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

    … Term Ecological Research (LTER) community, the Catskill Environmental Research and Monitoring (CERM) conference, … Gary was a truly exceptional scientist, mentor, environmental advocate, and friend. A memorial service … me so sad — for his family, friends, and discipline. His influence is deep & has shaped thought about ecosystems, & …

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  2. Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward

    … which ones?”  LaDeau’s model helped to control for factors like missing data and the variable bird-spotting … in particular, is experiencing drier and less predictable environmental conditions during the winter months, and this … has helped to unravel how the built and social environments influence mosquito numbers and the diseases they carry …

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

    Cary to co-lead $4.8M study on how environmental conditions shape viral outbreaks in wild … monitor how changing seasons, land use, and human behavior influence viral outbreaks in wild rodent populations, to … Artificial intelligence will be used to parse how these factors and others interact to influence virus abundance and …

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  4. What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims to find out

    … the largest trees in tropical forests disproportionately influence the future of our planet's climate,” explained … tree deaths are wind, lightning, drought, and disease — factors that are all changing along with the global climate. … to the carbon budget. “While we know that environmental change threatens to increase tropical forest …

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  5. Studying effects of temperature and competition on larval mosquitoes

    … A key takeaway from reading these existing studies: the abiotic and biotic factors that mosquitoes are exposed to as larvae impact … I also learned that temperature and mosquito density influence adult mosquito proliferation. However, there was …

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  6. Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise

    … new variants, emphasize monitoring mammalian wildlife for infection. Looking beyond COVID-19, broader animal … Despite this frequent exchange of viruses, certain factors are necessary for a pathogen to reach pandemic … predicted to overlap with areas of greater human population density, especially in Africa and Asia. This shifting …

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  7. West Nile virus infection risk is higher in less affluent neighborhoods in Baltimore, MD

    West Nile virus infection risk is higher in less affluent neighborhoods in … Environmental Justice , … aim to supply city management agencies with information on factors that boost mosquito numbers and infection, to help …

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  8. Q&A with Winslow Hansen: Wildfire in the western US

    … across the landscape. Climate change is amplifying these factors. The abundance of fuel on the landscape is also critical. More fuel feeds bigger fires. What factors influence wildfire regimes? ‘Wildfire regime’ … We use computer models and information on climate, fuel density, and ignition sources – like lightning and human …

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  9. How Lyme disease became unstoppable

    … predator eradication, wildlife extinction—these and other factors have set the stage for the surging presence of Lyme … The forests, in other words, are missing many ecological influences that may have played a role in regulating the … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …

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  10. Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems?

    … estimates only 3% of land on Earth remains untouched by our influence. CrowdScience listener Teri has witnessed the … - Karuk Tribe member and Director of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, Karuk Tribe Department of Natural …