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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… Trade campaign. A deeply valued member of the Cary community, Gary was a leader and collaborator in so many … into action drew on his expertise on the interplay between ecosystems and the atmospheric deposition of pollutants. … into account the different sensitivities of ecosystems and biodiversity that received this pollution when it fell back …
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Dr. Evan Gora
… of plant death. Plants play crucial roles in global biodiversity and nutrient cycling. However, plant mortality … to understanding how agents of mortality are reshaping the composition of our forests and their capacity to store … environmental conditions, biogeochemistry, and decomposer community assembly influence decomposition. This work has …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:10
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… have found that the presence in the landscape of a diverse community of midsize predators, including foxes, is … and suppression, there is a concept called the wildland-urban interface, or WUI. It is the transition zone where … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Cary Institute to offer immersive, paid research experience for teachers
… and high school teachers learning about aquatic ecosystems in Cary’s 2016 Summer Institute. Credit: Cary … is a field they can pursue throughout their lives,” said community ecologist Jane Lucas , who will lead Cary … Hudson Valley school districts that serve both urban and rural populations have expressed interest in the …
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Dr. Jane M. Lucas
Dr. Jane M. Lucas Community Ecologist Expertise microbial ecology, ecology of antibiotics, agricultural ecosystems and soil health, global change ecology, ecology … the world. A central question: How are people impacting the composition and function of microbial communities? …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:12
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Cary Institute to host Climate Week NYC event on addressing the wildfire crisis
… to implement more effective fire management and community adaptation strategies. During the … demands of human safety, fuels management, air quality, biodiversity conservation, and carbon sequestration in the … scientific uncertainty about where, when, how, and why ecosystems and fire regimes will change over the next few …
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Getting parks out of green infrastructure purgatory
… and help cultivate a sense of place and identity within a community. They also provide ecosystem services that are … Parks play an important role in cooling cities, mediating urban heat islands. On an individual level, the … Parks provide habitat for wildlife and support urban biodiversity. They also facilitate bird migration by …
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Destroyed habitat creates the perfect conditions for coronavirus to emerge
… why deadly diseases new to humans were emerging from biodiversity “hot spots” like tropical rainforests and … says, is that diseases are likely to spring up in both urban and natural environments. “We have created densely … in human behavior, and it means we must listen to people at community levels.” Getting the message about pathogens …
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Fifty-year-old law proves we can address environmental challenges
… standards has been increasing. Source: Midwest Biodiversity Institute. How bad was it? You didn’t … its stated goals. Both environmentalists and the regulated community have complained for decades about its flaws, which … down large, knotty environmental challenges, and improve ecosystems and our lives. Second, policy solutions are …
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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 … score, and targeted recommendations for stakeholders, community groups, policymakers and planners, as well as … press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , …
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