Tag: Ecosystem Transitions
Protecting Ecosystems with Early Detection
In medicine, disease screening with tests like colonoscopies and mammograms helps detect problems before symptoms emerge – while there is still time to reverse course. Nebraska’s Dirac Twidwell, associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, is bringing this proactive early-detection approach to agricultural resilience, which focuses on the ability of ecosystems to withstand sudden, destabilizing transitions. […]
Agricultural ResilienceAgronomy and HorticultureCraig AllenDaniel UdenDirac TwidwellEcologyEcosystem TransitionsEducation and OutreachInstitute of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesNational Science FoundationSimanti Banerjee