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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… of ecosystem science, advancing understanding of how forests process pollution, cycle nutrients, and respond to … in the air - delivered as much or more nitrogen to forests than rainfall. Gary also advanced scientific … monitoring, to prevent damage to our nation’s natural resources. Cary Senior Scientist Emeritus Charlie Canham …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… development. Ballooning deer populations, second-growth forests, suburban and exurban growth, habitat degradation, … William Cronon recounts in his classic book Changes in the Land. What’s more, colonists rendered large areas of New … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Soil carbon sequestration as a climate change solution
… and soil health. Many farmers, who own their own land, practice no-till agriculture, plant cover crops, and … could be involved, overlooking that vast areas of land are arid or unmanaged, and that large areas that are destined to … carbon dioxide. Sequestration of carbon on the lands under active agriculture management would require …
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Strategies for achieving equitable green infrastructure in US urban planning
… to reveal how urban planning has contributed to current landscapes of inequality, and what avenues exist to … also an associated press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , …
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Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems?
… on countless ecosystems and one study estimates only 3% of land on Earth remains untouched by our influence. … and its first inhabitants formed a connection to their landscape unlike the exploitative approach of many later … Bill Tripp - Karuk Tribe member and Director of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, Karuk Tribe Department …
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Dr. Danielle Hare
… studying the response of stream ecosystems to climatic and land use changes. Her research interests are generally … Jones in lake productivity patterns across broad-scale landscapes. Previous Research Dr. Hare earned her PhD … of Connecticut in Ecosystem Ecology in the Natural Resources and Environment department, working with Dr. …
ltumblety - 02/05/2024 - 09:36
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Measuring the moisture in forest soils from space
… through leaves to detect soil moisture in temperate forests. The study , coauthored by Cary Institute’s … we are monitoring soil moisture across two swaths of land the size of SMAP’s 20 x 20 mile ‘footprint’ … agencies that support agriculture so that critical water resources are used efficiently and effectively. …
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The woody biomass hoax
… Carbon Forests are too valuable to burn, but growing interest in … carbon dioxide emissions. Such crops may usurp agricultural land used for other purposes, but when fermented and used in … exceed the carbon uptake of forests planted on the same lands. Our best power plant is 93,000,000 miles away; it can …
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Destroyed habitat creates the perfect conditions for coronavirus to emerge
… a decade or two ago it was widely thought that tropical forests and intact natural environments teeming with exotic … surprised that we have new ones.” Jones studies how land use change contributes to the risk. “We are … both rich and poor societies. Demand for wood, minerals and resources from the Global North leads to the degraded …
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Dr. Jazlynn Hall
Dr. Jazlynn Hall Forest and Landscape Ecologisthallj@caryinstitute.org Currently, Dr. … past several decades, threatening forest carbon stocks. If forests are to prove an effective component in natural … potential carbon trajectories and relationships between land ownership, development, and carbon markets. Finally, …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:34