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March 14, 2025
Want to preserve biodiversity? Go big, U-M researchers say
Large, undisturbed forests are better for harboring biodiversity than fragmented landscapes, according to University of Michigan research. Ecologists agree that habitat loss and the fragmentation of...
February 19, 2025
We can farm more seafood while minimizing its impact on biodiversity, U-M research shows
Contact: [email protected] New research led by the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) shows that people can farm more food from the seas while shrinking...
August 26, 2024
A leaky sink: Carbon emissions from forest soil will likely grow with rising temperatures
Contact: [email protected] A new study finds that, on a warming planet, more carbon is escaping the soil than is being added by plants. The study, led by Peter Reich of the University of Michigan...
August 21, 2024
Human-wildlife overlap expected to increase across more than half of land on Earth by 2070
Contact: [email protected] According to a new University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) led study, as the human population grows, it's expected that more than half of...
May 28, 2024
Study shows climate change is moving tree populations away from the soil fungi that sustain them
As our planet warms, many species are shifting to different locations as their historical habitats become inhospitable. Trees are no exception, but their shift to new areas has been lagging behind...
May 15, 2024
SEAS Associate Professor Kai Zhu: How climate change affects forest and grassland ecosystems
“I can’t tell you how trees sing or cry,” Associate Professor Kai Zhu told the audience during the recent University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) Faculty Seminar Series...