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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… diseases. Photo by Spongetastic69 July 25, 2022 The Nation … settlements, as William Cronon recounts in his classic book Changes in the Land. What’s more, colonists rendered large … 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
… water fish species and freshwater quality. This is because changes in water temperature shift in-lake processes that … begins to equalize throughout the lake, and the warm surface layer mixes with cooler waters below. When this happens, new oxygen circulates …
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The Lost Snail of the Yangtze
… of the animal, Helicostoa probably lived in the rushing waters of the Three Gorges, a habitat that was destroyed by … and plants that live in rapids are especially vulnerable to changes in their habitat – they require swift currents, … River gorges has a capacity of 22,500 megawatts (equal to ~25 large coal-fired power plants), and generates ~$4 …
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Jonathan J. Cole: In Memory
… In Memory (January 14, 1953 - July 25, 2023) August 9, 2023 It's with a heavy heart that … research advanced our understanding of the role that inland waters play in the global carbon cycle. Up to 50 percent of … success relied heavily on Jon’s knowledge of lake carbon chemistry and gas exchange. It revealed that terrestrial …
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… and widespread ecological change. Water clarity, water chemistry, food webs, and populations of native species, … and Cary scientists see evidence of fundamental long-term changes in the relationship between the river and the … of species and ecosystems. In addition to his scientific publications, Strayer has written several dozen essays for …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:40
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Fifty-year-old law proves we can address environmental challenges
Fifty-year-old law proves we can address environmental challenges … 700 billion pounds of toxic pollutants from reaching our waters each year. Photo by National Archives June … clear rivers filled with fishes and waterfowl to: “The surface (of the Cuyahoga River) is covered with the brown …
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Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise
… already succumbed to COVID-19, one infected individual—4-year-old Nadia—made global headlines. A Malayan tiger … greatest barrier is a lock-and-key mechanism: the virus’ surface antigens must be able to effectively bind host cell … shared receptors. To bind them, viral proteins must undergo changes in their genetic sequence and resulting …
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Dr. Danielle Hare
Dr. Danielle Hare Watershed Ecologist Expertise aquatic … the response of stream ecosystems to climatic and land use changes. Her research interests are generally motivated by … 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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Ocean acidification
… the acidity of water using a convention known as pH. Waters that are neutral have a pH of 7.0. Acid waters have … with higher levels of carbon dioxide is even lower—2.5 for Coca Cola and about 4.0 for beer—due to artificial … ocean acidification than their mud crab predators. Geochemistry, Geophysics and Geosystems …
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How it all started
… life evolve on Earth about 3500 million years ago? The land surface is unlikely, as it would have been subject to a … activity. (Life is not known to occur above about 121 C or 250 F). Nevertheless, adding up the amount of hydrogen … at less than 0.1% of the rate we find in the surface waters. Normally, we might overlook this low-level of …
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