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  1. Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems?

    … Department of Natural Resources Dr Frank Kanawha Lake - US Forest Service Research Ecologist and Tribal Liaison Will … Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris Studio Manager: Giles Aspen & Steve Greenwood. October 13, 2023

  2. How Lyme disease became unstoppable

    … suppressed mouse and chipmunk abundance in the process. White-tailed deer are also back, but the wolves and cougars … phase of a tick’s life. In a forest of maple, oak, and pine on the eastern side of New York’s Hudson Valley, … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …

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  3. Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon

    … modeled how the mix of tree species growing in a tropical forest following a disturbance, such as clearcutting, can … adaptation gives them an edge in recently cleared, early succession tropical soils that are nitrogen-poor. Fixers … at the scale of individual trees. The model accounts for competition between plants for light and nutrients, nutrient …

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  4. Cary Institute partners on $3M study on COVID-19 variants that could emerge from wildlife

    … those that live among us, such as deer mice, red foxes, white-tailed deer, and more. These species may act as … monitoring at Cary Institute to simulate a Northeastern forest environment to understand how SARS-CoV-2 moves … you can have multiple infected species interfacing via competition, predator-prey relationships, or other forms of …

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  5. 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 … with long climbing stems that are common in the tropics. In competition for sunlight, lianas grow up trees and into … have major implications for the dynamics of liana-tree competition and forest carbon budgets. Gora concludes, …

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  6. Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend

    … with great sadness that we share that Gary M. Lovett , forest ecologist and Senior Scientist Emeritus at Cary … Program, notes, “Gary was an internationally recognized forest ecologist who made fundamental contributions to the … His early research transformed how scientists calculate forest nitrogen budgets. He was among the first to document …

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  7. Beech Bark Disease

    … to deteriorate slowly. Photo by Joseph O’Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org July 1, 2022 … When it settles on a tree to feed, it covers itself in a white waxy substance that is easily visible on heavily … development and nutrient cycling 2 . White waxy coating of beech scale insect on beech trunk. …

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  8. Asian longhorned beetle: The beautiful insect devouring our trees

    … Dr. Gary M. Lovett Forest Ecologist … – and what a good name it is. Deep black, dotted with white spots that look like stars in the night sky, this … and the third most common tree in native forests (after pines and oaks). So far, Asian longhorned beetle …

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

    … press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , public talks, and more on … are global experts in the ecology of: cities, disease, forests, and freshwater. The Urban Systems Lab is …

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  10. Q&A with Winslow Hansen: Wildfire in the western US

    … Wildfires Cary forest ecologist Winslow Hansen is developing new ways to … of thousands of years. Geographic variability in climate, forest types, and historic Indigenous burning practices … key life stages. For example, tree species like lodgepole pine produce cones sealed by resin that only open and expose …

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