amount of energy required for heating, cooling and lighting;
and St petersburg State university have partnered to create a new website that offers geographic distributions of 100 crops,
the project also aims to help students learn how to use geographic information system, or GIS, resources.
The Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities based in North carolina is using Geographic Information systems (GIS) data to map available infrastructure against the racial characteristics of different neighborhoods in the United states. The organization studies everything from water
None of the Cedar Grove Institute's work would be possible without the digital geographic data
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