A 2007 review by the United Nations Environment Programme and The
Woods Hole Research Center showcased the difficulties caused by reactive nitrogen in different settings around the world.
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Woods Hole Research Center for a three-year project to examine how to value forest ecosystems and analyze economic alternatives to cutting valuable rainforests.
Much of the New Zealand Herald report that originally appeared in the Independent of London was based on experimental work in the Amazon funded by the
Woods Hole Research Center. Daniel Nepstad, the senior scientist involved with the research, subsequently released a statement criticizing the news reports about his research.
George Woodwell, founder of the
Woods Hole Research Center, asserts that "global biophysics ...
Edited by George Woodwell, dean of the Commission's science advisors and president of the
Woods Hole Research Center, The Fate of Forests includes contributions by several leading international scientists.
George Woodwell, founder, president, and director of the
Woods Hole Research Center; and Vermont environmental journalist and educator Donella H.
That said, the research showed that between 60% and 77% of the area is susceptible to biodiversity losses via massive ongoing land-use changes in the region."This study is the strongest evidence yet that the world's natural ecosystems will undergo profound changes -- including severe alterations in their species composition -- through the combined influence of climate change and land use," remarked Daniel Nepstad, senior scientist at the
Woods Hole Research Center. "Conservation of the world's biota, as we know it, will depend upon rapid, steep declines in greenhouse gas emissions."
Michael Coe of the
Woods Hole Research Center in Falmouth, Mass., says that corn-based ethanol has benefits, but the benefits can't be confused with a net positive balance in greenhouse gas emissions.
They conducted research with faculty members from six colleges and universities in the United States, the
Woods Hole Research Center and two Russian universities.
Woodwell is founder, director emeritus, and senior scientist at the
Woods Hole Research Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.