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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
… forest ecology, social-ecological resilience, natural disturbance 845 677-7600 … change, management, and feedbacks influence forest and fire dynamics in the western United States. Prior to … foci: the socioecological repercussions for changing fire regimes in the Sonoran Desert and anthropogenic impacts on …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:15
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… The forests are back, but without the low-severity forest fires that Indigenous people used to burn away underbrush, … and beyond. And with their high tolerance for human disturbance and penchant for chopped-up landscapes, backyard … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Dr. Jazlynn Hall
… outputs from DYNAFFOREST, a state of the art forest and fire model, against those from forest inventory data to test … carbon under various development, climate change, and disturbance scenarios to determine potential carbon … 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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New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
… Ecosystem Engineering , … argue that ensuring the species’ long-term protection and recovery requires understanding why they nearly went extinct … for losses in the west and south. The arrival of firearms in the 1500s dramatically hastened the species’ …
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Cary Institute to host Climate Week NYC event on addressing the wildfire crisis
… This summer, Canada is having its own record-shattering fire season, with 41 million acres going up in smoke and … A forest ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Winslow Hansen studies how climate change … about where, when, how, and why ecosystems and fire regimes will change over the next few decades,” explains …
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Dr. Sarah Batterman
… aims to solve this problem. Batterman uses large-scale ecosystem experiments, field observations, and modeling to … partners, and nutrients govern tropical rainforest recovery from disturbance, response to environmental change, and future …
ltumblety - 01/03/2024 - 10:11
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Q&A with Winslow Hansen: Wildfire in the western US
… and how science can help us adapt. 2013 Alder Fire in Yellowstone National Park. Photo by National Park … United States are changing, what this means for people and ecosystems, and how fire modeling can guide management. … fuel feeds bigger fires. What factors influence wildfire regimes? ‘Wildfire regime’ describes the pattern of …
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Dr. Arielle Biro
Dr. Arielle Biro Ecosystem Ecologist and Biogeochemistbiroa@caryinstitute.org … and bottom-up ecosystem drivers, ranging from climate, fire, species composition, and soil nutrients, affect the … focused on understanding how soil nutrients, soil microbes, fire, and nitrogen fixation affect savanna tree growth and …
ltumblety - 12/06/2023 - 08:49
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Strategies for achieving equitable green infrastructure in US urban planning
… GIequity.org Researchers from Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and the New School’s Urban Systems Lab … stakeholders. Featured projects look at vacant lot restoration, Complete Streets, and green alleyways. … press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , …
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Toward a more inclusive definition of green infrastructure
… the work as a postdoctoral associate at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, explains, “Green infrastructure is … included comprehensive/strategic, sustainability, watershed restoration, and climate plans. Cities that were part of … Some cities also identified more specific benefits such as recovery from extreme weather events (e.g. Washington DC), …
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