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New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
… Ecosystem Engineering , … years ago due to rapid warming of the climate and its effects on bison habitat. After that, the activities of a …
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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 …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:40
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… say above, is a polite way to put it. “We fucked up the ecosystem” is probably a better way to say it. … 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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Why oceanic islands buck biodiversity trends
… A new paper reveals that plants’ relationships with other species help to explain why. February 28, 2024 … ; forest ecologist Evan Gora of Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is the senior author on the paper. … On continents and mainlands, species richness tends to be high near the equator and low near the …
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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… As the planetary thermostat climbs, many species in North America are gradually moving northward to … be having on wild bird populations. While the virus’s effects were readily apparent in urban areas, where birds … in urban areas. Since then, her work with Baltimore Ecosystem Study has helped to unravel how the built and …
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The more we lose biodiversity, the worse will be the spread of infectious diseases
… action that alters the ecological balance and puts some species at risk of extinction can directly impact human … , a disease ecologist at the non-profit Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York, says his team’s research … with body size, he says. “We also found that dilution effects occurred for most frequency-transmitted pathogens …
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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… the presence of pathogenic bat coronaviruses in two species of Indian bats in a screening study published in … Barbara Han , disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. “These pathogens cause zoonoses with … would be so much easier and safer. Virologists get quick publications easily from bats and bats have few defenders …
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Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist
… We should expect that the direct and indirect effects of fire will be an increasingly prevalent part of … burning have experienced fire before, and are home to tree species that are fire adapted. What is changing is the … are a fire away from becoming shrubland. We are seeing an ecosystem shift happen in a compressed timescale, and it …
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In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests
… lead author and a Research Fellow at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, explains, “ Lightning is a major cause … notes. “When lianas are in the canopy, they amplify the effects of lightning strikes, resulting in more severe … tree survival. More work is needed to identify the tree species that will be most impacted, those that will be …
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A lethal tick-borne disease is spreading in the US, driven by climate change
… a serious bout of the illness continue to experience the effects of the disease, such as loss of muscle mass and … Ostfeld , a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York, told Grist. “There’s some … citizen data. It’s also possible that other tick species, like the American dog tick or the lone star tick, …
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