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New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
… At the end of the last ice age, large herds of bison roamed across Europe. But by … humans across Eurasia, and bison population and dispersal dynamics. Historical records, fossil evidence, and ancient … suitable for European bison today, but also in the future under human-caused climate and environmental change. …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… drama of Lyme disease. White-footed mice, along with other forest rodents like chipmunks, are … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the … intact, getting deer, tick, and rodent populations under control, scaling back the WUI lifestyle that puts so …
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Beech Bark Disease
… to infection by wood-rotting fungi and damage by wind and ice. Map of presence of the beech scale … (0.5-1 mm, or 0.02-0.04 inches) and feeds on tissues just under the bark. When it settles on a tree to feed, it covers … in northern hardwood forests: the importance of nitrogen dynamics and forest history for disease severity. Canadian …
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Mohonk Lake is getting warmer and more stagnant with climate change
… warmer, which is bad news for fish and freshwater quality. Understanding how lake temperature is changing is key to … lake on New York’s Shawangunk Ridge. They found that lake stratification is getting longer and stronger due to climate … interested in how fall conditions influence the timing of ice-on, which is when the lake is fully covered in a layer …
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July: Stay cool
… a warm room (and is the basis for that old bar bet that an ice cube melts faster at 60 degrees than at 70 degrees – … as your body. Bodies of water are slow to warm up, even under a blazing summer sun, and are constantly cooled by … lower than the air. This temperature difference can be large, as anyone who has gone swimming in Lake Michigan or …
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Dr. Vanessa Rubio
… at the University of Birmingham to study giant tree dynamics under the Gigante project. Using data generated from … organizational levels are relevant, especially for highly diverse communities. Dr. Vanessa Rubio …
ltumblety - 11/20/2023 - 12:04
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Dr. Ian McGregor
… and characterize tropical forest disturbance and mortality dynamics from lightning. The research is centered on Barro … research Dr. McGregor completed his PhD at NC State under the guidance of Dr. Josh Gray. As a NASA Future … Using a mix of optical and synthetic aperture radar data, his research focused on three main areas: assessing …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:41
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Behind the smoke screen
… toxics to our environment. The new policies were rolled out under the guise of giving industry an economic break from … at the local morgue. Air pollution plays out slowly over a large area, and is difficult to trace back to source. It … S. Holman, W.G. Ross, and H.K. Lyerly. 2014. Long-term dynamics of death rates of emphysema, asthma, and pneumonia …
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… usually called “snowmelt agents” in China – prevent ice forming on the road by lowering the freezing point of … reported the death of roadside plane trees in Beijing on a large scale. Professor Liu Yong, of the College of Forestry … the salt can wash into the surrounding soil, as well as lakes and streams, possibly contaminating reservoirs and …
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Cary Institute to offer immersive, paid research experience for teachers
… curricula for teaching STEM Photo: Middle and high school teachers learning about aquatic ecosystems in … serve significant minority populations. Teachers from four under-resourced Hudson Valley school districts that serve … to create and run simulations of future forest and fire dynamics, conduct field surveys of tick density and …
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