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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… similar species, Ixodes pacificus, also a Lyme carrier, is confined to pockets of the West Coast—are primarily forest … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the … intact, getting deer, tick, and rodent populations under control, scaling back the WUI lifestyle that puts so many …
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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
… field observation to reveal how forests are responding to environmental change. He is also developing novel techniques … management, and feedbacks influence forest and fire dynamics in the western United States. Prior to joining … applications, and government-sponsored efforts to control forest pathogens in both the US and Canada. She has …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:15
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Dr. Ian McGregor
… and characterize tropical forest disturbance and mortality dynamics from lightning. The research is centered on Barro … Investigator in Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) recipient, he developed a near real-time, … (MSc) and the University of California Berkeley (BSc). His environmental policy and field experience together span the …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:41
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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… Term Ecological Research (LTER) community, the Catskill Environmental Research and Monitoring (CERM) conference, … in particular how trees, soils, and microbes interact to control nitrogen, and how this regulates forest growth, … about Gary’s science career was his transition out of the confines of academia to take on the threat of forest pests …
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Victoria Kelly
Victoria Kelly Environmental Monitoring Program Manager845 677-7600 … Data from the program have been used to understand the dynamics of road salt and the effects of climate change on … and monitoring of water at the landscape scale. Recent publications include Road Salt: The Problem, The Solution, …
ltumblety - 08/01/2023 - 09:43
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Beech Bark Disease
… In the beech-maple-birch forests that dominate northern New York and New England, beech is the only species … systemic or surface-applied insecticides can be used to control the beech scale insect. This is most useful in the … in northern hardwood forests: the importance of nitrogen dynamics and forest history for disease severity. Canadian …
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Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems?
… Today, the beliefs and traditions of the Karuk Tribe of northern California still emphasise a symbiotic relationship … - Karuk Tribe member and Director of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources Dr Frank Kanawha Lake - US Forest Service Research Ecologist and Tribal Liaison Will …
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In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce nutrients
… plots that are part of the Agua Salud Secondary Forest Dynamics Network in the Panama Canal Area. They measured … Nitrogen fixation by bacteria occurs in root nodules of nitrogen-fixing trees. This nitrogen fixer, … Ecosystem Studies is an independent nonprofit center for environmental research. Since 1983, our scientists have been …
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Keeping the invasive bugs at bay
… trees in the lake’s watershed. The state Department of Environmental Conservation confirmed this summer the … Cue the stingless wasps. Hope for ash Biological control is a fancy term for a living creature that is a kind … that’s the insidious thing. It looks green. It looks just fine to the untrained eye, until it’s too late.” …
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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… would be so much easier and safer. Virologists get quick publications easily from bats and bats have few defenders … Manuel Ruedi said having a catalog of viruses in bats is fine but you need to research how it passed into humans in … in their environment, and how important they are to help control pest insects and also that they should not only be …
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