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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 … budgets. He was among the first to document that dry atmospheric deposition - from particles in the air - … Gary was faced with a harsh reality – trees on his study plots were dying off due to pests like Beech Bark …
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With global challenges in mind, keeping a decades-long success story at the forefront
… Measurements began at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in June 1963, followed by the establishment of the Multi-state Atmospheric Power Production Pollution Study (MAP3S) Network in 1976, and later the National … entire ecosystems for decades. “One of the major effects of acid precipitation was to strip the buffering …
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Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems?
… we’ve wreaked havoc on countless ecosystems and one study estimates only 3% of land on Earth remains untouched … CrowdScience listener Teri has witnessed the harmful effects of development on natural habitats near her home, … Department of Natural Resources Dr Frank Kanawha Lake - US Forest Service Research Ecologist and Tribal Liaison Will …
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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 … of years (as it has been in Europe). According to a 2017 study in the journal Nature, Ecology, and Evolution in which … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison … Photo: Free-ranging European bison in Białowieża Forest, Poland. Credit: Rafał Kowalczyk December 12, … years ago due to rapid warming of the climate and its effects on bison habitat. After that, the activities of a …
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In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce nutrients
… nutrients By enriching soils, they benefit forest recovery and carbon storage Photo by Sarah … Forests A new study , published this week in Proceedings of the … fertilize other plants throughout the forest, with broad effects on nutrient cycling in the forest community.” …
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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
Dr. Winslow D. Hansen Forest Ecologist Expertise forest ecology, … of the SORTIE-ND forest model, forecasting climate change effects on forests of the eastern US, modeling light … is collaborating with Winslow Hansen and Charlie Canham to study how these dynamics will influence future carbon …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:15
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Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist
Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist We should expect that the direct and indirect effects of fire will be an increasingly prevalent part of … Smoke produced from these fires is carried south by atmospheric circulation patterns. The unhealthy air …
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Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon
… - the ability to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere. The study modeled how the mix of tree species growing in a tropical forest following a disturbance, such as clearcutting, can … trees in a tropical forest, we need to isolate their effects. We can't do that in a real forest because adding or …
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… more equitable and just green infrastructure. The study, led by researchers at Cary Institute of Ecosystem … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . … Infrastructure - Training Next Generation Professionals for Integrated Urban Planning Research"). …
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