Category: Ecosystem Services
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Aquaculture research at COLSA Aquaculture researchers at the UNH College of Life Sciences & Agriculture are investigating new and innovative methods of sustainable fishing, reducing prevalence of aquatic animal disease, and leveraging the many ecosystem services that marine life can provide.
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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Biological Sciences | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Aquaculture | Resource |
Bioextractive removal of nitrogen by oysters in Great Bay-Piscataqua river estuary, New Hampshire, USA New research on the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) show that both farmed and wild oyster filter nitrogen from the water, processing the element in their shells and soft tissues and helping reducing cases of eutrophication. In a recent paper, scientists showed that oysters and other shellfish can help complement land-based nutrient management practices, such as upgrades to wastewater treatment plants around New Hampshire’s Great Bay estuary to reduce nitrogen output.
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Biological Sciences | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Aquaculture | Resource |
Bobcat hair cortisol correlates with land use and climate The bobcat, New Hampshire’s official state wildcat and a critical contributor to the sustainability of the state's forest ecosystem, may be being stressed out by human activity in residential and agricultural areas.
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Biological Sciences | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Ecosystem Services, Genetics and Genomics | Resource |
Can at-risk species serve as effective conservation surrogates? Case study in northeastern US shrublands An unintended impact of land-use changes over the past century has been a more than 86 percent decrease in the range of the New England cottontail. Ongoing habitat restoration efforts will help the survival of the New England cottontail, and new research by COLSA researchers finds that these efforts will also benefit at least 12 shrubland-obligate bird species with which the cottontail shares its habitat.
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Biological Sciences | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Ecosystem Services, Genetics and Genomics | Resource |
Cophylogeny and convergence shape evolution in sponge–microbe symbioses Sponges in coral reefs are among the earliest animals on the planet. Research from UNH examines coral reef ecosystems with a novel approach to understanding the complex evolution of sponges and the microbes that live in symbiosis with them.
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Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Ecosystem Services, Genetics and Genomics, Molecular Biology | Resource |
Diversification of the syrup industry: Strategies for climate resilience and economic vitality The maple syrup industry is critical to sustaining vibrant local economies as well as the New England region’s cultural identity, social fabric and environment. This research by New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station scientists examines opportunities of diversifying sugarbushes and producing novel syrups from birch, beech and other species.
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Natural Resources and the Environment | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Climate Science, Ecosystem Services, Forest Management | Resource |
Dominance of diffusive methane emissions from lowland headwater streams promotes oxidation and isotopic enrichment Different aquatic bodies play different roles in the release of methane gas. Wetlands, lakes, and reservoirs all play large roles in releasing methane directly into the atmosphere. Rivers and streams weren’t historically viewed as important pieces of the global methane cycle. However, recent research from COLSA and NHAES shows that streams are dynamic places of methane production and oxidation.
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Natural Resources and the Environment | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Climate Science, Ecosystem Services, Water Management | Resource |
Enhancing the characterization of forest community composition, structure, and health using unpiloted aerial systems New Hampshire has 80 percent forest cover and assessing the health and composition of this significant forestland is crucial for management and economy. This research by New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station scientists explores the possibility of using unpiloted aerial systems to overcome the limitations of traditional forest assessments and provide more informative characterizations of northeastern forests.
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Natural Resources and the Environment | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Ecosystem Services, Forest Management | Resource |
Evaluating edge influence effects on forest canopy cover using imagery from unpiloted aerial systems Urban growth fragments New England landscapes, affecting biodiversity and ecosystem services. This study by New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station scientists from the University of New Hampshire used unpiloted aerial systems (UAS) tech to estimate foliage cover, characterize changes in forest structure near edges and improve cost-effective land management practices.
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Natural Resources and the Environment | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Ecosystem Services, Forest Management | Resource |
Examining beech bark disease: Fungal pathogens and bark responses Beech bark disease (BBD) spreads via invasive scale insects & fungal pathogens, killing beech trees. Despite research, the role of the two fungal pathogens in BBD progression and the impact of insect attack on beech bark is not fully understood. This research—conducted by scientists from the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire—examined the distribution of BBD fungal pathogens and beech bark's response to insect and pathogen attack.
