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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… (1975) and a PhD from Dartmouth College in Biology and Plant Ecology (1981). Before being hired at Cary Institute, … “Gary had a gracious approach to science and professional interactions—no ego involved. He wanted to see the best … me so sad — for his family, friends, and discipline. His influence is deep & has shaped thought about ecosystems, & …
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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
… 845 677-7600 x138hansenw@caryinstitute.org Forests influence climate and sustain life globally. Trees sequester … the Sonoran Desert and anthropogenic impacts on mutualist interactions (seed dispersal and pollination). She received her M.Sc. in plant ecology and Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:15
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Beech Bark Disease
… invasion of the beech scale 1 . The exact nature of the interactions between these organisms is an area of active … bark-clad beech logs such as firewood. Since the initial establishment of beech bark disease in Nova Scotia, the … by the level of nitrogen in the tree 1 . Like many plant-eating insects, the beech scale’s population growth …
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In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce nutrients
… is very limited in tropical forest soils and important to plant growth.” In this study, the team compared the … climate change. Understanding how different tree species influence tropical forests is essential to informing … Leake, and David J. Beerling. 2021. " Legume–Microbiome Interactions Unlock Mineral Nutrients In Regrowing Tropical …
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Why oceanic islands buck biodiversity trends
Why oceanic islands buck biodiversity trends Plant diversity is generally much higher near the equator … explained. “It makes sense that mutualisms would limit a plant’s ability to migrate to an island; if the odds of a … matter,” said Delavaux. “We are showing that interactions with other organisms are just as important as …
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Cary Institute partners on $3M study on COVID-19 variants that could emerge from wildlife
… comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service through the Ecology and … variants and their performance in lab assays to species interactions in the real world, we can better understand the …
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Dr. Jane M. Lucas
… soil health, global change ecology, ecology of microbiomes, plant-insect-microbe interactions, bioinformatics, multi-omics techniques … tropical soil communities. Past work has looked at how antifungal and antibacterial compounds affect decomposition …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:12
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Dr. Evan Gora
… Expertise forest ecology, lightning, plant death, decomposition 845 677-7600 … ecologist investigating the causes and consequences of plant death. Plants play crucial roles in global … biogeochemistry, and decomposer community assembly influence decomposition. This work has also expanded into …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:10
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Victoria Kelly
… salt reduction practices, the impact of climate change on plant and animal life cycle events (phenology), 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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Q&A with Winslow Hansen: Wildfire in the western US
… storms), and fuel (like dry leaves, branches, and dead grass) on the landscape. In the western US, higher … critical. More fuel feeds bigger fires. What factors influence wildfire regimes? ‘Wildfire regime’ … fire regimes across different regions. And, since some plant species burn hotter and easier than others, the type …
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