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threat of invasive species has impacted fragile forests across the globe; such impacts can be particularly damaging on island ecosystems where a loss in vegetation...
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Coastal cities like Providence, RI, and Elizabeth, NJ, are directly affected by extreme heat and flooding events, which impacts the lives of community members. Groundwork...
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Crop wild relatives (CWRs) are genetically related to cultivated crops and function as repositories for genetic diversity. These plants have the potential to improve the...
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Wildfires have the potential to cause devastating and long-lasting impacts on ecological systems. In the Gila National Forest (Gila NF), wildfire events have occurred with...
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Chile is characterized by extreme climate variability ranging from the arid Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on earth, to the extremely wet Lake...
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Invasive species threaten the ecological integrity of a region. Such threats have further implications that can affect regional economies and, in some cases, human health...
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Across the globe, mangroves play a major role in coastal ecosystem processes mitigating erosion and serving as barriers against storm surges. India holds approximately 5%...
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Mangroves, one of the most productive ecosystems on Earth, play a major role in coastal ecosystem processes, from mitigating erosion to acting as a barrier...
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The hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae (Annand), is an invasive species first identified on the East Coast of the United States in Richmond, Virginia in...