Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
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An independent research institute committed to advancing scientific knowledge about ecological systems and their importance to human well-being.
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#CatskillScienceCollaborative Fellow Ashok Jacob shares how his research may help keep NYC’s drinking water clean. RFP now open for 2026 CSC Fellows! Profs interested in mentoring a student for paid summer research (up to $18K) in the #Catskills apply by Jan 9. www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
#CatskillScienceCollaborative Fellow Ashok Jacob shares how his research may help keep NYC’s drinking water clean. RFP now open for 2026 CSC Fellows! Profs interested in mentoring a student for paid summer research (up to $18K) in the #Catskills apply by Jan 9. www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
Will extra CO2 help plants grow faster and soak up more carbon? New @pnas.org study led by @sfu.ca + coauthored by Cary’s Sarah Batterman finds this effect and its ability to mitigate climate change is overestimated by ~11%. The limiting factor: soil nitrogen. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Will extra CO2 help plants grow faster and soak up more carbon? New @pnas.org study led by @sfu.ca + coauthored by Cary’s Sarah Batterman finds this effect and its ability to mitigate climate change is overestimated by ~11%. The limiting factor: soil nitrogen. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Grasslands + savannas should be recognized in climate finance mechanisms, argues a #COP30 policy brief coauthored by Cary’s Amy Zanne. These ecosystems store large amounts of carbon + support water security, biodiversity + more.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Grasslands + savannas should be recognized in climate finance mechanisms, argues a #COP30 policy brief coauthored by Cary’s Amy Zanne. These ecosystems store large amounts of carbon + support water security, biodiversity + more.
tinyurl.com/3s8xhjvx
tinyurl.com/3s8xhjvx
On Thu, Nov 20 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @rockefeller.edu's @flamholz.bsky.social: Statistical Approaches to Soil Carbon Dynamics. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/statistica...
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
On Thu, Nov 20 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @rockefeller.edu's @flamholz.bsky.social: Statistical Approaches to Soil Carbon Dynamics. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/statistica...
On Thu, Nov 13 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @aarhusuniint.bsky.social's Dr. Robert Ladwig: Rethinking Aquatic Ecosystem Models. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
On Thu, Nov 13 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @aarhusuniint.bsky.social's Dr. Robert Ladwig: Rethinking Aquatic Ecosystem Models. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...
On Thu, Nov 6 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Dr. Claire Schollaer: Downscaling Method Matters: Projecting Future Valley Fever Seasonality. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/downscalin...
November 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
On Thu, Nov 6 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Dr. Claire Schollaer: Downscaling Method Matters: Projecting Future Valley Fever Seasonality. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/downscalin...
On Thu, Oct 30 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @slu-official.bsky.social's @ajmiller4233.bsky.social
capturing the Perennial Plant Phenotype. Free + open to all. #ecology #agriculture Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/capturing-...
capturing the Perennial Plant Phenotype. Free + open to all. #ecology #agriculture Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/capturing-...
October 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
On Thu, Oct 30 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @slu-official.bsky.social's @ajmiller4233.bsky.social
capturing the Perennial Plant Phenotype. Free + open to all. #ecology #agriculture Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/capturing-...
capturing the Perennial Plant Phenotype. Free + open to all. #ecology #agriculture Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/capturing-...
On Thu, Oct 23 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @cornelluniversity.bsky.social's Dr. Aaron Sexton: Time to Abandon the Urban Biotic Homogenization Hypothesis. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/time-to-ab...
October 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
On Thu, Oct 23 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @cornelluniversity.bsky.social's Dr. Aaron Sexton: Time to Abandon the Urban Biotic Homogenization Hypothesis. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/time-to-ab...
On Thu, Oct 16 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @cornelluniversity.bsky.social's @gigirose.bsky.social:
Pixels with Perspective: Scale-Dependent Grassland Change in Mongolia. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/pixels-wit...
Pixels with Perspective: Scale-Dependent Grassland Change in Mongolia. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/pixels-wit...
