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In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests
… notes. “When lianas are in the canopy, they amplify the effects of lightning strikes, resulting in more severe … 85% of damaged trees (1,434 of 1,681). These included: (1) physical contact with a liana, (2) physical contact with a … electric current. Physical contact with lianas had a strong positive relationship with the number of trees that were …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… his home, a black-legged tick had injected the infectious organisms into his bloodstream. Anderson—who asked that … 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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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… water wells. High sodium levels in drinking water can negatively affect people with high blood pressure, while … on the impact of chloride salts on bodies of water, organisms and ecosystems, and a growing number of … growing awareness of the harmful environmental and health effects of sodium chloride salts, their “sheer …
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Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds
… Solomon , who studies lake ecology at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. However, he cautions that more research … syndrome . Not only is this salt harmful to many organisms, but it can leach toxic metals and radioactive … with limited data, and there is growing evidence that negative impacts can occur at concentrations well below 230 …
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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 understanding the roles of suspension-feeding … of species and ecosystems. In addition to his scientific publications, Strayer has written several dozen essays for …
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Impaired wild mice survive and thrive as well as unimpaired counterparts
… White-footed mice are able to survive and thrive with physical impairments. A new study in Proceedings of the … Richard Ostfeld, a disease ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, comments, “Results of our long-term … Francesca I., Oggenfuss Kelly and Ostfeld Richard S. 2021. Effects of physical impairments on fitness correlates of the …
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Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems?
… CrowdScience listener Teri has witnessed the harmful effects of development on natural habitats near her home, … wonders whether we can ever function as part of a healthy ecosystem. We look for answers in Teri’s home state, … Dr Steward Pickett - Ecologist, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Bill Tripp - Karuk Tribe member and …
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Dosing the coast: Baltimore County’s leaky pipes are medicating the Chesapeake Bay
… of doses of drugs entering the Bay. Photo by Baltimore Ecosystem Study August 18, 2021 … and other ecological processes – with harmful cascading effects. Lead author Megan Fork , a postdoctoral … environmentally relevant – at levels that could affect organisms’ behavior, biology, and other ecological …
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The threat nobody is talking about? Covid spillback
… Roughly five per cent of Sawatzki’s animals tested positive for Covid-19 – a figure that she says is … have infected them with Covid-19. “All have been negative so far, but if we do find any positive tests, we … , a disease ecologist at New York’s Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, created a computer model which …
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Antidepressant pollution alters crayfish behavior, with impacts to stream ecosystems
… streams and rivers globally, but little is known about its effects on animals and ecosystems. A new study , … in crayfish behavior, with the potential to disrupt stream ecosystem processes like nutrient cycling, oxygen levels, … but it is clear that these drugs can affect non-target organisms without killing them and behavioral changes can …
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