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Mohonk Lake is getting warmer and more stagnant with climate change
… into the future. In a new study , published today in Geophysical Research Letters, Cary Postdoctoral Associate … breeding ground for toxic algal blooms. How can we use information on stratification and mixing to guide lake … There are several ways to assess lake stratification using these measurements. How did you measure lake …
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What is a species?
… With the advent of molecular biology, ecologists are using quantitative measures of genetic differences to … to recognize species. Armed with standards that define how many gene differences would categorize a species, individuals can be gathered from disparate habitats and analyzed for differences in DNA. The methods, …
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… in 122 official city planning documents from 20 US cities, using a novel framework that focused on vision, process, and … emerged from the 20-city analysis. First, plans need to define equity and justice in collaboration with communities … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Measuring the moisture in forest soils from space
… soil moisture on a global scale. Instead, scientists are using satellites. NASA’s SMAP (Soil Moisture Active … of collaborators, was recently published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters . … Dutchess County, New York. Photo by Pam Freeman. What information does the SMAP satellite detect, and how does …
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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 1927, the … that combined paleoclimate data, vegetation and habitat information, the population growth and expansion of … rewilding has been done without a strong understanding of habitats and regions where bison once thrived. As a result, …
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Ecology and artificial intelligence: stronger together
… help ecology Ecologists — Han included — are already using artificial intelligence to search for patterns in large data sets and to make more accurate predictions, such … include ‘hallucinations’ — when an AI generates false information. Because ecology examines complex systems at …
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David Fischer
David Fischer Manager of Hudson River Studies/Education Associate Research Specialist and … which included routine monitoring of the pelagic and benthic communities from Troy to Haverstraw as well as a number of more focused short term studies of the many habitats and communities associated with the river …
ltumblety - 11/07/2023 - 08:54
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… Freshwater Ecologist Expertise Hudson River, invasive species, streams …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:40
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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… “Gary was incredibly bright and an early adopter of using computer models to understand ecosystem processes. He …
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Getting parks out of green infrastructure purgatory
… environment, for people or nature. How do cities tend to define green infrastructure in their sustainability plans? … in 2007, the EPA endorsed a green infrastructure definition focusing on stormwater management. Some cities take a … like restoring wetlands, preserving forests and other habitats, building buffers around streams, and establishing …
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