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Dr. Evan Gora
… rates are shifting with climate change and putting these key functions at risk. Evan’s work aims to understand … His research helps us understand the current stressors affecting forests and begin to predict how forests will … approach to understand how plant death influences ecosystem processes. He studies local patterns and processes of plant …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:10
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… this will require fundamental transformation in planning processes, and puts forth an assessment framework and recommendations for advancing more … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… New York, he and his team have uncovered some of the key dynamics in the Lyme disease system. Through long-term … with their acorns, deer, mice, and ticks, had made a major recovery. At the same time, Connecticut had seen a huge … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Mohonk Lake is getting warmer and more stagnant with climate change
… quality. Understanding how lake temperature is changing is key to maintaining healthy lakes into the future. Photo … This is because changes in water temperature shift in-lake processes that can affect the health of the system. … clear that what's happening out in the Northern Atlantic is affecting this little lake up on a ridge in New York. It's …
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Dr. Sarah Batterman
… partners, and nutrients govern tropical rainforest recovery from disturbance, response to environmental change, and future potential as a … discovered that symbiotic nitrogen fixation holds a key role during tropical rainforest recovery from …
ltumblety - 01/03/2024 - 10:11
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Dr. Danielle Hare
… Currently, Dr. Hare’s research focuses on studying the response of stream ecosystems to climatic and land use … influence of groundwater on stream water patterns and processes; and (3) the effect of climate change on stream … of Massachusetts-Amherst with Dr. David Boutt using surface water-groundwater temperature methods to help inform …
ltumblety - 02/05/2024 - 09:36
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Strategies for achieving equitable green infrastructure in US urban planning
… including green infrastructure history, a snapshot of key findings, maps, a GI equity score, and targeted … : A Toolkit To help stakeholders examine the social processes that shape decision making for environmental … press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , …
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Transforming urban systems: Toward sustainability
… explains, “Urban areas shape demographics, socio-economic processes, urban form, technologies, and the environment – … world becomes more urbanized, what we do in cities will be key to achieving global sustainability goals.There is great … of strategic choices, or that strictly technological response to an immediate crisis may substitute for more …
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Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon
… Our findings suggest that nitrogen-fixing trees are a key ingredient in the reforestation recipe." … patch of pasture next to rainforests at different stages of recovery from deforestation in Panama. To maintain pasture … Instead, we developed a model to quantify ecosystem processes, like nitrogen cycling, that affect forest growth …
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Team Cary: Ilya Fischhoff
… Fukushima disaster, to helping produce the National Climate Assessment, a key document underpinning US policy on climate change. In … zebras, I observed how they changed their behavior in response to lions. It was surprising to discover that ticks …
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