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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 … it spills from animals into people. In Lyme’s case, the pathogen is passed to humans via a vector—specifically, by … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Destroyed habitat creates the perfect conditions for coronavirus to emerge
… south bank of the Ivindo River, deep in the great Minkebe forest in northern Gabon, are used to occasional bouts of … 2019, to arise — with profound health and economic impacts in rich and poor countries alike. In fact, a new … the ecosystem affects the complex cycle of the Lyme pathogen. People living close by are more likely to get …
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Beech Bark Disease
… to deteriorate slowly. Photo by Joseph O’Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org July 1, 2022 … York, New England, and southeastern Canada. What are the impacts of beech bark disease? Beech is one of the most … changes in forest carbon and nitrogen cycling caused by an introduced pest/pathogen complex. Ecosystems 13:1188–1200. …
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New study identifies bird species that could spread ticks and Lyme disease
… first need to know which traits make certain animals good pathogen hosts. Here, we used machine learning to assess … complex interactions that govern the natural world and the impacts of climate change on these systems. Our findings … are global experts in the ecology of: cities, disease, forests, and freshwater.
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The more we lose biodiversity, the worse will be the spread of infectious diseases
… region provides a range of hosts, many incompetent, for the pathogen. The presence of a range of hosts and incompetent reservoir hosts “dilutes” the risk of exposure to zoonotic infections spread by animals … of exposure to vector-borne diseases, such as the Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), a tick-borne haemorrhagic fever …
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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
Dr. Winslow D. Hansen Forest Ecologist Expertise forest ecology, … fire regimes in the Sonoran Desert and anthropogenic impacts on mutualist interactions (seed dispersal and … and government-sponsored efforts to control forest pathogens in both the US and Canada. She has run code on …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:15
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Exposure to past temperature variability may help forests cope with climate change
… Study identifies trends linking temperature variability and forest productivity. Photo by Steve Conger August … highlights sensitive regions where forests may be most at risk as the planet warms and temperatures become more … all at once, and we expect this to cause really different impacts across ecosystems, including forests. Our study …
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Squirrels could make monkeypox a forever problem
… the way he clambered about his cage—had contracted the pathogen and survived. “I was a little worried,” said … for us. Experts consider the possibility unlikely—“low risk, but it is a risk,” says Jeffrey Doty, a disease … than it sounds: Most everyone in these areas interacts with forest creatures all the time. “It’s not like, ‘Oh, it …
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Joy Damon
… Collaborative , where she studied perceptions of trail risk and difficulty in hiking areas within the Catskill Forest Preserve. In 2014 she completed a BA degree in …
ltumblety - 11/28/2023 - 12:31
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Machine learning IDs mammal species with the potential to spread SARS-CoV-2
… history collections, to fill data gaps about animal and pathogen traits. More efficient iteration between … complex interactions that govern the natural world and the impacts of climate change on these systems. Our findings … are global experts in the ecology of: cities, disease, forests, and freshwater.
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