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In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests
… explains, “ Lightning is a major cause of tree death and forest disturbance , yet it has been understudied as an … by lightning,” Gora notes. “When lianas are in the canopy, they amplify the effects of lightning strikes, … more severe, potentially leading to deeper canopy gaps that then become hotspots for liana regeneration which, …
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… of Ecosystem Studies and The New School’s Urban Systems Lab , is the most comprehensive review to date of city-led green infrastructure planning in … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Beech Bark Disease
… to deteriorate slowly. Photo by Joseph O’Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org July 1, 2022 … bark is disfigured and hardly recognizable. The decline of canopy beech trees is often accompanied by growth of dense … and sugar maple compete, sugar maple can take over the gaps in the canopy left by dying beech, thus transforming …
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Strategies for achieving equitable green infrastructure in US urban planning
… a new website identifying current approaches, gaps, and necessary transformations in urban green … press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , … are global experts in the ecology of: cities, disease, forests, and freshwater. The Urban Systems Lab is …
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Keeping the invasive bugs at bay
… Invasive Forest Pests Foresters … Ann. Couples here and there strolled beneath the forest canopy toward spectacular views across Lake George and its … trees’ broader decline, other species are filling in the gaps. Three ashes in the parking area were stripped of …
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Team Cary: Elsa Anderson
… with both a paying job and a way to connect with local forest preserves. The students were trained in environmental … I knew from that point that I wanted to focus on urban systems, blending social and ecological perspectives. That … patterns across the city? We have this idea that gaining canopy – putting green on the landscape – is inherently …
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'One Mississippi...' How lightning shapes the climate
… too close for comfort. "When it's very, very close, it just goes silent first," says Gora, a forest ecologist who studies lightning in tropical … Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, in collaboration with canopy ecologist Steve Yanoviak , quantitative ecologist …
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The planetary toll of your morning coffee
… harvest of coffee in the shade—that is, under an intact canopy of tropical forest—is not too bad for the environment. However, when … drip-pot, or one of the new modular or “pod” brewing systems. There is no contest in terms of resources used to …
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Paid summer fellowships available in the Catskills
… Science will help inform sound stewardship. January 2, 2024 The Catskill Science Collaborative is … paid summer research in the Catskills, working on research gaps identified by the DEC, DEP, USGS, and other resource … 2021 Fellows: Final Presentations: Freshwater Invasives & Forest Regeneration 2021 Fellows: Final Presentations: …
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Racist housing practices from the 1930s linked to hotter neighborhoods today
… according to research released last week by the U.S. Forest Service, the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis … Inequality database and compared them to heat and tree canopy data. The researchers looking at heat patterns used … justice has yet to really try to understand how systems are at work that may cause inequities," says Morgan …
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