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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… groups,” Han told Mongabay-India. There is clear evidence linking bat-borne viruses to numerous human … would be so much easier and safer. Virologists get quick publications easily from bats and bats have few defenders … but that is not the bat itself (as a source). It’s a whole series of events that led to a spillover of …
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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 … their first appearance, Strayer and Cary scientists see evidence of fundamental long-term changes in the … 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
… was greeted as a novel phenomenon, there is now plenty of evidence indicating that Borrelia burgdorferi has been on … say above, is a polite way to put it. “We fucked up the ecosystem” is probably a better way to say it. … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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The more we lose biodiversity, the worse will be the spread of infectious diseases
… birds that comprise half of the total bird species. When alternate hosts including non-passerine birds, crows, horses … , a disease ecologist at the non-profit Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York, says his team’s research … from the University of Washington have refuted the evidence for this, saying that researchers have generally …
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Human impact on the environment may make pandemics more likely, experts warn
… Ostfeld , a disease ecologist from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, in New York's Hudson Valley. How did … wildlife species or perhaps a livestock species. "Some evidence suggests that it might have been present in one or … see a universal coronavirus vaccine to protect against the whole family of viruses. Ostfeld would like to see a vast …
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Why oceanic islands buck biodiversity trends
… ; forest ecologist Evan Gora of Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is the senior author on the paper. … deficit in the tropics. The finding provides the clearest evidence to date that cooperation among species is necessary …
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New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
… Ecosystem Engineering , … humans were to blame. A new study combines fossil evidence, ancient DNA, and modeling to disentangle the … and dispersal dynamics. Historical records, fossil evidence, and ancient DNA were used to independently test …
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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… journey home. As a result, redstart breeding sites have shifted southward by more than 310 miles since 1990. Led … change is speeding things up. This is another piece of evidence showing that climate impacts are being felt … in urban areas. Since then, her work with Baltimore Ecosystem Study has helped to unravel how the built and …
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Ecology and artificial intelligence: stronger together
… another branch of biology — ecology — could inspire a whole new generation of AI to be more powerful, resilient, … Barbara Han , a disease ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies , who co-led the paper along with IBM … could generate unique hypotheses to test and open up whole new lines of ecological research, said LaDeau. How …
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What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims to find out
… forest ecologist Evan Gora from Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is co-leading a new project that will … direction. The on-the-ground field team will gather other evidence. Uprooting and snapping, for example, indicate wind …
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