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Beech Bark Disease
… cause bark lesions that grow and eventually girdle the tree, disrupting its internal nutrient transport system and … of over 50 cm (20 inches) hard to find. When the disease causes bark cankers, beech’s distinctive gray bark is … healthy beech forests is lacking. Evidence of disease resistance There is a low level of natural resistance to …
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Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist
… are burning have experienced fire before, and are home to tree species that are fire adapted. What is changing is the … these fires is carried south by atmospheric circulation patterns. The unhealthy air conditions that have been … warm, the atmosphere is able to hold more water. This causes water to be increasingly pulled from the land’s …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… of passenger pigeons that once competed with rodents for tree nuts and possibly suppressed mouse and chipmunk … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the … climate. With it has come the alpha gal syndrome, which causes some people to become allergic to red meat. …
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… Chinese city even reported hearing their chassis strike the highway. The local government admitted that widespread … agents. While potassium acetate is an effective de-icer and causes less corrosion, its high cost means it is generally … verges that contain plants. Rather than being piled into tree pits or onto grass, ice and snow that had been exposed …
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Dr. Evan Gora
… Evan Gora is a forest ecologist investigating the causes and consequences of plant death. Plants play crucial … death influences ecosystem processes. He studies local patterns and processes of plant death, and then uses “big … – and the drivers of mortality for the largest and oldest trees in forest ecosystems. This research is key to …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:10
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What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary-led team aims to find out
… tropical forests store a stunning amount of carbon. A new tree forensics project seeks to find out why they die, if … Tropical forests like the Amazon lock away vast amounts of carbon, but that carbon is not equally … while crown dieback may signal water stress. The dominant causes of death may turn out to be different at different …
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… on broader issues in freshwater conservation ecology and invasion biology. Species introductions are one of the most important ways by which humans affect the Earth’s ecosystems. … 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
… the US, cities have embraced green infrastructure as a way to mitigate flooding, excessive heat, extreme weather, … evaluation of projects, and less than 10% identified the causes of uneven risk distributions and vulnerability. If … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Troubling waters: Antiviral medications in wastewater may drive resistance in bat-borne viruses
… waters: Antiviral medications in wastewater may drive resistance in bat-borne viruses Researchers … into insects and then bats, potentially driving antiviral resistance. Should the bat-borne viruses then find their way into humans, we would have fewer tools to fight them. …
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Strategies for achieving equitable green infrastructure in US urban planning
… Across the US, cities have embraced green roofs, bioswales, tree plantings, interconnected parks, and other forms of … look at vacant lot restoration, Complete Streets, and green alleyways. Governing Green prepares users to effectively … press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , …
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