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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… so many other communities, among them the Hubbard Brook Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) community, the Catskill … complex ecological issues in a way that maximized the usefulness of outcomes for everyone. He was an exemplary …
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Impaired wild mice survive and thrive as well as unimpaired counterparts
… and thrive as well as unimpaired counterparts Long-term monitoring calls into question evolutionary biology assumptions. White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus . Photo by Cary Institute …
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Dosing the coast: Baltimore County’s leaky pipes are medicating the Chesapeake Bay
… in Baltimore’s Gwynns Falls watershed. Fork explains, “Because Gwynns Falls streams don’t receive wastewater … is a contribution to the Baltimore Ecosystem Study , a Long Term Ecological Research site funded by the US National …
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… highway. The local government admitted that widespread use of road salts for snow clearance is a cause of the … every year. The use of chloride salts on roads has long been controversial because of their well-documented … on roads. In the US, Kelly said that while national-level data is available, there are gaps in data at the local …
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New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
… Land-use & Human Impacts , … 60 individuals remaining in captivity. Scientists have long debated the exact causes of the grazers’ near … the study authors argue that ensuring the species’ long-term protection and recovery requires understanding why they …
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With global challenges in mind, keeping a decades-long success story at the forefront
With global challenges in mind, keeping a decades-long success story at the forefront A good … Long-term Monitoring As the … to the public, “I would argue that cartoons with their use of satire — in this case focused on the environmental …
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Environmental justice
… As a scientist, I am worried about the term environmental justice. Scientists measure things, amassing data to test hypotheses and observe trends. Environmental … as distinct from other forms of injustice that have been so long overlooked? I would hate to see environmental …
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… of green infrastructure projects. “Many US cities use green infrastructure to comply with storm water … hazards and benefit all communities, we must confront long standing structural inequalities and the planning … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… old when his knees started swelling like soda cans left too long in the freezer. Fatigue knocked him flat for hours at a … than 50 percent as land conversion to exurban and suburban use has exploded. This trend has been particularly intense … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Fifty-year-old law proves we can address environmental challenges
… loads fueled runaway algal growth in Lake Erie. Over his long life, Trautman watched as pollution worsened and drove … or to dredge or fill these waters, compelled polluters to use the best available technology to reduce pollution, … for decades about its flaws, which need to be fixed. Yet data from Ohio and elsewhere show that the act greatly …
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