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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… Capital Region, Lovett was shaped by summers at Helderberg Lake in a cabin his parents built by hand. He received a BS … transformed how scientists calculate forest nitrogen budgets. He was among the first to document that dry … in which his enthusiasm for the application of his work and energy became so focused in making a difference to policy …
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Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds
… been growing increasingly salty due to road de-icing, but a new analysis suggests with careful action, concentrations … to it,” said lead author Chris Solomon , who studies lake ecology at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. … predictions were compared to measurements taken at Mirror Lake in New Hampshire, a site that has been monitored …
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Mohonk Lake is getting warmer and more stagnant with climate change
Mohonk Lake is getting warmer and more stagnant with climate change … key to maintaining healthy lakes into the future. In a new study , published today in Geophysical Research … ‘mixing action’ which quantifies the total amount of energy that would be required to mix a lake over the …
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What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims to find out
… in tropical forests store a stunning amount of carbon. A new tree forensics project seeks to find out why they die, … from Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is co-leading a new project that will combine drone surveys and … forests and their crucial contributions to the carbon budget. “While we know that environmental change …
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Jonathan J. Cole: In Memory
… was a brilliant aquatic ecologist who always saw something new or different in what appeared to others as mundane. This … University of Wisconsin notes, “I suspect that the whole-lake experiments in Wisconsin were Jon’s favorite project. … success relied heavily on Jon’s knowledge of lake carbon chemistry and gas exchange. It revealed that …
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… efforts also address social injustices and inequality? A new analysis in Landscape and Urban Planning concludes … at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and The New School’s Urban Systems Lab , is the most … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… kids like Anderson could romp for hours in the gentle New England forest with little fear. Only later, after years … it flows into Long Island Sound, with estuary areas and lakes and rivers. And it is wooded, second-generation wooded … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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July: Stay cool
… This explains why you cool down so much faster in a cool lake than in cool air. Photo by Ali Eminov … This explains why you cool down so much faster in a cool lake than in cool air, and warm up faster in a warm shower … isolated from the air and the sunlight, it does not receive new stores of oxygen during the summer. It’s as if the …
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Fifty-year-old law proves we can address environmental challenges
… Devastating storms, dying coral reefs, frightening new pollutants, invasive species, widespread extinctions – … and excessive nutrient loads fueled runaway algal growth in Lake Erie. Over his long life, Trautman watched as … 70s on the polluted rivers and lakeshores around western Lake Erie. The magnificent beaches near my hometown were …
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Strategies for achieving equitable green infrastructure in US urban planning
… benefit all urban residents? This question guided two new projects: a nationwide analysis of green infrastructure … from Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and the New School’s Urban Systems Lab analyzed 122 green … press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , …
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