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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… Research Cooperative . Colleague Peter Groffman, who succeeded Gary as the lead investigator on the Hubbard … “Gary was an internationally recognized forest ecologist who made fundamental contributions to the field, and … to blaze a brilliant path as both a scientist and a high quality human being. Scott Ollinger Speaking on …
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Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist
… the Northeastern US, causing unprecedented declines in air quality. Sunlight was dimmed, haze reduced visibility, and … major research area for Cary scientist Winslow Hansen , who directs the newly formed Western Fire and Forest … vast majority of fires. Between 1992 and 2012, people were responsible for starting 84% of all fires in the US, …
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The Lost Snail of the Yangtze
… sent it over to the Department of Malacology (the people who study snails). Rocks from the … dams or diversions along streams and small rivers to grind grain, crush rock, and saw wood. But only recently have we … this story reminds us of just how difficult it is to be responsible for a planet. …
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… scrutinizing how the benefits and burdens are distributed. Who gets jobs? Who is displaced? Whose voices are heard in … Lab, and is now an Associate Extension Educator in Water Quality at the University of Connecticut’s Center for Land … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Agriculture without weeds and bugs
… agriculture a “green” endeavor. Food production is responsible for about 1/3 of our greenhouse gas emissions, … with an eye solely on yield and profits. These are grain factories. Often the plants are genetically identical, …
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Behind the smoke screen
… Essentially, the EPA has pledged not to prosecute anyone who might wish to emit a variety of toxics to our … for decades to the betterment of our air and water quality. Industry lobbied for the lightened regulatory oversight. Air pollution is responsible for a wide variety of cardiovascular (heart …
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As cities swelter, urban shade trees fall by the millions
… war against an invasive Asian beetle that’s the size of a grain of rice and as deadly as a saw blade. The tiny … coordinator for the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, responsible for roughly a million city-owned trees in one of … said Steward Pickett , a distinguished senior scientist who has studied urban forests at the Cary Institute of …
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New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison
… extinction,” explained co-author Rafał Kowalczyk, who heads the Mammal Research Institute at the Polish … and east of its distribution, while land use change was responsible for losses in the west and south. The arrival of …
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Cary to co-lead $4.8M study on how environmental conditions shape viral outbreaks in wild rodents
… Uganda. The project focuses on rodents because they are responsible for more zoonotic diseases than any other … says Christina Faust of the University of Glasgow, who is leading the work in Uganda in collaboration with …
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Ecology and artificial intelligence: stronger together
… of AI to be more powerful, resilient, and socially responsible. Published September 11 in Proceedings of … ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies , who co-led the paper along with IBM Research’s Kush …
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