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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… was deep and will be missed by many.” Raised in New York’s Capital Region, Lovett was shaped by summers at … early research transformed how scientists calculate forest nitrogen budgets. He was among the first to document that … kindest and most supportive mentors and a wonderful role model. I began working with him as an undergraduate in Cary …
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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… breeding range southward The story behind a model that helped support this counterintuitive discovery. … gradually moving northward to cooler climates. However, a new study finds that climate change is pushing at least one … model to estimate the expected abundance of crows based on past data, correcting for missing data and …
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New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European … and ancient DNA were used to independently test the model’s accuracy. Researchers ran 55,000 different … Video: A map of bison abundance and range over time, based on thousands of simulations. Abundance is shown as the …
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Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds
… been growing increasingly salty due to road de-icing, but a new analysis suggests with careful action, concentrations … or would they stabilize? With colleagues, he developed a model to explore controls on road salt concentration in … E. Jones - University of Notre Dame This research is based on work supported in part by the National Science …
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Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon
Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and … emissions throughout the South American tropics. But new research published in Nature Communications shows that … decades to centuries to measure. Instead, we developed a model to quantify ecosystem processes, like nitrogen …
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Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise
… Nadia—made global headlines. A Malayan tiger residing in New York’s Bronx Zoo, Nadia was among the first animals … might arise. Her team has developed a machine learning model to predict the most spillover-susceptible species. The … to drive about 4000 new cross-species viral transmissions based on projections for the year 2070. “This ecological …
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Strategies for achieving equitable green infrastructure in US urban planning
… benefit all urban residents? This question guided two new projects: a nationwide analysis of green infrastructure … forth a more expansive definition of green infrastructure based on the 20-city analysis, which found that current … press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , …
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New study identifies bird species that could spread ticks and Lyme disease
New study identifies bird species that could spread ticks … burgdorferi ) to feeding ticks. The team developed a model that identified birds known to spread Lyme disease … 21 new species that should be prioritized for surveillance based on sharing traits with known competent species. …
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Catching the next pandemic early: the coronavirus is one example
… was no sense of existential dread at a recent talk in New York City ; probably because the speaker, disease … to predict and hopefully prevent future outbreaks. When the model successfully predicts if an animal is a disease … in human populations and trigger deadly epidemics. BlueDot, based in Toronto, is one artificial intelligence company …
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The more we lose biodiversity, the worse will be the spread of infectious diseases
… at the non-profit Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York, says his team’s research shows a “consistent, … sciences, Emory University, has developed a multi-host model to explore how the pathogen transmission dynamics … yet,” says Paul. Rather than drawing broad conclusions based on the little that we do know at this point, it would …
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