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Strategies for achieving equitable green infrastructure in US urban planning
… Across the US, cities have embraced green roofs, bioswales, tree plantings, interconnected parks, and other forms of … users to effectively consider how decisions impact the function, equitable outcomes, or desired benefits associated … press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , …
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In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests
… Studies, explains, “ Lightning is a major cause of tree death and forest disturbance , yet it has been … trees than others – and discovered that lianas play an outsized role.” Lianas are woody vines with long … system was used to reveal the mechanisms underlying this variation, and whether the presence of lianas influenced the …
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In the tropics, nitrogen-fixing trees take a hit from herbivores
… Ecosystem Studies and co-author on the paper, explains, “Tree growth in many tropical forests is limited by lack of … the leaves of a dominant tropical nitrogen-fixing Inga tree species. Credit: Sarah Batterman Fieldwork was … the fixation trait itself – which explained up to 24% of variation – suggesting the high herbivory and the trait of …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… by black-legged ticks, those sesame-seed-size insects with eight legs and anesthetizing bites. Like … of passenger pigeons that once competed with rodents for tree nuts and possibly suppressed mouse and chipmunk … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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The threat nobody is talking about? Covid spillback
… transmitting it. This list included mink, raccoon dogs, tree shrews and creatures which often live in relatively … sampling and testing animals which rank highly in terms of susceptibility to Sars-CoV-2. Han believes that …
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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
… tested (15, 20, and 30°C) represented seasonal variation plus a future warming projection. For each … respiration, acidity, microbial community composition and function, carbon and nitrogen cycling, and interactions …
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Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon
… from the atmosphere. The study modeled how the mix of tree species growing in a tropical forest following a … deforestation in Panama. To maintain pasture in this area, tree seedlings must be cut back by hand several times a … carbon accumulation. Batterman says, "To understand the function of nitrogen-fixing trees in a tropical forest, we …
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The Spongy Moth in Our Yards and Forests
… balloon on silken threads. Most of them go a few yards from tree to tree, but occasionally they get caught up in the … forest as the percent of pupae remaining over time and as a function of mouse density. It takes 12 to 16 days, about two … which decreases their immunity, which increases their susceptibility to the virus and viral mortality. And the …
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Dr. Arielle Biro
… soil microbes, fire, and nitrogen fixation affect savanna tree growth and ecosystem nutrient pools. Dr. …
ltumblety - 12/06/2023 - 08:49
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Dr. Vanessa Rubio
… at the University of Birmingham to study giant tree dynamics under the Gigante project. Using data … role of the abiotic and biotic environment in driving giant tree mortality and carbon dynamics. Previous research …
ltumblety - 11/20/2023 - 12:04