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  1. Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend

    … many other communities, among them the Hubbard Brook Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) community, the Catskill … when it fell back to Earth.” While undertaking long-term studies on nutrient cycling in Catskill Mountain … His sudden death is a tremendous loss to the field, and all who knew his probing mind, kind nature, and commitment …

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  2. Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist

    … determine whether we experience smoke again. In the longer term, however, climate change will almost certainly continue … out trees, downed branches, brush, and other fuels that feed large catastrophic fires. We are seeing longer fire … 1992 and 2012, people were responsible for starting 84% of all fires in the US, accounting for 44% of the area burned. …

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  3. How Lyme disease became unstoppable

    … Vector-Borne Diseases. “And that doesn’t even include all the other tick-borne illnesses,” he noted, including … They have been evolving in North America for roughly 60,000 years and were historically widespread across the … are what scientists call reservoir hosts. They are the long-term hosts of the Lyme pathogen, the ultimate source from …

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  4. Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities

    … easy to administer, does not require a veterinary feed directive, and is not used in human medications. Like … these labile carbon pools can lead to a reduction in long-term carbon storage capacity.  Lucas says, “We saw … alone, antibiotics alone, and heat and antibiotics together all have different effects on soil microbial communities. …

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  5. Destroyed habitat creates the perfect conditions for coronavirus to emerge

    … 335 diseases that emerged between 1960 and 2004, at least 60% of which came from non-human animals. Increasingly, … spilling over from animals to humans. “I am not at all surprised about the coronavirus outbreak,” he says. … within low-income and informal settlements. “Short-term efforts are focused on containing the spread of …

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  6. New study identifies the best areas for rewilding European bison

    … European bison became extinct in the wild, with only about 60 individuals remaining in captivity. Scientists have long … the study authors argue that ensuring the species’ long-term protection and recovery requires understanding why they … populations, only eight have more than 150 adults, and all eight depend on supplemental feeding due to poor habitat …

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  7. Ecology and artificial intelligence: stronger together

    … are not only challenges that AI could benefit from in terms of pure innovation — they’re also the kinds of … at Cary Institute. Ecologists don’t always know what all of those variables are, they’re limited to the ones … “When we have data gaps that exclude women over 60, people of color, or traditional ways of knowing, we are …

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  8. Dr. David L. Strayer

    Dr. David L. Strayer Freshwater Ecologist Expertise Hudson River, invasive species, streams strayerd@caryinstitute.org Dr. David L. StrayerPhD, 1984, Cornell University Placement Emeriti …

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  9. Environmental justice

    … As a scientist, I am worried about the term environmental justice. Scientists measure things, … as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or … Flawed environmental justice analyses.  Science 357: 260

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  10. In the tropics, nitrogen-fixing trees take a hit from herbivores

    … reduces nitrogen, limits forest growth. Photo by Sarah Batterman December 7, 2022 … in part, by herbivory. Insects and other animals prefer to feed on nitrogen-fixing trees, reducing the success of … note that the only trait that consistently explained all measures of herbivory was the fixation trait itself – …

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