Research Projects

Bringing innovative approaches to the study of ecological issues.

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Children in forest ©Colin McDonald

Tree-SMART Trade

Advocating for a 5-part policy agenda to reduce the importation of insects and diseases from international trade.

Surveying rattlesnake populations in the Catskills. CC Jamie Deppen

Catskill Science Collaborative

Connecting scientific research with natural resource management in the Catskill region.

Projects

Disease Ecology

Red fox. ©

Biodiversity, Community Ecology, and the Dilution Effect

amphibian

Disease Ecology of Wildlife

urban decay

Ecological Complexity, Mosquito Production, and Disease Risk

tick in tube

Forecasting Tick-Borne Disease

salmon

Infectious Hematopoeitic Necrosis Virus (IHNV)

black-legged tick CC

Lyme Disease [Research]

mouse

Machine Learning to Predict Zoonotic Disease

aerial

Macroecology of Infectious Disease

White-footed mouse ©Robin Moore

Pulsed Resources and Consumer Communities in Terrestrial Systems

Education

Comp Hydro

data

Data Explorations in Ecology

ice

Integrating Chemistry and Earth Science

REU 2018

REU Program

Forests

acid rain smoky mountains

Atmospheric Deposition to Heterogeneous Terrain: Scaling up to the Landscape

catskill sampling

Catskill Mountain Ecosystems

white-tailed deer ©

Controlled Focused Hunting

Hubbard Brook. CC: Claire Nemes

Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study

cary forest

Long-Term Monitoring of the Forest Ecosystem at Cary

Forest ©

Modeling Northeastern Forest Ecosystems

snow

Snow Depth & Soil Freezing as a Regulator of Microbial Processes

Freshwater

water celery

Ecological Functions of Submersed Plant Beds

lake

Effects of Dissolved Organic Carbon on Lake Ecosystems

Stream

Effects of Global Climate Change on Stream Ecosystems

Effects of Novel Contaminants, Such as Pharmaceuticals, on Stream Ecosystems

FishScapes: Social-Ecological Interactions in Fishery Landscapes

Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network

hudson river

Hudson River Ecosystem Study

SAV

Hudson River Habitats: Submersed Aquatic Vegetation

wetlands

Hudson River Habitats: Wetlands

Increased Loss of DOC from Terrestrial Systems

Mara river wildebeest carcasses CC by Amanda Subalusky

Mara Project

road salt

Road Salt [Research]

stream

Stream Bacterial Communities: When is Function Linked to Structure?

hudson river canoe

Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Project [Citizen Science]

tidal marsh

Tidal Marsh Project

Lake carbon

Understanding Lake Carbon Cycles

Urban Ecology

Baltimore skyline cc by forsaken fotos

Baltimore Ecosystem Study

urban decay

Ecological Complexity, Mosquito Production, and Disease Risk

atlanta suburb aerial cc by formulanone

Ecological Homogenization of Urban America

NYC skyline cc Betty Tsang

Is Green Infrastructure a Universal Good?

Weather & Climate

environmental monitioring

Environmental Monitoring Program

snowdrop

Phenology

terra vineyards fog

Solving the Mysteries of Coastal Fog Systems

fog chile

The Importance of Fogwater in the Maintenance of Ecosystems