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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 … early research transformed how scientists calculate forest nitrogen budgets. He was among the first to document that … Gary also advanced scientific understanding of nutrient cycling in forests, in particular how trees, soils, and …
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Beech Bark Disease
… Invasive Forest Pests … insect (the beech scale, Cryptococcus fagisuga ) and two species of bark-cankering fungi ( Neonectria faginata and … understood, but it may be affected by the level of nitrogen in the tree 1 . Like many plant-eating insects, …
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… Ecologist Expertise Hudson River, invasive species, streams strayerd@caryinstitute.org Dave … of species and ecosystems. In addition to his scientific publications, Strayer has written several dozen essays for …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:40
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… showed that the disease wasn’t caused by a virus but by a species of spirochete bacterium, a type that shares a … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the … Scientists have also documented the emergence of a new invasive species, the Asian longhorn tick, which was first …
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Dr. Arielle Biro
… Winslow Hansen at the Cary Institute. Her research in the Forest Futures Lab focuses on using simulation modeling to … bottom-up ecosystem drivers, ranging from climate, fire, species composition, and soil nutrients, affect the future … understanding how soil nutrients, soil microbes, fire, and nitrogen fixation affect savanna tree growth and ecosystem …
ltumblety - 12/06/2023 - 08:49
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Soil carbon sequestration as a climate change solution
… that soil carbon sequestration is slow stems from its nitrogen and phosphorus contents, which are also lost … (and thus CO2) cost. While we can encourage the rapid cycling of P in soils, there is no good way to increase the … oxide emissions from soils also increase when N-fixing species are planted as an alternative to fertilizer. …
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In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce nutrients
In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce … clay minerals in local soils. Trees sampled included five species of nitrogen fixers (51 trees), five species of … throughout the forest, with broad effects on nutrient cycling in the forest community.” Lead author Dimitar …
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New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
… Photo: Free-ranging European bison in Białowieża Forest, Poland. Credit: Rafał Kowalczyk December 12, … rise. However, the study authors argue that ensuring the species’ long-term protection and recovery requires … “It is a fascinating story of a species that is the last remnant of the legendary megafauna that inhabited the …
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Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon
Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and … the atmosphere. The study modeled how the mix of tree species growing in a tropical forest following a … a model to quantify ecosystem processes, like nitrogen cycling, that affect forest growth and carbon …
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Cary Institute to offer immersive, paid research experience for teachers
… aquatic ecosystems, disease ecology, forests, nutrient cycling, and more. Depending on which project the teacher … the opportunity to create and run simulations of future forest and fire dynamics, conduct field surveys of tick … and distribution, explore soil food webs, and identify tree species, among other skill-building activities. Drawing …
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