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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… Anderson could romp for hours in the gentle New England forest with little fear. Only later, after years in and out … in the Lyme disease system. Through long-term trapping and analysis of mouse and tick populations in the forests around … 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
Dr. Jazlynn Hall Forest and Landscape Ecologisthallj@caryinstitute.org … Charlie Canham to use simulation models and geospatial analysis to examine drivers of forest carbon and project … in ecology, hydrology, and geography to identify the effects of forest disturbance from extreme events on carbon …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:34
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Dr. Evan Gora
Dr. Evan Gora Forest Ecologist Expertise forest ecology, … landscape and beyond. Much of this research focuses on the effects of a rarely studied phenomenon – lightning – and … and function that extends from the forest floor to the canopy. Studies of decomposition are essential to …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:10
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Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist
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 … seedlings to survive and establish the next generation of canopy trees. Large swaths of forests are a fire away from …
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Dr. Winslow D. Hansen
Dr. Winslow D. Hansen Forest Ecologist Expertise forest ecology, … is a research support professional specializing in data analysis, code writing of all kinds, GIS, and high … of the SORTIE-ND forest model, forecasting climate change effects on forests of the eastern US, modeling light …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:15
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Racist housing practices from the 1930s linked to hotter neighborhoods today
… Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. In an analysis of heat and income in 97 of the most populous U.S. … according to research released last week by the U.S. Forest Service, the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis … Inequality database and compared them to heat and tree canopy data. The researchers looking at heat patterns used …
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In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests
… explains, “ Lightning is a major cause of tree death and forest disturbance , yet it has been understudied as an … by lightning,” Gora notes. “When lianas are in the canopy, they amplify the effects of lightning strikes, resulting in more severe …
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Exposure to past temperature variability may help forests cope with climate change
… Study identifies trends linking temperature variability and forest productivity. Photo by Steve Conger August … Research: Ecology, published by IOP Publishing, assessed effects of past and current climate variability on global … variability is expected to substantially increase. Our analysis indicates that tropical forests could be harder hit …
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Beech Bark Disease
… to deteriorate slowly. Photo by Joseph O’Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org July 1, 2022 … bark is disfigured and hardly recognizable. The decline of canopy beech trees is often accompanied by growth of dense … tree species in the forest. Such shifts have important effects on soil development and nutrient cycling 2 . …
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Elizabeth Buhr
… Buhr is a field manager and junior programmer in the Forest Futures Lab. She coordinates Alaskan fieldwork and contributes to the analysis of field data. Her research in Alaska centers on boreal forest regeneration after wildfires. Elizabeth has a …
ltumblety - 12/11/2023 - 09:00