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  1. How Lyme disease became unstoppable

    … with some estimates placing the number of new cases as high as 476,000 each year. “That is a huge number,” … force at work, one that can never be ignored these days: climate change. “We have a good record of warming at the … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …

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  2. Dr. Winslow D. Hansen

    … 677-7600 x138hansenw@caryinstitute.org Forests influence climate and sustain life globally. Trees sequester carbon … in data analysis, code writing of all kinds, GIS, and high performance computing applications. In her over 20 … Sara’s research focuses on how mechanisms of individual tree survival scale to community-level forest change, …

    ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:15

  3. Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist

    … are burning have experienced fire before, and are home to tree species that are fire adapted. What is changing is the severity of these fires. Climate change driven drought is causing fuels to dry out, … creating the recipe for catastrophic wildfires. Storms with high winds and lightning add to this risk, and can quickly …

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  4. In the tropics, nitrogen-fixing trees take a hit from herbivores

    … for herbivory constraints on nitrogen-fixing trees in climate models and projections of the tropical forest carbon … Ecosystem Studies and co-author on the paper, explains, “Tree growth in many tropical forests is limited by lack of … the metabolic cost of fixing nitrogen. Unexpectedly, high herbivory for fixers was not found to be driven by high

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  5. Dr. Arielle Biro

    … how top-down and bottom-up ecosystem drivers, ranging from climate, fire, species composition, and soil nutrients, affect the future of boreal forests under climate warming. Previous Research Before joining the … soil microbes, fire, and nitrogen fixation affect savanna tree growth and ecosystem nutrient pools. Dr. …

    ltumblety - 12/06/2023 - 08:49

  6. Strategies for achieving equitable green infrastructure in US urban planning

    … Across the US, cities have embraced green roofs, bioswales, tree plantings, interconnected parks, and other forms of … press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , … that govern the natural world and the impacts of climate change on these systems. Our findings lead to more …

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  7. New study identifies bird species that could spread ticks and Lyme disease

    … synthesis reveals bird traits that promote Lyme and flags high-risk species. Photo by Antje Schultner … parts of the world – patterns that are shifting due to climate change. Knowing which bird species are able to … like migration distance, global dispersal, and maximum elevation. They also looked at baseline corticosterone …

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  8. Why oceanic islands buck biodiversity trends

    … deficit was explained by distance from the mainland, area, elevation range, precipitation, and mutualism filters.  … among species is necessary to support and maintain high diversity, particularly in tropical ecosystems.   … On continents and mainlands, species richness tends to be high near the equator and low near the poles. This trend is …

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  9. 'One Mississippi...' How lightning shapes the climate

    'One Mississippi...' How lightning shapes the climate NPR podcast … could easily miss. "You need to come back to that tree over and over again over the next 6-18 months to … operates in these forests, and its implications for climate change. Lightning tends to strike the biggest trees …

  10. Science in action: Lake trout research informs new Adirondack nature preserve

    … Cary ecologist Chris Solomon’s work helped to highlight the unique freshwater ecosystem at Follensby Pond, … Climate Change , … nature preserve. And thanks to its depth of 102 feet and elevation of 1,545 feet, Follensby Pond is expected to …

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