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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
… forests during a time of profound change. Hansen often brings stakeholders into his research process so that … Sara’s research focuses on how mechanisms of individual tree survival scale to community-level forest change, … pathways by which conventional methods underestimate the potential for forest loss with climate change, and 2) …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:15
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… heedless human meddling with Mother Earth. We pull at the strings of nature, and the consequences of its unraveling … 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 …
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Dr. Jazlynn Hall
… climate change, and disturbance scenarios to determine potential carbon trajectories and relationships between land … disturbance from extreme events on carbon sequestration and streamflow in Puerto Rico. Through funding from the NSF-GRFP … sensing methods and to determine the subsequent impacts on streamflow. Dr. Jazlynn HallPhD, Columbia …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:34
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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 … and what it means for climate change. A giant tree killed by lightning. Photo by Evan Gora. August 9, … along with the global climate. To differentiate between the potential culprits, the team will be recording lightning …
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Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds
… Since de-icing with road salt began in the 1930s, the salinity of lakes across much of the US has been steadily increasing, posing a potential threat to aquatic life and drinking water …
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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 … is left behind makes it difficult, if not impossible, for tree seedlings to survive and establish the next generation … will take decades to unfold. In the meantime, there is real potential for science-based management to reduce the …
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Dr. Sarah Batterman
… and modeling to analyze how the biodiversity of tropical tree species, their microbial partners, and nutrients govern … disturbance, response to environmental change, and future potential as a carbon sink. She is also turning to the past … makers, practitioners, and the general public about the potential for carbon offsets in tropical regions, and how to …
ltumblety - 01/03/2024 - 10:11
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In the tropics, nitrogen-fixing trees take a hit from herbivores
… Ecosystem Studies and co-author on the paper, explains, “Tree growth in many tropical forests is limited by lack of … the leaves of a dominant tropical nitrogen-fixing Inga tree species. Credit: Sarah Batterman Fieldwork was … sink, yet this sink is weakening due to climate change and potential limitation by nitrogen. The widespread cost of …
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… promise of adding real value to our cities. To realize the potential of these approaches to minimize hazards and … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Asian longhorned beetle: The beautiful insect devouring our trees
… willow, poplar, elm, ash, and birch, among others. These tree species are very important components of both natural … US and eastern Canada, where sugar maple is an iconic tree renowned for producing maple syrup and displaying … at billions of dollars. The Asian longhorned beetle has the potential to cause more damage than Dutch elm disease, …
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