Mesocosm transplant across env gradients -what are your thoughts?

Simulating change in ecological systems can take many forms. We are interested in making generalisations about ecological response to change, including climate and land-use intensity. We aere...

06 July 2017 9,982 3 View

Wherein the world do you think land-use change having the greatest impact on ecological communities and on human societies?

Land-use change is exerting pressure across the globe, but where are the tipping points? We ought to focus our research there... but where, and what issues are most important to you?

03 April 2016 3,723 12 View

Are you working in mountain ecology?

I'm looking to create a global network of mountain ecologists. I'd be interested in hearing from you, and also to explore possibilities of collaborative work on soil functional ecology. Thanks, Rob

03 April 2016 6,854 6 View

What do you think are the most pressing ecological questions for the next five years?

what are the big knowledge gaps and most pressing questions? Let's get a discussion going!

02 March 2016 218 10 View

Is taking an ecosyetm-services perspective beneficial for the sustainability of ecological systems, or a pseudo-economic price tag?

This is a general question, to which I hope to stimulate some discussion. For me, we tread a fine line, and it is important that, whilst highlighting the manifold benefits we gain from ecological...

31 December 2014 6,771 2 View

Freeze-thaw impacts on soil phosphorus: possible collaboration for multi-site comparison?

I've been doing some work on how freeze-thaw events cause pulse losses of phosphorus from soils, and am currently writing a short paper on this. I would like to see if anybody is interested in...

31 December 2013 7,536 43 View

Does drought have the potential to cause a drop in pH in mineral soils?

I have some data which I will submit shortly as part of a publication in which I tentatively attribute the accumulation of un-decomposed organic matter to a drop in pH, possibly due to the...

07 August 2013 7,562 19 View

Soil freeze-thaw and phosphorus - do you have data , publications or input?

I am currently writing a review paper on the effects of freezing and freeze-thaw processes on soil phosphorus. The literature is relatively sparse (when compared to C and N) on this and I am keen...

07 August 2013 9,490 3 View

What kind of fluid could I use for a pitfall trap that also does not invalidate molecular testing?

Hi, I want to start testing pitfall trap to obtain ants samples, but I need to conduct molecular analysis on those insects. So, what kind of fluid can I use? Ethanol expires too early and I need...

03 March 2021 5,978 5 View

Chlorinated organic formation in odor control scrubbers using hypochlorite?

I'm involved in a study of odor control technologies for municipal wastewater treatment plant. One of the control options involves a chemical 2-stage (acid/alkaline) packed bed scrubber. The...

03 March 2021 3,661 2 View

Would fecal samples stored at -20C for over a year impact metagenomic analysis?

Dear All, I have access to some rodent fecal samples that have been stored at -20C instead of -80C. Anyone have experience with the impact of stowage condition on comparative metagenomic analysis...

01 March 2021 2,512 1 View

Do anyone here can help us in the field of molecular docking?

We have synthesized various metal complexes with different environment around the metals. Now to see the application of synthesized complexes we need this study also. we are also interested in...

01 March 2021 1,899 2 View

Ester cleavage conditions?

Hi all, I need to cleave the ester in Ethyl 2-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate to make the carboxylic acid and retrieve the product from solution to use in downstream applications of linking to...

01 March 2021 8,766 3 View

How to quantify carbon deposition on CuZnAl catalyst?

Dear All, I want to quantify carbon deposition on the surface of the CuZnAl catalyst. I have tried thermogravimetric analysis, but I've got weight gain as the active Cu- get oxidised. Does anyone...

01 March 2021 1,907 3 View

Why Trivalent chromium start precipitating above PH 5 ? Moreover discuss difference between adsorption of chromium and precipitation of chromium ?

I am a student of MS Environmental Engineering and started my research phase. I am working on metal removal ( chromium iii ) by using activated carbon prepared from the agricultural feedstock. So...

01 March 2021 5,475 2 View

Tooth extraction and subsequent dental implant placement in Sprague-Dawley rats induce differential changes in anterior digastric myofibre size and ?

01 March 2021 7,254 3 View

Where to find data on trees in tropical agroforestry?

Hi, I'm looking for data (mainly related to management: growth rate, canopy size, soil and climate preferences, etc.) about tropical trees used in tropical agroforestry. Have you ever heard about...

28 February 2021 7,356 8 View

Does different dilution factors affect negatively on NH3 reading ?

I have a sample of treated water sample & asked to obtain ammonia conc. in sample using a machine with 5-25 ppm detection range. However, upon testing with different dilution factors, all...

27 February 2021 8,483 3 View