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Some Bees Just Want to See The Prairie Burn

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 Cypress Novick 0 Comments bees, biodiversity, environmental policy, indigenous resource use, land management, prairie, prescribed fire

Prescribed burns of tall-grass prairies affect ecosystem-wide bee distribution and diversity.

Climate Ecosystems Human Exposure and Public Health Remediation

Algae In A Rotten Mood

October 14, 2023October 14, 2023 Cypress Novick 0 Comments bioremediation, decomposition, fungi, Harmful Algal Blooms, marine remediation, toxic chemicals

Harmful Algal Blooms are an increasingly frequent phenomenon, but may be mitigated with help from a surprising source.

Animal behavior Cities Ecosystems Sustainabililty Toxicology

Plastic Pollution Drives Crabs Crabby

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 Cypress Novick 0 Comments ecological assessment, marine plastic pollution, microplastics, plastic pollution, Pollution, water pollution, wetlands

Differing types of plastic may affect certain wetland species more than others.

Case Studies Environmental Science Remediation Sustainabililty

Soil Quality Under Pressure

July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 Cypress Novick 0 Comments agriculture, crop production, soil health, soil management, soil microbes

Industrial agriculture could be putting the soil in a pinch.

Ecosystems Environmental Science Remediation Sustainabililty

Treating Old Forests with New Tricks

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 Cypress Novick 0 Comments ecosystem health, forest managment, logging, Old-Growth Forests, soil management

Research directs how we can protect the recovery of the few remaining old-growth forests from the ground up.

Ecosystems Environmental Science Science through time

Citizen-Scientists Share Sky-High Shark Scenes

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Cypress Novick 0 Comments citizen science, drones, marine conservation, marine wildlife, shark conservation, volunteer

Drone footage of wildlife promotes collaboration between researchers and hobbyists

Animal behavior Case Studies Cities Ecosystems Environmental Science

What’s Right with Lights at Night?

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 Cypress Novick 0 Comments human impacts, light pollution, sustainability; sustainable development; consulting; environmental business, Threatened Species

The varying effects of artificial light on the mating success of different firefly species

Animal behavior Case Studies Ecosystems Environmental Science

“Where Did the Turtles Go?”: How One Case Study Brings Perspective On How Endangered Species Populations Are Studied

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 Cypress Novick 0 Comments endangered species, Environmental Monitoring, rivers, turtles, wetlands

Recent study highlights the unique difficulties involved in estimating the state of endangered species populations.

Animal behavior Climate Ecosystems Environmental Science Human Exposure and Public Health

Contagion: Staying Safe While Species Share Spaces

October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 Cypress Novick 0 Comments Climate Change, disease ecology, human health, infectious diseases, land use, public health, viruses, Zoonoses, Zoonotic

As climate change pushes species around the world together, cross-species viral infections become a growing concern.

Ecosystems Environmental Science Remediation

Fungal Community Changes Amid Salinity and Succession

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 Cypress Novick 0 Comments Fungal communities, plant ecology, Salinization, soil remediation, Succession

While we easily observe changes to vegetation in a recovering grassland, the changes below ground are less apparent, but equally important, if not more-so.

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