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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… and Senior Scientist Emeritus at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, died on December 17, while skiing with … transformed how scientists calculate forest nitrogen budgets. He was among the first to document that dry … to control nitrogen, and how this regulates forest growth, carbon sequestration, and nitrogen pollution to streams. …
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Dr. Evan Gora
… bottom-up approach to understand how plant death influences ecosystem processes. He studies local patterns and processes … the composition of our forests and their capacity to store carbon. After plants die, they decompose with major implications for the global carbon budget. Evan explores how environmental conditions, …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:10
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What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims to find out
… trees in tropical forests store a stunning amount of carbon. A new tree forensics project seeks to find out why … forest ecologist Evan Gora from Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is co-leading a new project that will … forests and their crucial contributions to the carbon budget. “While we know that environmental change …
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… the long-term effects of zebra mussels on the Hudson River ecosystem, and understanding the roles of suspension-feeding … for almost 30 years, providing one of the longest and most detailed case studies in invasion ecology. Strayer also … 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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Dr. Danielle Hare
… Ecologist Expertise aquatic ecology, ecosystem ecology, stream ecology, hydrology, … examined how changing stream temperature affects organic carbon cycling and stream ecosystems, and methods to use … streams. Her work was part of the NSF-funded collaboration: Carbon Response to Experimental Warming in Streams (CREWS) …
ltumblety - 02/05/2024 - 09:36
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Measuring the moisture in forest soils from space
… Contributors: Vicky Kelly – Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Andreas Colliander – Jet Propulsion … which is an important indicator for growing season and carbon cycling. Sensors housed in … rain after a prolonged drought doesn’t change the water level in a stream. But a light rain after a long wet period …
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'One Mississippi...' How lightning shapes the climate
… in tropical forests, lock away a huge share of the planet's carbon. As those trees die and decay, the carbon leaks into the atmosphere and contributes to global … Tropical Research Institute and the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, in collaboration with canopy ecologist …
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Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon
… trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon Planting fixers could benefit … Sarah Batterman , a Research Fellow at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and coauthor on the paper, explains, "We … of nitrogen-fixers' contributions to the forest nitrogen budget and associated carbon sequestration." To put the …
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Dr. Jazlynn Hall
… Currently, Dr. Hall’s research focuses on studying forest carbon in the western United States and Alaska. At the Cary … models and geospatial analysis to examine drivers of forest carbon and project future forest carbon. Current Research … between maximizing forest carbon storage and other forest ecosystem services such as water provision, timber, and …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:34
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… environmental monitoring program manager, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies For instance, in Beijing in 2005, … Monitoring Program manager at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. She explained that chloride salts have … usage on roads. In the US, Kelly said that while national-level data is available, there are gaps in data at the local …
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