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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… Rain garden in a vacant lot in Baltimore's McElderry Park neighborhood that includes a … at the Henrietta Lacks Educational Park in Baltimore Maryland. Credit: Logan Brissette and Joanna Solins … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… stretched the boundaries of ecosystem science, advancing understanding of how forests process pollution, cycle … other communities, among them the Hubbard Brook Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) community, the Catskill … and none nicer than those in which his enthusiasm for the application of his work and energy became so focused in …
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West Nile virus infection risk is higher in less affluent neighborhoods in Baltimore, MD
… infection risk is higher in less affluent neighborhoods in Baltimore, MD Study finds abundance of infected … Kaitlin Saunders checks a mosquito trap in Baltimore, Maryland. Collected mosquitoes were tested for pathogens … LaDeau concludes, “This study gets us closer to understanding how mosquito-borne disease risk varies across …
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In Baltimore, lower income neighborhoods have bigger mosquitoes
In Baltimore, lower income neighborhoods have bigger mosquitoes … Paul Leisnham, a co-author on the study from University of Maryland - College Park, collecting mosquito larvae in a … for measuring hundreds of wings. She explains, “Understanding how landscape features influence mosquito size …
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Racist housing practices from the 1930s linked to hotter neighborhoods today
… investigation last September by NPR and the University of Maryland's Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. In an … in intensity and frequency as climate change progresses. In Baltimore, NPR and the Howard Center found dramatic … service's study. "There are these explanations that require understanding history to understand why we see what we see …
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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… States. “It’s a really important dataset for understanding North American birds,” says LaDeau. “So … distribution in urban areas. Since then, her work with Baltimore Ecosystem Study has helped to unravel how the …
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Road salt pollution in many US lakes could stabilize at or below EPA thresholds
… level off. The model looked at road density in lake watersheds, the amount of road salt applied per road mile, … at which road salt would be expected to stabilize if salt application was held at amounts reported in 2010-2015, for … high road density and high road salt application in their watersheds. They included some 9-10% of lakes in Illinois …
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… effects of zebra mussels on the Hudson River ecosystem, and understanding the roles of suspension-feeding animals in … of millions of dollars in economic damage and widespread ecological change. Water clarity, water chemistry, food … of species and ecosystems. In addition to his scientific publications, Strayer has written several dozen essays for …
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Dosing the coast: Baltimore County’s leaky pipes are medicating the Chesapeake Bay
Dosing the coast: Baltimore County’s leaky pipes are medicating the … (Millbrook, NY) In Baltimore, Maryland, leaky sewage infrastructure delivers tens of … animal biology and behavior, algal growth, and other ecological processes – with harmful cascading effects. …
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Chronic Wasting Disease Outbreaks: An Integrated Population Model
Chronic Wasting Disease Outbreaks: An Integrated Population Model Speaker: Dr. … approach that can structurally incorporate relevant ecological and epidemiological processes, to forecast … This novel method provides a rigorous tool for increasing understanding of disease and population dynamics, which are …