Ecological risk assessment (ERA) is an area of national and international concern, and is increasingly being driven by the need for a mathematical underpinning that addresses relevant biological complexities at numerous scales. Continue reading
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One of the greatest limiting factors to modern agriculture are plant viruses. Climate change and the emergence of new viral strains affect the health and biodiversity of crops and of plants in general, while the continued growth of the human population emphasizes the need for sustainable agriculture. Continue reading
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When paleobiologist Michelle Lawing joined field expeditions to collect rattlesnake data in the deserts of Southwestern America, she didn’t expect that her research would uncover such grim predictions for the rattlesnakes and their habitats in the future. Continue reading
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Dr. Jiang Jiang, NIMBioS
The unprecedented storm surge from Hurricane Sandy was enough to shift coastal shorelines along New York and New Jersey. One barrier island, Fire Island – off the southern coast of Long Island, N.Y., for example, traveled as much as 85 … Continue reading