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K.C. Busch Awarded $1.1 Million NSF CAREER Grant

Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative

ghost forest

May 11, 2021

Study Finds Ghost Forest ‘Tree Farts’ Contribute to Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A new NC State study finds that greenhouse gas emissions from standing dead trees in coastal wetland forests – colloquially called “tree farts” – need to be accounted for when assessing the environmental impact of so-called “ghost forests.” 
KC Busch

Apr 15, 2021

K.C. Busch Awarded $1.1 Million NSF CAREER Grant

Busch will be able to develop a theory and test metrics for measuring community-level science learning through social networks thanks to a recently awarded $1,103,218 CAREER grant.