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At high densities, white-tailed deer inhibit growth of trees but increase the overall diversity of smaller plant and weed species, according to a long-term study published Dec. 23 in PLOS One. Twenty years ago, Cornell researchers established...
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Kayden Nasworthy’s paper on the dark refuge for mysids was accepted last week in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. He used uncrewed surface vessels – Saildrones – to collect hydroacoustic data in Lake Michigan and Lake...
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Physics-based models should be supplemented with AI hydrological models rather than relying on site-specific estimates, researchers find.
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Sol Lisboa, Rebecca Schneider, Lars Rudstam and Todd Walter published a paper on the phosphorus budget of Oneida Lake, and the sources of P into the lake over the summer months. This was based on Lisboa’s PhD work on Oneida Lake. They found that...
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Alex Koeberle defended his thesis “POPULATION ECOLOGY OF ALEWIFE AND CISCO IN LAKE ECOSYSTEMS” and is now Dr. Alex Koeberle. Dr. Koeberle worked in two New York lakes – Keuka Lake and Otsego Lake – where the alewife population had declined...
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Academic focus: Insect environmental physiology Research summary: I study how insects survive and thrive in harsh environments. Although we center our research on the insect, we follow mechanisms all the way to molecular biology and consequences...
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Academic focus: Biodiversity big data and insect conservation Research summary: The goal of my research is to help improve insect conservation by developing statistical methods that better use all available data. While the distribution of some...
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Academic focus: Ocean conservation and social-ecological systems. Research summary: I study the relationship between people and the ocean, ranging from Indigenous Pacific Islander communities traditionally managing coral reefs to geopolitical...
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