October 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
On Thu, Oct 16 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @cornelluniversity.bsky.social's @gigirose.bsky.social:
Pixels with Perspective: Scale-Dependent Grassland Change in Mongolia. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/pixels-wit...
Pixels with Perspective: Scale-Dependent Grassland Change in Mongolia. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/pixels-wit...
How to write a scientific paper in 15 steps. Rooted in the logic of discovery, this approach demystifies the writing process and begins with a narrative arc. #ScientificWriting #PLOSComputationalBiology @bahanbug.bsky.social @jdrakephd.bsky.social
Read more: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Read more: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
October 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How to write a scientific paper in 15 steps. Rooted in the logic of discovery, this approach demystifies the writing process and begins with a narrative arc. #ScientificWriting #PLOSComputationalBiology @bahanbug.bsky.social @jdrakephd.bsky.social
Read more: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Read more: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
On Thu, Oct 9 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with California Institute of Technology's Dr. Dana Chadwick: Biogeochemical Landscapes. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/biogeochem...
October 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
On Thu, Oct 9 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with California Institute of Technology's Dr. Dana Chadwick: Biogeochemical Landscapes. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/biogeochem...
On Oct 24 @ 7pm ET, Cary scientist Amy Zanne, in conversation with Cary President Josh Ginsberg, will bring guests into the rich and often unseen world of dead trees. For more information + to register: caryinstitute.org/events
October 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
On Oct 24 @ 7pm ET, Cary scientist Amy Zanne, in conversation with Cary President Josh Ginsberg, will bring guests into the rich and often unseen world of dead trees. For more information + to register: caryinstitute.org/events
On Thu, Oct 2 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with Cambridge University's Dr. Adriane Esquivel-Meulbert:
Forest Ecology for a Changing Planet. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/forest-eco...
Forest Ecology for a Changing Planet. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/forest-eco...
October 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
On Thu, Oct 2 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with Cambridge University's Dr. Adriane Esquivel-Meulbert:
Forest Ecology for a Changing Planet. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/forest-eco...
Forest Ecology for a Changing Planet. Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/forest-eco...
On Thu, Sep 25 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @caryinstitute.bsky.social's Vanessa Rubio: The Role of Stochastic and Deterministic Processes in Forest Dynamics. Free + open to all. #ecology
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-role-o...
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-role-o...
September 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
On Thu, Sep 25 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @caryinstitute.bsky.social's Vanessa Rubio: The Role of Stochastic and Deterministic Processes in Forest Dynamics. Free + open to all. #ecology
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-role-o...
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-role-o...
On Thu, Sep 18 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with Montclair State University's Dr. Matthew Schuler: Effects of Salinization on Aquatic Community Structure and Function.
Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/effects-of...
Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/effects-of...
September 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
On Thu, Sep 18 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with Montclair State University's Dr. Matthew Schuler: Effects of Salinization on Aquatic Community Structure and Function.
Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/effects-of...
Free + open to all. #ecology Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/effects-of...
Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Cary Research Experience for Teachers (BIORETs) participants, who just wrapped up six weeks of summer field research. Now, they will take what they learned about the scientific process to implement innovative, authentic STEM experiences for their students.
August 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Cary Research Experience for Teachers (BIORETs) participants, who just wrapped up six weeks of summer field research. Now, they will take what they learned about the scientific process to implement innovative, authentic STEM experiences for their students.
