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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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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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