ecoNEWS VT

2022-02-08

Long-term Soil Monitoring Program Established to Detect Environmental Change (Score: 2.11)

A 100-year+ study monitoring soil in Vermont forests completed the first 15 years of sampling and detected small changes in…

2019-04-04

Farm Manure Boosts Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Even in Winter (Score: 1.53)

Farm manure applications in spring and summer can dramatically increase greenhouse gas emissions in winter.

2017-05-03

Nematodes: New Indicators for Road Impacts (Score: 1.41)

A new study offers a creative way to monitor roadside ecosystem changes: by tracking nematodes, or roundworms, through the soil.

2021-11-05

Earthworms and Elevation Affect Soil Carbon in Vermont Forests (Score: 1.16)

Study of soil carbon in forest plots reveals complex interaction among land-use history, earthworms, soil chemistry, and tree species.

2016-07-25

Using Digital Soil Maps to Predict Risks of Phosphorus in Riparian Buffers (Score: 1.04)

Predicting Risks in Riparian Buffers or Digital Soil Maps as Risk Management Tool Study assesses the usefulness of digital soil…

2015-12-21

Not All Forms of Stream Bank Phosphorus Lead to Algal Blooms (Score: 1.04)

Investigation of Chittenden County streams reveals surprisingly low amounts of bioavailable phosphorus coming from stream banks.

2016-09-22

Earthworms in Forest Soils: The Bad and the Not So Bad (Score: 0.98)

Earthworms in forests make soils inhospitable for many tree seedlings and understory plants, but they may help to store carbon…

2/07/2022

Long-term Soil Monitoring Program Established to Detect Environmental Change (Score: 2.11)

A 100-year+ study monitoring soil in Vermont forests completed the first 15 years of sampling and detected small changes in…

4/03/2019

Farm Manure Boosts Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Even in Winter (Score: 1.53)

Farm manure applications in spring and summer can dramatically increase greenhouse gas emissions in winter.

5/02/2017

Nematodes: New Indicators for Road Impacts (Score: 1.41)

A new study offers a creative way to monitor roadside ecosystem changes: by tracking nematodes, or roundworms, through the soil.

11/04/2021

Earthworms and Elevation Affect Soil Carbon in Vermont Forests (Score: 1.16)

Study of soil carbon in forest plots reveals complex interaction among land-use history, earthworms, soil chemistry, and tree species.

7/24/2016

Using Digital Soil Maps to Predict Risks of Phosphorus in Riparian Buffers (Score: 1.04)

Predicting Risks in Riparian Buffers or Digital Soil Maps as Risk Management Tool Study assesses the usefulness of digital soil…

12/20/2015

Not All Forms of Stream Bank Phosphorus Lead to Algal Blooms (Score: 1.04)

Investigation of Chittenden County streams reveals surprisingly low amounts of bioavailable phosphorus coming from stream banks.

9/21/2016

Earthworms in Forest Soils: The Bad and the Not So Bad (Score: 0.98)

Earthworms in forests make soils inhospitable for many tree seedlings and understory plants, but they may help to store carbon…