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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 … air - delivered as much or more nitrogen to forests than rainfall. Gary also advanced scientific understanding of … and more comprehensive air pollution monitoring, to prevent damage to our nation’s natural resources. Cary Senior …
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'One Mississippi...' How lightning shapes the climate
… very close, it just goes silent first," says Gora, a forest ecologist who studies lightning in tropical forests. "That's the concussive blast hitting you. … usually no fire, no blackened crater, just a subtle bit of damage that a casual observer could easily miss. "You …
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Dr. Jazlynn Hall
Dr. Jazlynn Hall Forest and Landscape Ecologisthallj@caryinstitute.org … Ecological Research (LTER) community assessing forest damage from Hurricane Maria. She collaborated with scientists at the …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:34
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What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims to find out
What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims … and the University of Leeds, the team will work to train early career scientists. Evan … be deployed to search for clues as to the cause of death or damage. The researchers expect to be able to determine the …
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In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests
… Tropical Forests Many … explains, “ Lightning is a major cause of tree death and forest disturbance , yet it has been understudied as an … the effects of lightning strikes, resulting in more severe damage to neighboring trees. By physically connecting trees …
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In the tropics, nitrogen-fixing trees take a hit from herbivores
… Tropical Forests The … Nature , which recommends accounting for herbivory constraints on nitrogen-fixing trees in climate models and … at the costs of rebuilding lost leaf tissue, and how leaf damage reduced carbon assimilation via photosynthesis. Leaf …
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Beech Bark Disease
… to deteriorate slowly. Photo by Joseph O’Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org July 1, 2022 … more vulnerable to infection by wood-rotting fungi and damage by wind and ice. Map of presence … In the fall, bears climb and shake beech trees to produce a rain of beech nuts, which the bears then eat from the …
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Dr. Vanessa Rubio
Dr. Vanessa Rubio Tropical Forest Ecologist Expertise PhD, University of … the project aims to understand when, where, and why giant tropical trees die. Likewise, aims to unravel the role of …
ltumblety - 11/20/2023 - 12:04
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Dr. Ian McGregor
Dr. Ian McGregor Forest Ecologist, Remote Sensing Scientist845 677-7600 … Dr. Evan Gora to better understand and characterize tropical forest disturbance and mortality dynamics from lightning. …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:41
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With global challenges in mind, keeping a decades-long success story at the forefront
… Acid Rain , … Measurements began at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in June 1963, followed by the establishment of the … The downstream impacts have serious consequences. Beyond damage to structures, acid rain changes entire ecosystems …
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