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  1. In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests

    … largest trees. Past studies found the ecological effects of individual lightning strikes to be highly variable, with the … system was used to reveal the mechanisms underlying this variation, and whether the presence of lianas influenced the … Panama. Photo: Jeff Burchfield When liana density was high, lightning disturbance was more severe, with more small …

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  2. Cary Institute to offer immersive, paid research experience for teachers

    … curricula for teaching STEM Photo: Middle and high school teachers learning about aquatic ecosystems in … Ecosystem Studies is launching a new program to support high school and middle school educators in teaching global … teachers as they develop and implement innovative curricula based on their research experiences. The program is …

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  3. New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison

    … bison became extinct in the wild, with only about 60 individuals remaining in captivity. Scientists have long … Video: A map of bison abundance and range over time, based on thousands of simulations. Abundance is shown as the … 25% model agreement on bison occupancy — in other words, high uncertainty. Red points show radiocarbon-dated fossils …

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  4. Cary to co-lead $4.8M study on how environmental conditions shape viral outbreaks in wild rodents

    … in wild rodent populations, to identify hotspots with high potential for spillover into people. The project is … over time and space, said Han. The study will focus on RNA-based viruses — such as  coronavirus, hantavirus, and … help the researchers track the health and viral loads of individual rodents, and to estimate their movement, range, …

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  5. Dr. Winslow D. Hansen

    … simulations to model forest response – scaling from individual trees up to entire biomes. Together, these … in data analysis, code writing of all kinds, GIS, and high performance computing applications. In her over 20 … Associate Sara’s research focuses on how mechanisms of individual tree survival scale to community-level forest …

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  6. Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds

    … determine if the EPA’s 230 mg/l chloride threshold is too high. Solomon explains, “The EPA’s chronic toxicity … were developed with limited data, and there is growing evidence that negative impacts can occur at concentrations … E. Jones - University of Notre Dame This research is based on work supported in part by the National Science …

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  7. What is a species?

    … are evaluated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on an individual case basis. And, of course, implementation of … and definitive—unlike the physical traits of color, size variation, and behavior that are used in the biological …

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  8. In the tropics, nitrogen-fixing trees take a hit from herbivores

    … tissue, and how leaf damage reduced carbon assimilation via photosynthesis. Leaf traits were also collected across … the metabolic cost of fixing nitrogen. Unexpectedly, high herbivory for fixers was not found to be driven by high … the fixation trait itself – which explained up to 24% of variation – suggesting the high herbivory and the trait of …

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  9. Selected Publications by Dr. Alan R. Berkowitz

    Selected Publications by Dr. Alan R. Berkowitz Gunckel, … 2019. Improving ecological education through a four‐dimensional framework . Frontiers in Ecology and the …

  10. Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend

    … contributions have been diverse and have had a very high impact.” His early research transformed how … assembling interdisciplinary experts and advancing science-based solutions to prevent the accidental importation of new … for how to blaze a brilliant path as both a scientist and a high quality human being. Scott Ollinger Speaking …

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