Publications
The Institute communicates its scientific and educational information in a number of ways. One major outlet is peer-reviewed publications and reports. Cary Institute staff regularly publish in the best-rated journals in their respective fields.
] , “Why forests appear resistant to exotic plant invasions: intentional introductions, stand dynamics, and the role of shade tolerance”, Front. Ecol. Environ., vol. 7, p. 142-149, 2009.
, “Why does the relationship between sinking flux and planktonic primary production differ between lakes and the ocean?”, Limnol. Oceanogr., vol. 39, p. 213-226, 1994.
, “Why do Veeries (Catharus fuscescens) sing at dusk? Comparing acoustic competition during two peaks in vocal activity”, Undergraduate Ecology Research Reports. 2010.
, “Why do trees vary in suitability to insects and diseases?”, Tree Care Industry, vol. 12, p. 41-46, 2001.
, “Why are total soil respiration measurements higher in urban forests than rural forests?”, Undergraduate Ecology Research Reports. 2010.
, “Whole-system estimates of nitrification and nitrate uptake in streams of the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest”, Ecosystems, vol. 5, p. 419-430, 2002.
, “Whole lake carbon-13 additions reveal terrestrial support of aquatic food webs”, Nature, vol. 427, p. 240-243, 2004.
, “Who needs environmental monitoring?”, Front. Ecol. Environ., vol. 5, p. 253-260, 2007.
, “Who is responsible for grain quality?”, in V. A. Krischik, G. Cuperus, D. Galliart, and M. Stone-Cooper (eds.). Management of Grain, Bulk Commodities, and Bagged Products, 1992, p. 5-6.
, “White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) activity and gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) survival”, Undergraduate Ecology Research Reports. 2002.
, “White Paper on ecology in the undergraduate curriculum?”, vol. 6. p. 4, 1995.
, “Where rivers are born: The scientific imperative for defending small streams and wetlands”, American Rivers and the Sierra Club, Washington, DC., p. 23, 2003.
, “Where has the gypsy moth gone?”, Institute of Ecosystem Studies Newsletter, vol. 20, p. 1-3, 2003.
, “When terrestrial organic matter is sent down the river: Importance of allochthonous C inputs to the metabolism in lakes and rivers”, in A. Polis, M. E. Power, and G. Huxell (eds.). Food Webs at the Landscape Level, 2004, p. 301-316.
, “What would Tansley do?”, Urban Ecosystems, vol. 12, p. 1-8, 2009.
, “What should every citizen know about ecology?”, Front. Ecol. Environ., 2009.
, “What questions, systems, or phenomena warrant long-term ecological study?”, in G. E. Likens (ed.). Long-Term Studies in Ecology: Approaches and Alternatives, 1989, p. 183-185.
, “What kind of spatial and temporal details are required in models of heterogeneous systems?”, Oikos, vol. 102, p. 654-662, 2003.
, “What keeps trees free from attack by insects and diseases?”, Tree Care Industry, vol. 12, p. 32-36, 2001.
, “What is the role of a disciplinary section in a multidisciplinary science?”, Veg. Sect. Newsl, vol. 9, p. 5-6, 1989.
, “What is the mechanism behind the seasonal switch between N and P limitation in estuaries?”, Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., vol. 45, p. 380-381, 1988.
, “What is the best predictor of annual Lyme disease incidence: Weather, mice, or acorns?”, Ecol. Appl., vol. 15, p. 575-586, 2005.
, “What is chemical ecology?”, J. Chem. Ecol., vol. 14, p. 727-730, 1988.
, “What causes insect and disease outbreaks on trees?”, Tree Care Industry, vol. 12, p. 80-86, 2001.
, “What are the tradeoffs between the immediacy of management needs and the longer process of scientific discovery?”, in G. E. Likens (ed.). Long-Term Studies in Ecology: Approaches and Alternatives, 1989, p. 203-205.