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Natural Resources and the Environment | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Climate Science, Ecosystem Services, Forest Management | Resource |
Extreme rainstorms drive exceptional organic carbon export from forested humid-tropical rivers in Puerto Rico Tropical rivers that flow directly to oceans play an important role in capturing, storing, and preventing organic carbon from converting to carbon dioxide, according to research co-authored by Bill McDowell, professor of Natural Resources and the Environment at COLSA.
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Natural Resources and the Environment | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Climate Science, Ecosystem Services | Resource |
Habitat productivity and anthropogenic development drive rangewide variation in striped skunk (mephitis mephitis) abundance New research from the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station reveals factors affecting skunk abundance in New England and across the U.S., emphasizing that the omnivorous striped skunk plays an important role in New England's ecosystems as a predator and seed disperser.
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Funded Proposals, Natural Resources and the Environment | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Ecosystem Services | Resource |
Harnessing plant-microbiome interactions for bioremediation across a freshwater urbanization gradient This research demonstrates how harnessing variation in plants and microbiomes could improve bioremediation (i.e., the process in which biological systems transform organic contaminants into less toxic byproducts). Researchers found that experimental microcosms with duckweeds rapidly transformed the organic contaminant benzotriazole. However, microcosms with duckweeds from rural sites, diverse microbiomes, or algae were able to bioremediate a larger amount of benzotriazole.
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Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Ecosystem Services, Molecular Biology, Water Management | Resource |
How resilient are New Hampshire's forest ecosystems and tree species to drought? The Northeast is facing warmer, wetter and more variable weather, including droughts. This research by New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station scientists assesses the sensitivity and response of dominant tree species (red oak and white pine to drought, providing the first physiological and soil moisture thresholds and recovery abilities.
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Natural Resources and the Environment | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Climate Science, Ecosystem Services, Forest Management | Resource |
Limited evidence for parallel evolution among desert-adapted peromyscus deer mice Researchers at the University of New Hampshire found that to live in hotter more desert-like surroundings, and exist without water, there is more than one genetic mechanism allowing animals to adapt.
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Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Climate Science, Ecosystem Services, Genetics and Genomics | Resource |
Raptors avoid the confusion effect by targeting fixed points in dense aerial prey aggregations New research shows that hawks that hunt swarming bats steer toward a fixed point in the swarm – rather than targeting individual bats – and attack, hoping for a successful capture. This behavior was observed of Swainson’s Hawks (Buteo swainsoni) and other raptors hunting a colony of approximately 700,000 to 900,000 Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis).
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Biological Sciences | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Ecosystem Services | Resource |
Review of methods to estimate and monitor moose density and abundance Research led by New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station scientist Remington Moll assessed how emerging technologies may help improve population calculations of moose across northern New England.
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Natural Resources and the Environment | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Climate Science, Ecosystem Services | Resource |
Separating proactive conservation from species listing decisions The decision to not list the New England cottontail under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 2015 was attributed to the perceived success of ongoing conservation efforts, as evaluated by the Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts (PECE) analysis. In the seven years since, despite substantial collaborative efforts by the members of the New England Cottontail Conservation Initiative and other stakeholders, the remaining population of New England cottontail in the Northeast has only declined further
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Natural Resources and the Environment | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Ecosystem Services, Genetics and Genomics | Resource |
Silvopasture: A climate-friendly alternative to conventional open pasture practices According to research at the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire, conversion to silvopasture in the northeastern U.S. reduces greenhouse gas emissions when compared with open pasture and lowers soil greenhouse gas emissions by 35-50 percent. Silvopasture practices also improves soil water dynamics and tree growth rates.
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Natural Resources and the Environment | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles | Climate Science, Ecosystem Services, Farm Management | Resource |
Trophic phenotypes as eco-evolutionary mediators of resilience to climate change As climate warms, lake ecosystems are changing. A challenge is identifying which animals and systems are most vulnerable, or conversely most resilient, to continued climate change. This study investigates four of these charr-bearing lakes in Maine to determine how their habitat and food webs differ, and how this relates to specific Arctic charr behaviors and feeding traits.
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Biological Sciences | Resource Category | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Funded Proposals | Climate Science, Ecosystem Services, Genetics and Genomics | Resource |