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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… the Northeast’s depleted lands for the rich post-glacial soil of the Midwest. The forests came back in a big way. By … New York, he and his team have uncovered some of the key dynamics in the Lyme disease system. Through long-term … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Cary Institute’s Steward Pickett Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
… explores the ecological structure of urban areas and how vegetation changes through time after disturbance, with … in theoretical ecology, forest succession and patch dynamics, and his pioneering studies of urban ecosystems are … work on the impact of climate change on plant growth and soil carbon storage. And Jon Cole was elected in 2014 for …
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… because of their well-documented impacts on the environment, ecology and human health. While … salts increase the salt concentration of water sources and soil. This affects the growth of roadside plants, and can … pavements and bridges, while also protecting roadside vegetation. Kelly said she was unable to comment on …
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Cary Institute to offer immersive, paid research experience for teachers
… to create and run simulations of future forest and fire dynamics, conduct field surveys of tick density and distribution, explore soil food webs, and identify tree species, among other … it is tailored to each teacher’s interests and classroom dynamics. “By letting teachers engage as learners in this …
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New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
… forced the European bison’s population decline. Rapid environmental change and hunting by humans were the main … a detailed simulation that combined paleoclimate data, vegetation and habitat information, the population growth … humans across Eurasia, and bison population and dispersal dynamics. Historical records, fossil evidence, and ancient …
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Victoria Kelly
… Data from the program have been used to understand the dynamics of road salt and the effects of climate change on … and monitoring of water at the landscape scale. Recent publications include Road Salt: The Problem, The Solution, and How to Get There and The State of the Environment, Dutchess County . Victoria KellyBS, …
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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… Term Ecological Research (LTER) community, the Catskill Environmental Research and Monitoring (CERM) conference, … Gary was a truly exceptional scientist, mentor, environmental advocate, and friend. A memorial service … & enjoyed very much our discussions about the fate of soil C and N on those plots. I will always remember you! …
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Exposure to past temperature variability may help forests cope with climate change
… A new study out today in the first issue of Environmental Research: Ecology, published by IOP … modern forest productivity, the researchers used global vegetation data detected by NASA’s MODIS satellites . … today. However, the same was not true for forest responses to variability in precipitation and vapor pressure …
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Beech Bark Disease
… in the forest. Such shifts have important effects on soil development and nutrient cycling 2 . … in northern hardwood forests: the importance of nitrogen dynamics and forest history for disease severity. Canadian …
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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities
Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities Combined stressors … antibiotic is still biologically active when it enters the environment through animal waste. … land in northern Idaho that was free of grazing livestock. Vegetation cover at the collection site, primarily tallgrass …
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