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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… other communities, among them the Hubbard Brook Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) community, the Catskill … Gary was faced with a harsh reality – trees on his study plots were dying off due to pests like Beech Bark … and none nicer than those in which his enthusiasm for the application of his work and energy became so focused in …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… of years (as it has been in Europe). According to a 2017 study in the journal Nature, Ecology, and Evolution in which … the scientists wrote, “but rather was driven by the ecological change in North America beginning in the colonial … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Dosing the coast: Baltimore County’s leaky pipes are medicating the Chesapeake Bay
… drugs entering the Bay. Photo by Baltimore Ecosystem Study August 18, 2021 … animal biology and behavior, algal growth, and other ecological processes – with harmful cascading effects. … attributed to leaky pipes alone.” Sites represented a gradient of development, ranging from suburban to highly …
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Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America
Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America January 22, 2024 … has grown and made great progress in basic science, with application to pressing societal problems. ESA has been … . “From microbes to global biogeochemical cycles, from urban to forest ecosystems, from soil to water, from …
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Cary Institute partners on $3M study on COVID-19 variants that could emerge from wildlife
Cary Institute partners on $3M study on COVID-19 variants that could emerge from wildlife … from people to wildlife, and how new strains could impact ecological communities. Whereas most current disease … instead of reactive, it has the potential to shift the paradigm for how society monitors and manages SARS-CoV-2 …
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform … more equitable and just green infrastructure. The study, led by researchers at Cary Institute of Ecosystem … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise
… populations over millennia. Yet an infectious disease paradigm that places humans at the pinnacle of a chain of … PhD, a molecular virologist, said in an interview. In a study last year, Angela Bosco-Lauth, PhD, DVM, a zoonotic … it will spill over,” Letko said. “That’s where the ecological factors come into the picture.” Prime among …
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Strategies for achieving equitable green infrastructure in US urban planning
… for achieving equitable green infrastructure in US urban planning Research team puts forth … in 20 diverse US cities. Findings from the 20-city study are featured on GIequity.org, a new website … press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , …
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Toward a more inclusive definition of green infrastructure
… and resilience goals while improving the lives of urban residents. How green infrastructure is defined guides … facilities over parks and larger urban green spaces. The study is the first systematic review of the use and … funding and cause cities to miss out on vital social and ecological services that more integrative green …
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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 … CrowdScience listener Teri has witnessed the harmful effects of development on natural habitats near her home, … members show us how they’re working to try to restore ecological balance. As for the rest of humanity: can we rein …