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Your source for news and updates about Critical Zone science in action all around the world.
Curated by the NSF-funded AccelNet Design: Accelerating Critical Zone Science with an International Network of Networks team.
Curated by the NSF-funded AccelNet Design: Accelerating Critical Zone Science with an International Network of Networks team.
Climate breakdown changes the classroom. The authors argue for a rethink of sociology’s theories and canon—toward a pluriverse of ecocentrisms—with low-bar actions teachers can start tomorrow: bit.ly/4rilMA1 🌐🧪
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Climate breakdown changes the classroom. The authors argue for a rethink of sociology’s theories and canon—toward a pluriverse of ecocentrisms—with low-bar actions teachers can start tomorrow: bit.ly/4rilMA1 🌐🧪
A “before” photo for the Maurepas wetlands. This thesis paper measures soil carbon and basics at 14 sites so communities can see what restoration and levee projects change: bit.ly/44lFzVe 🌐🧪
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A “before” photo for the Maurepas wetlands. This thesis paper measures soil carbon and basics at 14 sites so communities can see what restoration and levee projects change: bit.ly/44lFzVe 🌐🧪
Add to your #AGU25 day 1 schedule: "Over the 2015-2016 water year, charge balance estimates of DIC in the Avenelles watershed (France) demonstrate large and systematic drops in the calcite saturation index and pH during storm events."
🗓️: bit.ly/AGU25_EP11B02
#CriticalZoneAtAGU25
🗓️: bit.ly/AGU25_EP11B02
#CriticalZoneAtAGU25
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Add to your #AGU25 day 1 schedule: "Over the 2015-2016 water year, charge balance estimates of DIC in the Avenelles watershed (France) demonstrate large and systematic drops in the calcite saturation index and pH during storm events."
🗓️: bit.ly/AGU25_EP11B02
#CriticalZoneAtAGU25
🗓️: bit.ly/AGU25_EP11B02
#CriticalZoneAtAGU25
Holocene biodiversity rose with people—but why? This Lake Constance study ties a diversity optimum to cultural change, not climate: farming, management, trade. Merging pollen records and archives identifies drivers: bit.ly/43N34q8 🌐🧪
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Holocene biodiversity rose with people—but why? This Lake Constance study ties a diversity optimum to cultural change, not climate: farming, management, trade. Merging pollen records and archives identifies drivers: bit.ly/43N34q8 🌐🧪
Forage grasses deliver conservation: perennial cover cuts wind and water erosion and runoff; deep roots stabilize soil, retain water and nutrients, improve fertility, and build soil organic carbon. From the newly published book Forages, Volume 1: bit.ly/3XhtHzG
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Forage grasses deliver conservation: perennial cover cuts wind and water erosion and runoff; deep roots stabilize soil, retain water and nutrients, improve fertility, and build soil organic carbon. From the newly published book Forages, Volume 1: bit.ly/3XhtHzG
Climate research is shifting: from manipulative experiments to observation-led insight. This perspective urges funding and methods to adapt—and offers practical guidance for designing plant studies in a changed climate. From @newphyt.bsky.social 🌐🧪
📖: bit.ly/44vJXB0
📖: bit.ly/44vJXB0
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Climate research is shifting: from manipulative experiments to observation-led insight. This perspective urges funding and methods to adapt—and offers practical guidance for designing plant studies in a changed climate. From @newphyt.bsky.social 🌐🧪
📖: bit.ly/44vJXB0
📖: bit.ly/44vJXB0
Joint International Master’s Degree in Sustainable Development Final Thesis: Unravelling the Interplay Between Land Use Change and Surface Water Quality in Italian Watersheds
"This research aims to assess the likelihood of meeting the WFD goal of achieving good ecological status."
📖 bit.ly/44uJ5wt
"This research aims to assess the likelihood of meeting the WFD goal of achieving good ecological status."
📖 bit.ly/44uJ5wt
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Joint International Master’s Degree in Sustainable Development Final Thesis: Unravelling the Interplay Between Land Use Change and Surface Water Quality in Italian Watersheds
"This research aims to assess the likelihood of meeting the WFD goal of achieving good ecological status."
📖 bit.ly/44uJ5wt
"This research aims to assess the likelihood of meeting the WFD goal of achieving good ecological status."
📖 bit.ly/44uJ5wt
The Northern Hemisphere's academic winter break is nigh. What better time to reflect on some of this year's work that could be shared with the world: bit.ly/biogeomon_ab... 🌐🧪
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Northern Hemisphere's academic winter break is nigh. What better time to reflect on some of this year's work that could be shared with the world: bit.ly/biogeomon_ab... 🌐🧪
You're on the lookout for Critical Zone science collaborators. The Critical Zone Network of Networks is a resource of global connections for CZ researchers: bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main 🌐🧪
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
You're on the lookout for Critical Zone science collaborators. The Critical Zone Network of Networks is a resource of global connections for CZ researchers: bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main 🌐🧪
Next month during @agu.org: Recent Advances in Near-Surface Geophysics (General Contributions).
