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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… (1975) and a PhD from Dartmouth College in Biology and Plant Ecology (1981). Before being hired at Cary Institute, … & enjoyed very much our discussions about the fate of soil C and N on those plots. I will always remember you! Alexandra …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… showed that the disease wasn’t caused by a virus but by a species of spirochete bacterium, a type that shares a … 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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Beech Bark Disease
… insect (the beech scale, Cryptococcus fagisuga ) and two species of bark-cankering fungi ( Neonectria faginata and … tree species in the forest. Such shifts have important effects on soil development and nutrient cycling 2 . … by the level of nitrogen in the tree 1 . Like many plant-eating insects, the beech scale’s population growth …
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Measuring the moisture in forest soils from space
… critical support for life on Earth. Soil moisture regulates plant growth, affecting wildlife and ecosystems. It also … can improve weather forecasting and hone crop yield and seasonal water availability projections. Soil moisture can … called an L-Band radiometer that ‘sees’ into soils. Variations in microwaves emitted from the soil correspond …
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Why oceanic islands buck biodiversity trends
Why oceanic islands buck biodiversity trends Plant diversity is generally much higher near the equator … A new paper reveals that plants’ relationships with other species help to explain why. February 28, 2024 … al./Nature 2024 “Many plants rely on fungi to access soil nutrients, or on specialized pollinators to …
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Q&A with Winslow Hansen: Wildfire in the western US
… fire regimes across different regions. And, since some plant species burn hotter and easier than others, the type of … Canada, completely destroyed by wildfire. Other effects include health consequences of inhaling smoke, which …
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Mohonk Lake is getting warmer and more stagnant with climate change
… are getting warmer, which is bad news for cold water fish species and freshwater quality. This is because changes in … is responding to global-scale climate drivers, as well as variations in local weather conditions. Lake stratification … Mohonk Lake in the autumn. Leaves and other plant debris that fall into the lake are decomposed by …
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In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce nutrients
… is very limited in tropical forest soils and important to plant growth.” In this study, the team compared the … clay minerals in local soils. Trees sampled included five species of nitrogen fixers (51 trees), five species of … fertilize other plants throughout the forest, with broad effects on nutrient cycling in the forest community.” …
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Urban greening success could be as simple as scattering seeds
… by Cary postdoctoral associate Elsa Anderson found that plant biodiversity can be increased with broadcast seeding. … Ambio . Ify Ndwuku measures target species height (here, a Western sunflower) in an … lot of action out there.” Next, the team will explore effects of greening method on soil ecosystem services. …
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Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon
… the atmosphere. The study modeled how the mix of tree species growing in a tropical forest following a … gas into a form of nitrogen that is available to fuel plant growth. Through these interactions, nitrogen fixers … trees in a tropical forest, we need to isolate their effects. We can't do that in a real forest because adding or …
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