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We suggest that understanding urban homogenization will provide the basis for understanding the impacts of urban land use change from local to continental scales.
For three decades, our scientists have been researching the Hudson River ecosystem from the way shoreline development impacts water quality to how invasive species influence resident plants and animals. As a result, the Hudson is the most scientifically scrutinized river in the world.
It has become apparent that these beds of submersed aquatic vegetation ("SAV") may play important roles in the river's ecosystem.
The purpose of the program is to monitor environmental parameters that affect natural ecosystems.
Through their burrowing activities, earthworms reap dramatic physical changes on forest soil. Prior research has shown that by altering forests floor structure, earthworms can dramatically affect crucial nutrient cycling processes, such as nitrification.
Acorns are a key food for white-footed mice. The mice are key predators on Spongy Moth pupae. When there are many acorns the mouse population increases, which keeps the moth population low
GLAMR is a centralized, public repository of ecosystem metabolism estimates and related data for lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and other lentic water bodies around the world.
Just like the bacteria in our gut affect our health, the bacteria in our environment play a big role in things like soil fertility and how much carbon the soil can store. This project looks at how changes in climate shape these microscopic communities, with the goal of predicting how they will react to climate change and other environmental pressures.
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is one of the world’s leading independent environmental research organizations. Our scientists excel at collaborative, transformative, multidisciplinary science. They have a deep understanding of the key drivers of environmental change, among them: climate change, invasive species, and human influence on land and water.
The science is unequivocal. Human activities – such as burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests, and modern agriculture – generate greenhouse gas emissions that are altering Earth’s climate. Nearly every ecosystem on the face of the planet is or will be altered. Climate change is one of the major drivers of ecosystem change.
This guide is intended to support individuals and organizations conducting ecological research and environmental monitoring in the Catskills Region of southeastern New York, including portions of Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster counties.