The world's forests, grasslands, and other terrestrial ecosystems have played a substantial role in offsetting human carbon emissions—a capability that UC Berkeley researchers say would be threatened by continued global ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 27, 2023
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Grasslands are important terrestrial ecosystems and provide many ecosystem services. As global climate change has accelerated in recent years, the increased frequency of extreme droughts has negatively affected the aboveground ...
Ecology
Jul 26, 2023
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Not everything that flows into the sea is waste. "In the past, we've heard that runoff and drainage from land is bad for the ocean. Now we see that it can also be an important resource," says Juan Pardo, Ph.D. student in ...
Ecology
Jul 14, 2023
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The fine root (diameter ≤2 mm) is the key plant organ for nutrient and water uptake, and is also important for carbon (C) and nutrient cycling. Global warming has complex effects on vegetation dynamics and nutrient cycling ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2023
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Ecology
Jul 5, 2023
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Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology and the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have investigated the critical role of gaseous nitrogen loss (N2O ...
Environment
Jul 4, 2023
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Extreme weather events such as wildfires and droughts will accelerate change in stressed systems leading to quicker tipping points of ecological decline, according to a new study.
Ecology
Jun 23, 2023
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Smoke from hundreds of wildfires in eastern Canada shrouded the Northeast and Midwest in a dense ochre haze this month, and more smoke could return to both regions of the United States this week as the conflagrations continue.
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2023
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Ocean temperatures have been off the charts since mid-March 2023, with the highest average levels in 40 years of satellite monitoring, and the impact is breaking through in disruptive ways around the world.
Environment
Jun 21, 2023
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The Paris Climate agreement represented a historic step towards a safer future for humanity on Earth when it was adopted in 2015. The agreement strove to keep global heating below 2℃ above pre-industrial levels with the ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 14, 2023
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