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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… to the field, and aggressively worked the interface between science and society. The strength of his … (1981). Before being hired at Cary Institute, he was a postgraduate fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory … “Gary had a gracious approach to science and professional interactions—no ego involved. He wanted to see the best …
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New study identifies bird species that could spread ticks and Lyme disease
… as geographical information like migration distance, global dispersal, and maximum elevation. They also looked at … for Science and Education through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Office of the … 1983, our scientists have been investigating the complex interactions that govern the natural world and the impacts …
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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… new study finds that climate change is pushing at least one bird species in the opposite direction. American … hit particularly hard, with abundance dropping by up to 45% between 1998 and 2005. Blue jays, American robins, eastern … numbers and the diseases they carry across the urban landscape, paving the way for more effective mosquito …
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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
… Before that, she was a Postdoctoral Scholar at Landscape Conservation Initiative at Northern Arizona … the Sonoran Desert and anthropogenic impacts on mutualist interactions (seed dispersal and pollination). She received her M.Sc. in …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:15
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Destroyed habitat creates the perfect conditions for coronavirus to emerge
… a team of researchers identified 335 diseases that emerged between 1960 and 2004, at least 60% of which came from … is being put under more stress, he says. “Major landscape changes are causing animals to lose habitats, … of pathogens,” says Gillespie. “Whenever you have novel interactions with a range of species in one place, whether …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… and an earnest smile, has been studying the relationships between ticks, rodents, deer, other mammals, and their … as well. And they have found that the presence in the landscape of a diverse community of midsize predators, … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce nutrients
… forests by enriching nutrient-poor soils with scarce elements such as phosphorus and molybdenum. Coauthor … Leake, and David J. Beerling. 2021. " Legume–Microbiome Interactions Unlock Mineral Nutrients In Regrowing Tropical … a contribution of the Agua Salud Project, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, the …
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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… zoonotic pandemics have not come from bats. Currently, H7N9 bird influenza, and drug-resistant microbes, pose … would be so much easier and safer. Virologists get quick publications easily from bats and bats have few defenders … because we fear most what we understand least. The marriage between bats and viruses seems to provide the perfect storm …
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Getting parks out of green infrastructure purgatory
… and support urban biodiversity. They also facilitate bird migration by providing habitat for mid-migration … is fairly flexible and can include any feature of the landscape that supports natural systems or uses nature as a … When it comes to planning and budgets, parks tend to fall between ‘cultural’ and ‘natural’ resources, and are …
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The planetary toll of your morning coffee
… or even colonize sun-coffee plantations. For a regional landscape, the greatest number of birds will be found in a … Pod-brewing systems that are maintained on phantom power between brews use less energy per cup. Unfortunately, … Sekercioglu, C.H. and 5 others. 2019. Long-term declines in bird populations in tropical agricultural countryside. …
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