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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… Mentor, Advocate, & Friend December 20, 2022 It is with great sadness that we share that Gary M. Lovett , forest ecologist and Senior Scientist Emeritus at Cary … as well. Christine Goodale It was a great delight over the years to work with Gary in his many roles, and none …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… Anderson could romp for hours in the gentle New England forest with little fear. Only later, after years in and out … 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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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… the opposite direction. American redstarts are born in forests as far north as the Upper Midwest, Upper New … the Caribbean.” “Historically, we thought of range changes as long-term evolutionary processes,” says LaDeau. … as she realized the scarcity of data related to mosquito composition, abundance, and distribution in urban areas. …
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In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests
… in the death of small trees, which could lead to shifts in composition of tropical forests and their ability to store … explains, “ Lightning is a major cause of tree death and forest disturbance , yet it has been understudied as an … ultimately change forest composition and carbon storage over time.” Citation Gora, E.M., …
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Keeping the invasive bugs at bay
… Invasive Forest Pests Foresters … As surveys for the two invasive species carried on over the summer, the news got worse. Both insects had been … adelgid infestations in the region. The idea is to look for changes in the hemlocks’ shades of green. Adelgids …
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Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems?
… Teri’s home state, California. Humans have lived here for over 10,000 years and its first inhabitants formed a connection to their … Department of Natural Resources Dr Frank Kanawha Lake - US Forest Service Research Ecologist and Tribal Liaison Will …
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Beech Bark Disease
… to deteriorate slowly. Photo by Joseph O’Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org July 1, 2022 … the largest trees first, making trees with a diameter of over 50 cm (20 inches) hard to find. When the disease causes … Arthur, K. C. Weathers, and J. M. Griffin. 2010. Long-term changes in forest carbon and nitrogen cycling caused by an …
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… practice in colder climates. It’s estimated that globally over 66 million tonnes are used for de-icing every year. … on a large scale. Professor Liu Yong, of the College of Forestry at Beijing Forestry University, explained that the … or so, some cities have been raising standards on their composition, as well as promoting what they deem to be …
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The threat nobody is talking about? Covid spillback
… Photo by International Labour Organization June 22, 2021 Wired … rogue pathogens in wildlife before they infect humans. But over the last six months, Fagre and scientists like her have … concern,” he says. “The potential for contact, and changes in the virus, which would then be passed back to …
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The Lost Snail of the Yangtze
… Yangtze River, Three Gorges. Photo by Neil Young July 22, 2021 Dr. David L. Strayer … that the rock was covered with shells, so they sent it over to the Department of Malacology (the people who study … and plants that live in rapids are especially vulnerable to changes in their habitat – they require swift currents, …
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