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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… stretched the boundaries of ecosystem science, advancing understanding of how forests process pollution, cycle … other communities, among them the Hubbard Brook Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) community, the Catskill … the most important papers in this area. He worked with The Nature Conservancy on Threats from Above, a report …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… human meddling with Mother Earth. We pull at the strings of nature, and the consequences of its unraveling are … the scientists wrote, “but rather was driven by the ecological change in North America beginning in the colonial … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Cary Institute’s Steward Pickett Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
… Católica de Chile. Pickett’s research explores the ecological structure of urban areas and how vegetation … and resiliency of cities. This includes timely work on nature-based solutions, such as green infrastructure, as … papers and nearly a dozen books, among them: Ecological Understanding: The Nature of Theory and the Theory of Nature …
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Cary Institute partners on $3M study on COVID-19 variants that could emerge from wildlife
… from people to wildlife, and how new strains could impact ecological communities. Whereas most current disease … will use models to account for how wildlife interacts in nature, where you can have multiple infected species … said Kramer, who will lead this portion of the study. Understanding these dynamics should help to improve …
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… effects of zebra mussels on the Hudson River ecosystem, and understanding the roles of suspension-feeding animals in … of millions of dollars in economic damage and widespread ecological change. Water clarity, water chemistry, food … of species and ecosystems. In addition to his scientific publications, Strayer has written several dozen essays for …
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Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise
… at the University of Sydney, said in an interview. Understanding how the virus jumps between species—known to … it will spill over,” Letko said. “That’s where the ecological factors come into the picture.” Prime among … the researchers wrote in an article published in Nature this past spring. Such studies—and the current …
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Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems?
… California still emphasise a symbiotic relationship with nature, seeing plants and animals as their relations. Over … members show us how they’re working to try to restore ecological balance. As for the rest of humanity: can we rein in our destructive relationship to nature; or even have a beneficial effect on our local …
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A diversity of wildlife is good for our health
… To prevent future pandemics, we must restore and protect nature. Photo by Ali Rajabali April 5, 2021 … of Sciences (PNAS) paper that synthesizes current understanding about how biodiversity affects human health … adaptive immunity.” When biodiversity is lost from ecological communities, long-lived, larger-bodied species …
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Team Cary: Elsa Anderson
… college, I took a trip to Thailand to work at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai. That was my first up-close … in animal science, but knew that I wanted to pivot to an ecological career path. After college, I took a part-time … science? Going into my PhD, I was really interested in understanding biodiversity patterns in vacant lots. There's …
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Ask the scientists: GLEON
Ask the scientists: GLEON Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network members share how they got … around the world, we will be able to hone our collective understanding of lakes’ response to global changes.” … I am enthusiastic about the interdisciplinary nature of GLEON and its active student involvement. Over 30% …
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