"Submissions showcasing the use of electromagnetic and seismic methods in both field and laboratory investigations."
🗓️: bit.ly/AGU25_NS21C
#CriticalZoneAtAGU25
"Submissions showcasing the use of electromagnetic and seismic methods in both field and laboratory investigations."
🗓️: bit.ly/AGU25_NS21C
#CriticalZoneAtAGU25
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Next month during @agu.org: Recent Advances in Near-Surface Geophysics (General Contributions).
"Submissions showcasing the use of electromagnetic and seismic methods in both field and laboratory investigations."
🗓️: bit.ly/AGU25_NS21C
#CriticalZoneAtAGU25
"Submissions showcasing the use of electromagnetic and seismic methods in both field and laboratory investigations."
🗓️: bit.ly/AGU25_NS21C
#CriticalZoneAtAGU25
What if fire isn’t just “natural” or “human-made”? This dissertation introduces pyrosociality—a framework linking fire’s ecology to racial capitalism and settler colonial histories. It challenges positivist separations of nature/society: bit.ly/4i2e0G0 🌐🧪
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
What if fire isn’t just “natural” or “human-made”? This dissertation introduces pyrosociality—a framework linking fire’s ecology to racial capitalism and settler colonial histories. It challenges positivist separations of nature/society: bit.ly/4i2e0G0 🌐🧪
The complex systems working together to support terrestrial life on Earth is subject of Critical Zone research. The Critical Zone Network of Networks project is designed to help CZ scientists find each other and develop new collaborations. Find out more on the CZ-NoN website: bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main 🌐🧪
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The complex systems working together to support terrestrial life on Earth is subject of Critical Zone research. The Critical Zone Network of Networks project is designed to help CZ scientists find each other and develop new collaborations. Find out more on the CZ-NoN website: bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main 🌐🧪
Lunchtime on the East coast of the U.S. Perfect time to get that submission in for next summer's BIOGEOMON: bit.ly/BIOGEOMON_Info
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Lunchtime on the East coast of the U.S. Perfect time to get that submission in for next summer's BIOGEOMON: bit.ly/BIOGEOMON_Info
You study how the pieces of the Critical Zone work together. The Critical Zone Network of Networks wants to support those efforts. Visit the CZ-NoN website to learn more about how the project can help you discover new collaborators and strengthen global research connections: bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main 🌐🧪
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
You study how the pieces of the Critical Zone work together. The Critical Zone Network of Networks wants to support those efforts. Visit the CZ-NoN website to learn more about how the project can help you discover new collaborators and strengthen global research connections: bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main 🌐🧪
This evening is the perfect time to get your submission for BIOGEOMON off your desk and into the submission stack: bit.ly/BIOGEOMON_Info 🌐🧪
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This evening is the perfect time to get your submission for BIOGEOMON off your desk and into the submission stack: bit.ly/BIOGEOMON_Info 🌐🧪
The Critical Zone Network of Networks project is dedicated to creating connections between researchers working in CZ science all around the world. Find out more about how you can strengthen your own collaborative network as a part of CZ-NoN: bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main 🌐🧪
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Critical Zone Network of Networks project is dedicated to creating connections between researchers working in CZ science all around the world. Find out more about how you can strengthen your own collaborative network as a part of CZ-NoN: bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main 🌐🧪
From mountaintops to microbes, it's all a part of the Critical Zone. The Critical Zone Network of Networks project is dedicated to bringing researchers together to better understand this part of our world. Learn more on the CZ-NoN website: bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main 🌐🧪
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
From mountaintops to microbes, it's all a part of the Critical Zone. The Critical Zone Network of Networks project is dedicated to bringing researchers together to better understand this part of our world. Learn more on the CZ-NoN website: bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main 🌐🧪
Critical Zone researchers explore how all the systems supporting surface life on Earth work together. The Critical Zone Network of Networks project is working to develop the connections between those researchers. Find out more about CZ-NoN here: bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main 🌐🧪
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Critical Zone researchers explore how all the systems supporting surface life on Earth work together. The Critical Zone Network of Networks project is working to develop the connections between those researchers. Find out more about CZ-NoN here: bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main 🌐🧪
The Critical Zone connects the world, and the Critical Zone Network of Networks connects the people studying those connections. Find out more and how you can benefit from joining on the CZ-NoN website: bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main 🌐🧪
November 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The Critical Zone connects the world, and the Critical Zone Network of Networks connects the people studying those connections. Find out more and how you can benefit from joining on the CZ-NoN website: bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main 🌐🧪