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Q&A with Winslow Hansen: Wildfire in the western US
… fuel feeds bigger fires. What factors influence wildfire regimes? ‘Wildfire regime’ describes the pattern of … and wildlife diversity. By clearing underbrush, fire allows light to reach the forest floor and helps young trees grow. … species rely on fire during key life stages. For example, tree species like lodgepole pine produce cones sealed by …
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Keeping the invasive bugs at bay
… September day in Fort Ann. Couples here and there strolled beneath the forest canopy toward spectacular views across … that move it from place to place. The bug is so small and light in its crawler stage that the wind will pick it up and … are also out surveying, climbing trees and examining their canopies. Woolly adelgid are not easy to spot, especially …
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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
… foci: the socioecological repercussions for changing fire regimes in the Sonoran Desert and anthropogenic impacts on … change effects on forests of the eastern US, modeling light availability in agroforestry applications, and … Sara’s research focuses on how mechanisms of individual tree survival scale to community-level forest change, …
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What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims to find out
… tropical forests store a stunning amount of carbon. A new tree forensics project seeks to find out why they die, if … lightning strikes and weather conditions, including rainfall, humidity, temperature, light intensity, vapor pressure, wind speed, and wind …
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Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist
… US, causing unprecedented declines in air quality. Sunlight was dimmed, haze reduced visibility, and the air … are burning have experienced fire before, and are home to tree species that are fire adapted. What is changing is the … it’s best to stay indoors, if possible, with your windows closed and an air filter running. Drink lots of water and …
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In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests
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 … for sunlight, lianas grow up trees and into their canopies. Gora and colleagues found that liana density is …
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Helium balloons impose a toll on our air, land, and sea
… pinwheels or bubbles. For a memorial, you can fly kites, light candles, use seed paper to “plant” meaningful messages (perhaps a native pollinator garden) or host a tree planting. If you do buy or encounter helium …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… development. Ballooning deer populations, second-growth forests, suburban and exurban growth, habitat degradation, … 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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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 … a new website identifying current approaches, gaps, and necessary transformations in urban green … press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , …
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The Spongy Moth in Our Yards and Forests
… when the food has run out, they move across the defoliated canopies and all over the ground. They then pupate at the … weeks; the smaller male is at the top and the larger female beneath. The cycle repeats itself after the female emerges, … species in the absence of, you know, selective light ground fires. Joshua Ginsberg 53:36 Great. …