Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas emitted from soils through the microbial processes of denitrification/nitrification. In agricultural soils these natural processes and thus N2O emission are significantly enhanced ...

Within the Untied States the policy reflects the importance society as a whole places on an issue. Cetaceans hold a special status in American society as a cultural icon due to their intelligence, social interaction, and ...

This project focuses on finding the feasibility for Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs) in the Mexico-U.S. Border Region. EIPs are communities of businesses, from different sectors of industry, that cooperate with each other to ...

The Pamlico Sound serves a vital role in North Carolina's ecology and economy, but declining water quality threatens the health of this system. Currently, the state of North Carolina does no regular water quality monitoring ...

Mismanagement of global fisheries resources has an overwhelmingly negative effect on the survival of community-based fisheries. In developing countries, community based fishing is a socially as well as economically valuable ...

Over the last century, the concepts of emergency management and disaster planning have evolved and shifted from reactionary and event-based to precautionary and focused on all hazards. The existence of an emergency management ...

Abstract As research progresses the observed or anticipated impacts of global warming become more pronounced and the projections more precise. Impacts along coastlines include sea level rise (SLR) and increasing proportion ...

The Upper Neuse River Basin spans six counties in the Piedmont region of North Carolina and is the drinking water source for over half a million people. This water resource needs to be protected so that it can meet the ...

North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) are one of the most critically endangered large whales in the world, with an estimate of 300 animals remaining. Despite international protection from whaling since 1935 ...

Malaria is the leading cause of death in Tanzania, killing 100,000-125,000 people annually, the majority of which are children under five. Environmental conditions play an important role in transmission of the disease, ...