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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… human development. Ballooning deer populations, second-growth forests, suburban and exurban growth, habitat … was experiencing eye problems, perhaps due to the lingering effects of Lyme. To help me understand how the town of … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Studying effects of temperature and competition on larval mosquitoes
Studying effects of temperature and competition on larval mosquitoes … between temperature, larval-stage competition, and survival to adulthood. Understanding how temperature affects … most biological processes, including microorganism growth. My hypothesis is that higher temperatures will …
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… concentration of water sources and soil. This affects the growth of roadside plants, and can even lead to their … on a large scale. Professor Liu Yong, of the College of Forestry at Beijing Forestry University, explained that the … growing awareness of the harmful environmental and health effects of sodium chloride salts, their “sheer …
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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… the opposite direction. American redstarts are born in forests as far north as the Upper Midwest, Upper New … be having on wild bird populations. While the virus’s effects were readily apparent in urban areas, where birds … comes from a long-term study (1990-2019) that estimated survival rates by capturing the birds in Jamaica, marking …
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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, … data, vegetation and habitat information, the population growth and expansion of Palaeolithic humans across Eurasia, … years ago due to rapid warming of the climate and its effects on bison habitat. After that, the activities of a …
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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
… of the SORTIE-ND forest model, forecasting climate change effects on forests of the eastern US, modeling light … research focuses on how mechanisms of individual tree survival scale to community-level forest change, … of Kenya, sagebrush steppe of the Rocky Mountains, and old-growth forests all across the western USA. Through an …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:15
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In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests
… explains, “ Lightning is a major cause of tree death and forest disturbance , yet it has been understudied as an … notes. “When lianas are in the canopy, they amplify the effects of lightning strikes, resulting in more severe … that are sensitive to global change, interact to shape tree survival. More work is needed to identify the tree species …
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… whose current work focuses on measuring the long-term effects of zebra mussels on the Hudson River ecosystem, and … of millions of dollars in economic damage and widespread ecological change. Water clarity, water chemistry, food … 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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Victoria Kelly
… been used to understand the dynamics of road salt and the effects of climate change on precipitation chemistry. … and monitoring of water at the landscape scale. Recent publications include Road Salt: The Problem, The Solution, … Certified Senior Ecologist, Ecological Society of America BibCite Contributor …
ltumblety - 08/01/2023 - 09:43
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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 … other communities, among them the Hubbard Brook Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) community, the Catskill … interact to control nitrogen, and how this regulates forest growth, carbon sequestration, and nitrogen pollution to …
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