A new study assessed air quality impacts of the Jan 2025 #LAwildfires, w/ suggestions on how to improve the accuracy of regulatory monitors by integrating low-cost sensors + satellite data. Led by members of WFFRC, a Cary program. More: caryinstitute.org/news-insight... @UCLA #wildfiresmoke
August 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A new study assessed air quality impacts of the Jan 2025 #LAwildfires, w/ suggestions on how to improve the accuracy of regulatory monitors by integrating low-cost sensors + satellite data. Led by members of WFFRC, a Cary program. More: caryinstitute.org/news-insight... @UCLA #wildfiresmoke
Calling all community scientists in Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, & Kingston! Cary Institute + @scenichudson.bsky.social are working w/ community-based orgs to study how changing green spaces in cities impact plants, animals, & people. You can help at an upcoming Bioblitz: rb.gy/aiom8g #NatureInCities
August 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Calling all community scientists in Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, & Kingston! Cary Institute + @scenichudson.bsky.social are working w/ community-based orgs to study how changing green spaces in cities impact plants, animals, & people. You can help at an upcoming Bioblitz: rb.gy/aiom8g #NatureInCities
On Thu, May 15 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @colorado.edu's @lauradee.bsky.social: Causal Inference for Ecology and Conservation. Free + open to all. #ecology #conservation Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/causal-inf...
May 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
On Thu, May 15 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @colorado.edu's @lauradee.bsky.social: Causal Inference for Ecology and Conservation. Free + open to all. #ecology #conservation Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/causal-inf...
On Thu, May 8 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @mobotgarden.bsky.social's Kelly M. Anderson: Nutrient Limitation in Tropical Forests. Free + open to all. #ecology #tropicalforests #nutrient_cycling
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/nutrient-l...
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/nutrient-l...
May 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
On Thu, May 8 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @mobotgarden.bsky.social's Kelly M. Anderson: Nutrient Limitation in Tropical Forests. Free + open to all. #ecology #tropicalforests #nutrient_cycling
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/nutrient-l...
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/nutrient-l...
HUGE congratulations to Cary’s @tarasite-ecology.bsky.social + Winslow Hansen, who have been named 2025 Early Career Fellows by @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social for their “outstanding contributions to advancing or applying ecological knowledge”. Read the full press release: www.esa.org/blog/categor...
April 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
HUGE congratulations to Cary’s @tarasite-ecology.bsky.social + Winslow Hansen, who have been named 2025 Early Career Fellows by @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social for their “outstanding contributions to advancing or applying ecological knowledge”. Read the full press release: www.esa.org/blog/categor...
This Thursday @ 8pm ET (5pm PT), tune into a virtual panel discussion on how science can inform living more sustainably with wildfire. Hosted by the Western Fire & Forest Resilience Collaborative and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; an offering of SF Climate Week. RSVP: tinyurl.com/5hatzvne
April 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This Thursday @ 8pm ET (5pm PT), tune into a virtual panel discussion on how science can inform living more sustainably with wildfire. Hosted by the Western Fire & Forest Resilience Collaborative and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; an offering of SF Climate Week. RSVP: tinyurl.com/5hatzvne
On Thu, Apr 24 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with Cary Institute's Dr. Chris Solomon: The Metabolic Regimes of Lake Ecosystems. Free + open to all. #ecology #lakes #ecosystems Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-metabo...
April 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
On Thu, Apr 24 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with Cary Institute's Dr. Chris Solomon: The Metabolic Regimes of Lake Ecosystems. Free + open to all. #ecology #lakes #ecosystems Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-metabo...
On Thu, Apr 3 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @maristuniversity.bsky.social's Dr. Katherine Weiss: Human-wildlife Coexistence in the Anthropocene. Free + open to all. #ecology #biodiversity #wildlife #anthropocene Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/human-wild...
March 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
On Thu, Apr 3 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with @maristuniversity.bsky.social's Dr. Katherine Weiss: Human-wildlife Coexistence in the Anthropocene. Free + open to all. #ecology #biodiversity #wildlife #anthropocene Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/human-wild...
On Thu, Mar 27 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Dr. Scott Yanco: Why Do Species Decline? Free + open to all. #ecology #evolutionaryfitness Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/why-do-spe...
March 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
On Thu, Mar 27 @ 11am ET, join us for a virtual science seminar with Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Dr. Scott Yanco: Why Do Species Decline? Free + open to all. #ecology #evolutionaryfitness Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/why-do-spe...