Researchers determine vineyards adversely affect soil quality
UBC biologists are digging under vineyards to see if the Okanagan's grape industry is affecting soil quality.
Environment
Jul 14, 2016
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News tagged with microbial biodiversity
Characterising the biodiversity and functioning of European soils
World Soil Day (Dec 5, 2014) concludes a week-long series of events in Dijon bringing together international scientists. The results of the European EcoFINDERS project, coordinated by INRA, were revealed for the occasion. ...
Environment
Dec 5, 2014
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Biology trumps chemistry in open ocean
Single-cell phytoplankton in the ocean are responsible for roughly half of global oxygen production, despite vast tracts of the open ocean that are devoid of life-sustaining nutrients. While phytoplankton's ability to adjust ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2014
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Deforestation of sandy soils a greater climate threat
Deforestation may have far greater consequences for climate change in some soils than in others, according to new research led by Yale University scientists—a finding that could provide critical insights into which ecosystems ...
Environment
Apr 1, 2014
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Scientists announce Top 10 New Species from 2012
An amazing glow-in-the-dark cockroach, a harp-shaped carnivorous sponge and the smallest vertebrate on Earth are just three of the newly discovered top 10 species selected by the International Institute for Species Exploration ...
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2013
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Measuring microbes makes wetland health monitoring more affordable
Wetlands serve as the Earth's kidneys. They filter and clean people's water supplies while serving as important habitat for many species, including iconic species like cattails, cranes and alligators. Conventional ecosystem ...
Environment
Apr 9, 2013
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Systems Biology Reveals Diversity in Key Environmental Cleanup Microbe
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have completed the first thorough, system-level assessment of the diversity of an environmentally important genus of microbes known as Shewanella. Microbes belonging to that genus frequently participate ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 31, 2009
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Exploring standards to advance microbial genomics
Microbes contribute to manifold human endeavors ranging from bioenergy to agriculture to medicine. Moreover, they make the Earth's biogeochemical cycles go round, a prerequisite for all life on the planet. Exceedingly numerous, ...
Biotechnology
Jul 10, 2009
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