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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… with great sadness that we share that Gary M. Lovett , forest ecologist and Senior Scientist Emeritus at Cary … Gary was faced with a harsh reality – trees on his study plots were dying off due to pests like Beech Bark … come. Heartfelt vibes to his family, friends, and all my old Cary family. I’d like to think he now walks through …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… Anderson could romp for hours in the gentle New England forest with little fear. Only later, after years in and out … virus disease, which can cause encephalitis and has a case fatality rate of around 10 percent. “For us,” he … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Dosing the coast: Baltimore County’s leaky pipes are medicating the Chesapeake Bay
… drugs entering the Bay. Photo by Baltimore Ecosystem Study August 18, 2021 … opens to the Chesapeake Bay. Credit: Wayne C. Zipperer / US Forest Service. Samples were screened for 92 … to freshwaters requires municipal investment in repairing old and damaged wastewater infrastructure, and upgrading …
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New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison … Photo: Free-ranging European bison in Białowieża Forest, Poland. Credit: Rafał Kowalczyk December 12, … data, vegetation and habitat information, the population growth and expansion of Palaeolithic humans across Eurasia, …
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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… Studies. “These pathogens cause zoonoses with high case fatality rates in humans, and some of these zoonoses do … would be so much easier and safer. Virologists get quick publications easily from bats and bats have few defenders … in East Jaintia hills to dedicate a small patch of their forest to save the rare Wroughton’s free-tailed bats. …
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Ecological theory can help explain why segregation persists
… structure. The theory divides resilience — or in this case, segregation’s tenacity — into four phases: disturbance, reorganization, growth, and conservation of resources. … Institute of Ecosystem Studies J. Morgan Grove - USDA Forest Service Christopher G. Boone - Arizona State …
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In the tropics, nitrogen-fixing trees take a hit from herbivores
… by insects and other animals reduces nitrogen, limits forest growth. Photo by Sarah Batterman December 7, 2022 … more prevalent in nitrogen-poor tropical rainforests. This study suggests that herbivory by animals may be the answer. …
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Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise
… from unlocking the host’s cellular machinery. In the case of SARS-CoV-2, its “key” is the spike protein and … PhD, a molecular virologist, said in an interview. In a study last year, Angela Bosco-Lauth, PhD, DVM, a zoonotic … ecologist at the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, said in an interview. This past May, the team …
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Dr. Arielle Biro
… Winslow Hansen at the Cary Institute. Her research in the Forest Futures Lab focuses on using simulation modeling to … microbes, fire, and nitrogen fixation affect savanna tree growth and ecosystem nutrient pools. Dr. Arielle …
ltumblety - 12/06/2023 - 08:49
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Dr. Vanessa Rubio
Dr. Vanessa Rubio Tropical Forest Ecologist Expertise PhD, University of … Esquivel-Muelbert at the University of Birmingham to study giant tree dynamics under the Gigante project. …
ltumblety - 11/20/2023 - 12:04