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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… deep and will be missed by many.” Raised in New York’s Capital Region, Lovett was shaped by summers at Helderberg … that received this pollution when it fell back to Earth.” While undertaking long-term studies on nutrient … Gary was faced with a harsh reality – trees on his study plots were dying off due to pests like Beech Bark …
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Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems?
… we’ve wreaked havoc on countless ecosystems and one study estimates only 3% of land on Earth remains untouched by our influence. CrowdScience … part of a healthy ecosystem. We look for answers in Teri’s home state, California. Humans have lived here for over …
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Measuring the moisture in forest soils from space
… changing. This water provides critical support for life on Earth. Soil moisture regulates plant growth, affecting … Instead, scientists are using satellites. NASA’s SMAP (Soil Moisture Active Passive) satellite was launched … leaves to detect soil moisture in temperate forests. The study , coauthored by Cary Institute’s Vicky Kelly …
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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
… that cause climate warming, support much of the planet’s biodiversity, and provide essential services such as fuel, … is collaborating with Winslow Hansen and Charlie Canham to study how these dynamics will influence future carbon … work synthesized data from Smithsonian Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) monitoring sites. For this …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:15
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… on his parents’ bedroom floor and squeeze his mother’s hand, afraid he wouldn’t make it to morning. This was … The short answer: heedless human meddling with Mother Earth. We pull at the strings of nature, and the … of years (as it has been in Europe). According to a 2017 study in the journal Nature, Ecology, and Evolution in which …
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Dr. Danielle Hare
… hared@caryinstitute.org Currently, Dr. Hare’s research focuses on studying the response of stream ecosystems to climatic and … by (1) how terrestrial-aquatic connectivity shapes water quality, (2) the spatio-temporal influence of …
ltumblety - 02/05/2024 - 09:36
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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
… service for climate mitigation. Globally, around 80% of Earth’s terrestrial carbon stores are found in soils. Due to … this important carbon sink is at risk. A new study led by Jane Lucas , a community ecologist at Cary …
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The Lost Snail of the Yangtze
… it over to the Department of Malacology (the people who study snails). Rocks from the Yangtze River, containing the world’s only known specimens of Helicostoa sinensis . Credit: … Congo River. Credit: Red Bull. Second, most of the Earth’s great rapids are isolated nearly completely from …
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Ocean acidification
… The rising carbon dioxide content of Earth’s atmosphere will take an increasing toll on the shellfish … dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), dissolve in water, they make it acid. When these gases are emitted as …
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West Nile virus infection risk is higher in less affluent neighborhoods in Baltimore, MD
… in less affluent neighborhoods in Baltimore, MD Study finds abundance of infected mosquitos varies with … from: the National Science Foundation, the US Army’s Long Term Health Education and Training Program, the … experts in the ecology of: cities, disease, forests, and freshwater.
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