(PhysOrg.com) -- A long-standing mystery surrounding a fundamental process in plant biology has been solved by a team of scientists at the University of California, Davis.
Plants & Animals
Jun 4, 2009
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Deep within the forest, monkeys can be very social creatures: they play, fight, vocalize, and even groom one another within their social groups. But as University of Toronto Mississauga primatologist Laura Bolt and her colleagues ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 8, 2024
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Most of the world's natural forests are subject to logging operations, many of which are highly detrimental to forest birds and other wildlife, and demand for timber is expected to continue to grow. Europe has the highest ...
When it comes to saving the planet from the ravages of climate change, protecting forests is a high priority for almost everyone.
Ecology
Apr 25, 2023
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Rice researchers set up a Microsoft HoloLens as a mixed-reality sensor to feed VegSense, their application to measure understory vegetation, plant life that grows between the forest canopy and floor.
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2022
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Younger trees take up and release less water than mature trees 10 years or older, researchers from North Carolina State University found in a new study that tracked how water moves through wetland pine forests near the North ...
Environment
Mar 29, 2021
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Trillions of evolution's bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas that have pumps in their heads and jet-like muscles in their rears, are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.
Plants & Animals
Apr 1, 2024
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When we make roads, houses or farmland, we often find large old trees in the way. Our response is often to lop off offending branches or even cut the tree down.
Plants & Animals
Mar 14, 2024
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The regeneration of forest saplings is pivotal for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem productivity, necessitating innovative management techniques for continuous forest coverage. Traditional 2-dimensional remote sensing ...
Ecology
Mar 13, 2024
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Botanist Denis Conover does not have to go far to study the growing problem of invasive plants.
Ecology
Dec 1, 2023
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