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  1. Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend

    … and Senior Scientist Emeritus at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, died on December 17, while skiing with … early research transformed how scientists calculate forest nitrogen budgets. He was among the first to document that … Catskills & enjoyed very much our discussions about the fate of soil C and N on those plots. I will always remember …

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  2. Dr. Jane M. Lucas

    … abundant microorganisms help fertilize plants and recycle organic debris, with important implications for agriculture and ecosystem health. Lucas is working to uncover the hidden … antibiotics affect soil microbes, soil carbon storage, nitrogen cycling, and the rise of antibiotic resistance. …

    ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:12

  3. Dr. David L. Strayer

    … Freshwater Ecologist Expertise Hudson River, invasive species, streams … 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

  4. Beech Bark Disease

    … girdle the tree, disrupting its internal nutrient transport system and causing it to deteriorate slowly. … understood, but it may be affected by the level of nitrogen in the tree 1 . Like many plant-eating insects, … cycling caused by an introduced pest/pathogen complex. Ecosystems 13:1188–1200. 3 Griffin, J. M., G. M. Lovett, …

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  5. How Lyme disease became unstoppable

    … in the ’70s, was among the earliest witnesses to this fateful shift in both tick and human populations. Since … is a lovely area, right at the mouth of the Connecticut River, where it flows into Long Island Sound, with estuary … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …

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  6. Hydrogen fuels

    … hydrogen is easily lost to leaks during storage and transport. It is of more than passing interest that the … in sources seem more likely. If it does not meet another fate, hydrogen released to Earth’s atmosphere will …

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  7. Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities

    … Jane Lucas , a community ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, investigated the interactive effects of … microbial community composition and function, carbon and nitrogen cycling, and interactions among microbes.  They … temperatures alone increased soil respiration and dissolved organic carbon. Increases in these labile carbon pools can …

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  8. Soil carbon sequestration as a climate change solution

    … recognized (and I thoroughly agree) that soils with lots of organic matter are good for plant growth, retention of water … plant cover crops, and apply manure to maintain soil organic matter at stable levels.  Avoiding cultivation also … that soil carbon sequestration is slow stems from its nitrogen and phosphorus contents, which are also lost …

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  9. The Lost Snail of the Yangtze

    The Lost Snail of the Yangtze Yangtze River, Three Gorges. Photo by Neil Young July 22, 2021 … from “Kouei-Tchéou, a town located on the Yang Tse River, more than 1200 km. from Chang-Hai”. The rock sat … people. For millennia, we have used rivers as highways to transport people and goods, and the great rapids are deadly …

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  10. Keeping the invasive bugs at bay

    … They are less optimistic about battling ash borers. The fates of the park’s ash and hemlock trees now rest on … disappointed than surprised when some trees on the Schroon River were found infected. A highway department worker … untreated firewood more than 50 miles. It’s illegal to transport regulated pests in New York, too. “If you …

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