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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… drop vast amounts of acorns to increase their chances of reproduction, rodent populations will devour these … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the … in the United States today. Ostfeld is putting his primary hope in vaccines. While an early vaccine, developed …
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Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems?
Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems? CrowdScience … impact on the planet: we’ve wreaked havoc on countless ecosystems and one study estimates only 3% of land on Earth … Steel Producer: Cathy Edwards Editor: Richard Collings Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris Studio Manager: …
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Cary Institute’s Steward Pickett Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
… field sites have included: vacant lots in urban Baltimore, primary forests in western Pennsylvania, post-agricultural … and patch dynamics, and his pioneering studies of urban ecosystems are among the many scientific contributions … Sciences Advisory Committee for the National Science Foundation. Pickett was elected as a Fellow to the …
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With global challenges in mind, keeping a decades-long success story at the forefront
… from these early networks and their successors provided the foundation for our long-term analysis,” says Likens. … by the establishment of the Multi-state Atmospheric Power Production Pollution Study (MAP3S) Network in 1976, and … Beyond damage to structures, acid rain changes entire ecosystems for decades. “One of the major effects of …
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Bats not the enemy in the fight against COVID-19
… efforts needed to preserve bats and their fragile ecosystems. Manuel Ruedi who has been studying bats from … would be so much easier and safer. Virologists get quick publications easily from bats and bats have few defenders … has not been confirmed from bats. “Bats still get the primary blame, even for MERS, despite clear documentation …
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Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon
… parameters such as evapotranspiration and net primary production to estimate nitrogen fixation fluxes. These … Environment Research Council, ForestGEO, the Heising-Simons Foundation, HSBC, Stanley Motta, Small World Institute Fund, …
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Cary Institute to offer immersive, paid research experience for teachers
… experience for teachers National Science Foundation funding will enable teachers to conduct … and high school teachers learning about aquatic ecosystems in Cary’s 2016 Summer Institute. Credit: Cary … is funded by a three-year award from the National Science Foundation as part of its Research Experiences for …
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… impact of chloride salts on bodies of water, organisms and ecosystems, and a growing number of researchers are calling … snowmelt agents with clear environmental advantages and low production costs are developed, chloride salts will continue …
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Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America
… ESA Governing Board,” said Groffman. “ESA has been my primary academic home since 1983 and it has been a great … to global biogeochemical cycles, from urban to forest ecosystems, from soil to water, from national environmental …
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Cary Institute to host Climate Week NYC event on addressing the wildfire crisis
… scientific uncertainty about where, when, how, and why ecosystems and fire regimes will change over the next few … event are partially funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation . Learn more on September 20. Register …
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