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The Interim Lower Food Web Survey is tracking the health of the Hudson River. Data collected will ensure the river continues to be managed with the best possible science, supporting biodiversity, clean drinking water, sustainable fisheries, and recreational use.
When, where, and why do diseases jump from animals to people? This project is investigating how changes in the environment affect the spread of viruses through rodent populations, and how those dynamics translate into risks for people.
In New Hampshire’s White Mountains, the Hubbard Brook Watershed Ecosystem Record (HBWatER) has been monitoring the chemistry of precipitation and streamwater in a series of forested watersheds every week since 1963. It is the longest continuous record of its kind, unbroken for more than 60 years.
With support from the US Department of Defense’s Strategic Environmental Research and. Development Program (SERDP), we have undertaken a five-year study looking at the effects of climate change on blacklegged ticks – the primary vector for diseases like Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Powassan virus.
Since 2003, Cary Institute has solicited volunteers to monitor submersed aquatic vegetation (SAV) in the Hudson River as part of research to understand the ecological functions of these plants.
The Integrating Chemistry and Earth science (ICE) team developed a new unit for Baltimore City high schools that brings Earth science into the chemistry curriculum. ICE includes concepts, datasets, and protocols in and about Baltimore, addressing the question, "How does chemistry shape my world?" The ICE model may find application in other places around the country.
The Comp Hydro project addresses one of the most daunting challenges to developing scientific literacy in students: integrating teaching and learning of key ideas and practices of place-based environmental science with computational and quantitative science in authentic, innovative and effective ways.
This project focuses on coupled human-ecosystem interactions in the context of socio-ecological systems as a framework to promote place based learning and environmental literacy.
We are investigating the coupled natural-human dynamics of recreational fishery landscapes in order to identify pathways and obstacles to effective management and governance of them.
The Dilution Effect is a term used by disease ecologist Richard Ostfeld and Felicia Keesing. It occurs when high host diversity dilutes the impact of white-footed mice, reducing mouse-tick interactions and subsequent disease risk. The dilution effect appears to be a general phenomenon, not restricted to the Lyme disease system. Human-induced environmental changes, such as landscape fragmentation and predator suppression, can inadvertently increase disease risk by reducing biodiversity.
The Buell-Small Succession Study is a long term ecological study designed to document old field succession.