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Beyond the Burn: Harvesting Dead Wood to Reduce Wildfires

Beyond the Burn: Harvesting Dead Wood to Reduce Wildfires

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University investigated how removing dead wood could reduce wildfire risks and enhance carbon storage in the Sierra Nevada. The study focused on the effects of physical harvesting – removing specific sizes of dead and downed branches and trees – on wildfire behavior and carbon emissions.  Read more.

Beneath the Bog: FAU Gets $1.3M to Track Carbon, Gas Flux in Peatlands

‘Frontiers in Science’ Public Lecture Series Presents ‘Future-Proofing Our Coasts: Leveraging Science for a Sustainable Tomorrow’

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, and collaborators, have received a grant from U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), for a project focused on improving the accuracy of predicting carbon storage and gas emissions over a suite of peatlands covering a representative latitudinal gradient of relevance to the DoD, from Alaska to the Everglades. Read more.

Marine Microplastic Pollution: How Science Faculty, Students Are Studying This Permeating Problem

‘Frontiers in Science’ Public Lecture Series Presents ‘Future-Proofing Our Coasts: Leveraging Science for a Sustainable Tomorrow’

In recent years, plastic bottles and floating garbage have unfortunately become a common site along many shorelines. But the plastics that are not visible to the naked eye, called microplastics, are quickly becoming a cause for concern among environmental experts. Read more.