When managing for forest regeneration, deer may be a more important stressor to address than invasive grasses.
New York Invasive Species Research Institute
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Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Kimberly Schulz
Dr. Kimberly Schulz is protecting New York’s “amazing lakes” from invasive species by studying the invasion pathway of small boats, and the impact of those aquatic invasives on the system.
Research Summary: Dropping Like Flies
Success: a fungus can help suppress Spotted Lanternfly, invasive insect to the Northeast U.S.
Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Julie Lockwood
Early detection of invasive species can be essential to their management– that’s why Dr. Julie Lockwood and colleagues are developing environmental DNA tools and studying the exotic pet trade.
Research Summary: Giving Hemlocks Room to Grow
Studying silvicultural techniques to promote the longevity of hemlock trees faced with hemlock woolly adelgid
Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Andrew Reinmann and Kelsey Parker
Taking a birds-eye view with satellite data, Dr. Andrew Reinmann and PhD student Kelsey Parker are developing new ways to track invasive species in New York.
Researcher Spotlight: George Robinson, PhD
Meet Dr. George Robinson, Professor Emeritus of SUNY Albany and member of the NY Invasive Species Advisory Committee
Research Summary
Impacts of invasive earthworms and deer on native ferns in forests of northeastern North America
Research Summary
Cocoon Heat Tolerance of Pheretimoid Earthworms Amynthas tokioensis and Amynthas agrestis
Researcher Spotlight: Melissa K. Fierke, PhD
Meet Dr. Melissa Fierke, Associate Professor of Forest Entomology at SUNY ESF