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Dr. David L. Strayer
… Ecologist Expertise Hudson River, invasive species, streams strayerd@caryinstitute.org Dave … in freshwater conservation ecology and invasion biology. Species introductions are one of the most important ways by … 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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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… showed that the disease wasn’t caused by a virus but by a species of spirochete bacterium, a type that shares a … thing; in fact, the trembling animal in her hand is a star player in the drama of Lyme disease. … 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
… are getting warmer, which is bad news for cold water fish species and freshwater quality. This is because changes in … of plunging through the water column. Suddenly you hit a layer of cold water – that switch from warm to cold is … Lakes in northern temperate regions (approximately Pennsylvania to Maine on the eastern coast of the US) …
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Selected Publications by Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
Selected Publications by Dr. Winslow D. Hansen Abatzoglou, J.T., … and C.A. Kolden. 2021. Projected increases in western US forest fire despite growing fuel constraints . … R. Seidl, and W. Rammer. 2023. The Permafrost and Organic Layer module for Forest Models (POLE-FM) 1.0 . Geosci. …
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A diversity of wildlife is good for our health
… a threat to us, it’s actually protecting us from the species most likely to make us sick.” … between humans and other vertebrate animals. But animal species differ in their ability to pass along pathogens that … of offspring tend to invest less in their adaptive immune responses. They are often better at transmitting diseases, …
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Ocean acidification
… mussels and clams, it is worth noting that many of these species are unable to form their carbonate shells as pH … As seawater acidifies, increasingly, some of these species will be unable to form their carbonate shells. … J. and U. Riebesell. 2015. Reviews and syntheses: Responses of coccolithophores to ocean acidification: A …
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Urban greening success could be as simple as scattering seeds
… Ambio . Ify Ndwuku measures target species height (here, a Western sunflower) in an experimental garden plot at the University of Illinois at … plants, which come with many advantages. Not only are many species of native plants easy to maintain – they’re …
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The Responses of Tropical Forests to Global Warming
The Responses of Tropical Forests to Global Warming … or acclimation, avoid rising temperatures through species migrations, and/or if climate change puts tropical … modeling, physiological measurements, and large-scale experimental manipulations. In addition to research, Dr. …
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Is the coronavirus pandemic related to meat production?
… 15 episode of “The Food Programme”, a BBC podcast. Responses have been lightly edited for length and clarity. … in very crowded conditions; there are lots of different species that never occur together in nature. And many of … biodiversity loss in the form of habitat destruction, like forests, which exacerbates climate change. They’re not …
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Football-sized invasive mussels nearly escaped detection. What else are we missing?
… need to learn is not how to successfully manage non-native species, but rather how unsuccessfully we are managing them, … Invasive Species , … the legal authority and logistical means to carry out rapid responses on a time-scale that matters to biology rather …
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