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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… complex ecological issues in a way that maximized the usefulness of outcomes for everyone. He was an exemplary … and the state of the world through the Science Policy Exchange. He was a great colleague and creative leader. … & enjoyed very much our discussions about the fate of soil C and N on those plots. I will always remember you! …
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Cary Institute to offer immersive, paid research experience for teachers
… high school and middle school educators in teaching global change and ecology. Starting in the summer of 2024, nine … field surveys of tick density and distribution, explore soil food webs, and identify tree species, among other … teachers will receive feedback on curricular materials, use protocols to analyze student work to determine the …
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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
… Climate Change Soils are home … was selected because it is a common antibiotic whose use is expanding on cattle farms. Monensin is inexpensive, … The team collected samples of prairie soil from preserved land in northern Idaho that was free of grazing livestock. …
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Dr. Danielle Hare
… studying the response of stream ecosystems to climatic and land use changes. Her research interests are generally … water patterns and processes; and (3) the effect of climate change on stream ecosystems. At the Cary Institute, she is …
ltumblety - 02/05/2024 - 09:36
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Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon
… has cleared the way for cattle. When agricultural land is abandoned, remaining trees create habitat for … Climate Change , … Studies and coauthor on the paper, explains, "We want to use this work to guide tropical reforestation to optimize …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… William Cronon recounts in his classic book Changes in the Land. What’s more, colonists rendered large areas of New … than 50 percent as land conversion to exurban and suburban use has exploded. This trend has been particularly intense … 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
Soil carbon sequestration as a climate change solution When you hear of the Biden … and soil health. Many farmers, who own their own land, practice no-till agriculture, plant cover crops, and … Avoiding cultivation also saves money and fossil fuels used to power farmland equipment. In modern terms, these …
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Dr. Jane M. Lucas
… ecology of antibiotics, agricultural ecosystems and soil health, global change ecology, ecology of microbiomes, plant-insect-microbe … life, primarily in soils, from tropical forests to farmlands around the world. A central question: How are …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:12
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Measuring the moisture in forest soils from space
… and prevention managers can all put soil moisture data to use. Coauthors Vicky … that a heavy rain after a prolonged drought doesn’t change the water level in a stream. But a light rain after a … we are monitoring soil moisture across two swaths of land the size of SMAP’s 20 x 20 mile ‘footprint’ …
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Antidepressant pollution alters crayfish behavior, with impacts to stream ecosystems
… crayfish behaviors like foraging, aggression, and shelter use.” Cary Institute’s artificial stream facility … Alexander Reisinger – University of Florida, Soil and Water Sciences Department Lindsey Reisinger … that govern the natural world and the impacts of climate change on these systems. Our findings lead to more effective …
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