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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… so many other communities, among them the Hubbard Brook Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) community, the Catskill …
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Dosing the coast: Baltimore County’s leaky pipes are medicating the Chesapeake Bay
… animal biology and behavior, algal growth, and other ecological processes – with harmful cascading effects. … is a contribution to the Baltimore Ecosystem Study , a Long Term Ecological Research site funded by the US National …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… old when his knees started swelling like soda cans left too long in the freezer. Fatigue knocked him flat for hours at a … are what scientists call reservoir hosts. They are the long-term hosts of the Lyme pathogen, the ultimate source from … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Cary Institute partners on $3M study on COVID-19 variants that could emerge from wildlife
… explained Barbara Han of Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, who will co-lead the new project with Andrew … from people to wildlife, and how new strains could impact ecological communities. Whereas most current disease … By drawing on field data, the team will use models to account for how wildlife interacts in nature, where you can …
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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… and other coronaviruses, suggest that they all have their ecological origin in bat populations.” “The big … would be so much easier and safer. Virologists get quick publications easily from bats and bats have few defenders … Coexisting with bats The experts also underscored the long history of co-association of bats and humans. “We …
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Destroyed habitat creates the perfect conditions for coronavirus to emerge
… “We have created densely packed populations where alongside us are bats and rodents and birds, pets and other … from the Global North leads to the degraded landscapes and ecological disruption that drives disease, she says. “We … within low-income and informal settlements. “Short-term efforts are focused on containing the spread of …
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In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests
… author and a Research Fellow at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, explains, “ Lightning is a major cause of tree … play an outsized role.” Lianas are woody vines with long climbing stems that are common in the tropics. In … 40-50% of the largest trees. Past studies found the ecological effects of individual lightning strikes to be …
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… ecologist whose current work focuses on measuring the long-term effects of zebra mussels on the Hudson River ecosystem, … 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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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… study, led by researchers at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and The New School’s Urban Systems Lab , is the … hazards and benefit all communities, we must confront long standing structural inequalities and the planning … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Joy Damon
… In 2014 she completed a BA degree in Environmental Studies, Biology, and English at Guilford College in North … and local community collaboration to encourage human and ecological resilience in the face of climate change. …
ltumblety - 11/28/2023 - 12:31