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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… Senior Scientist Emeritus at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, died on December 17, while skiing with friends in … of ecosystem science, advancing understanding of how forests process pollution, cycle nutrients, and respond to … in the air - delivered as much or more nitrogen to forests than rainfall. Gary also advanced scientific …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… development. Ballooning deer populations, second-growth forests, suburban and exurban growth, habitat degradation, … New York, he and his team have uncovered some of the key dynamics in the Lyme disease system. Through long-term … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Dr. Manette Sandor
… Ecologistsandorm@caryinstitute.org Manette Sandor studies how climate change and increased fire impacts western US forests and other ecological communities. Fire in the … synthesizes fire ecology, forest structure and community dynamics, and applied management within western US …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:44
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Cary Institute to offer immersive, paid research experience for teachers
… Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies is launching a new program to support high school … related to wildfire, aquatic ecosystems, disease ecology, forests, nutrient cycling, and more. Depending on which … to create and run simulations of future forest and fire dynamics, conduct field surveys of tick density and …
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Cary Institute’s Steward Pickett Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
… have included: vacant lots in urban Baltimore, primary forests in western Pennsylvania, post-agricultural fields in New Jersey, China’s rapidly urbanizing Yanqi Valley, and riparian woodlands and savannas in Kruger National Park, … in theoretical ecology, forest succession and patch dynamics, and his pioneering studies of urban ecosystems are …
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New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
… a disease ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies . Pilowsky completed the research while working on … humans across Eurasia, and bison population and dispersal dynamics. Historical records, fossil evidence, and ancient … test the importance of each variable. If human removal of forests was turned down to zero, for example, and there was …
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In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce nutrients
… Tropical Forests A new study … plots that are part of the Agua Salud Secondary Forest Dynamics Network in the Panama Canal Area. They measured … in rocks. They also assessed the composition of the soil microbial community. Tropical forests …
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Cary to co-lead $4.8M study on how environmental conditions shape viral outbreaks in wild rodents
… Han , a disease ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies , in an international team of scientists from the … contact with people.” The team will explore these dynamics in wild rodents and the viruses they carry in both … the UK for three years. The Eastern Uganda site, where forests are being converted into agricultural fields, will …
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Dr. Jane M. Lucas
… M. Lucas Community Ecologist Expertise microbial ecology, ecology of antibiotics, agricultural … 845 677-7600 x139lucasj@caryinstitute.org Jane Lucas studies microbial communities, which exist in nearly every … of microbial life, primarily in soils, from tropical forests to farmlands around the world. A central question: …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:12
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Dr. Evan Gora
… helps us understand the current stressors affecting forests and begin to predict how forests will change in the … how plant death influences ecosystem processes. He studies local patterns and processes of plant death, and … expanded into research describing the vertical dimension of microbial diversity and function that extends from the …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:10