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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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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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