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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… the National Academy of Science , finds that a long-term drying trend throughout the Caribbean is making it harder … redstart migration. Instead, she was trying to see what effect West Nile virus might be having on wild bird … the Caribbean.” “Historically, we thought of range changes as long-term evolutionary processes,” says LaDeau. …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… confounding, and it is spreading, sometimes to devastating effect. From that outbreak in New England, as well as a … settlements, as William Cronon recounts in his classic book Changes in the Land. What’s more, colonists rendered large … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Dr. Danielle Hare
Dr. Danielle Hare Watershed Ecologist Expertise aquatic ecology, … the response of stream ecosystems to climatic and land use changes. Her research interests are generally motivated by … on stream water patterns and processes; and (3) the effect of climate change on stream ecosystems. At the Cary …
ltumblety - 02/05/2024 - 09:36
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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
… microbial community composition and function, carbon and nitrogen cycling, and interactions among microbes. They … carbon storage capacity. Lucas says, “We saw real changes in soil microbe communities in both the low and … dioxide is released into the atmosphere as a gas. This effect could turn an important carbon sink into a carbon …
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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 … and Cary scientists see evidence of fundamental long-term changes in the relationship between the river and the … 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
To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform 20 city … is performed, by whom, and for whom. This will require changes to federal and state policies affecting how green … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… early research transformed how scientists calculate forest nitrogen budgets. He was among the first to document that … the first to highlight that while the Clean Air Act was effective at reducing the quantity of pollutants that went … & enjoyed very much our discussions about the fate of soil C and N on those plots. I will always remember you! …
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Monarchs
… it, and they will come. Reference Crone, E.E. and C.B. Schultz. 2021. Resilience or catastrophe? … seen by community scientists across the warming and drying landscapes of the American West. Science 371: … loss in agricultural fields because of herbicide use: Effect on the Monarch butterfly population. Insect …
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Q&A with Winslow Hansen: Wildfire in the western US
… dead plant debris in some western landscapes. Paired with drying conditions, this is a recipe for more fire. How … Canada, completely destroyed by wildfire. Other effects include health consequences of inhaling smoke, which … seedlings before they can drop seeds. This reduces the seed supply that would ensure forest regeneration. Plus, …
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Beech Bark Disease
… tree species in the forest. Such shifts have important effects on soil development and nutrient cycling 2 . … understood, but it may be affected by the level of nitrogen in the tree 1 . Like many plant-eating insects, … Arthur, K. C. Weathers, and J. M. Griffin. 2010. Long-term changes in forest carbon and nitrogen cycling caused by an …
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