UW Professor Leads Research on Ecological Trade-Offs
A new study which was led by the University of Wyoming sheds light on the relationship of ecological trade-offs, as well as challenges the nature of this relationship.
Daniel Laughlin, an associate professor in the UW Department of Botany and director of the Global Vegetation Project, led the study, which included researchers from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research in Leipzig, Germany; Leipzig University; and Wageningen University & Research in Wageningen, Netherlands.
Plant roots generally remain hidden below the ground, but their role for the distribution of plants should not be underestimated. Roots are essential for water and nutrient uptake, yet little is known about the influence of root traits on species distribution.
Plant species with thick and dense roots are more likely to occur in warm climates, while species with thin and low density roots are more likely to occur in cold climates a classic trade-off. By contrast, forest species with large-diameter roots and high root tissue density were more commonly associated with dry climates, but species with the opposite trait values were not associated with wet climates. Instead, a diversity of root traits occurred in warm or wet climates.
Pennsylvania’s renewable energy goals are set to plateau at the end of the month.
Advocates say that will slow down the clean energy industry, costing the state jobs and investments that could help in the post-pandemic recovery.
Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act of 2004 set a series of targets for electricity generated by a range of sources, from solar to waste coal.
Utilities are slated to meet the final goal of buying 8 percent of their electricity from renewable sources, with half a percent coming from solar, by May 31.
The legislature could increase the goals, and by doing so, spur investment in renewables.
Lewistown Police Department
¯ Criminal Mischief On April 4, Lewistown Police Officers were dispatched to Locust Street, in Lewistown for a report of two vehicle tires being intentionally punctured. The victim had the incident captured on surveillance cameras. The footage showed John Ritter III, 26, of Lewistown, damaging the vehicle tires. Ritter later punctured two more tires of a separate vehicle. Ritter is now facing charges of criminal mischief,
¯ Warrant Arrest On April 2, at 9:57 a.m., Lewistown Police responded to W Fourth St., for a domestic incident. One of the parties, Osvaldo Rodriguez, 28, of Lewistown, was found to have an active warrant out of Magisterial District Judge Jack Miller’s office. Rodriguez was arrested and taken to Mifflin County Correctional Facility.
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