Study questions nature's ability to 'self-correct' climate change
Forests have a limited capacity to soak up atmospheric carbon dioxide, according to a new study from Northern Arizona University.
Environment
Aug 7, 2013
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Tropical forest soils capture carbon under elevated nitrogen deposition
In a new study, Dr. Lu Xiankai and his colleagues from the South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) found that tropical forests can capture carbon dioxide (CO2) into soils and thus reduce ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 14, 2021
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Researchers reveal how mycorrhizal species regulate plant-soil carbon in forests
In a study published in Nature Climate Change, researchers led by Prof. Zhu Jiaojun from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have reported a mycorrhizae-mediated trade-off between plant ...
Ecology
Nov 20, 2023
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By Simulating Gullies, Geographers Discover Ways to Tame Soil Erosion
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dead zones in critical waterways, accelerated loss of arable land and massive famines. They're all caused by the 24 billion tons of soil that are lost every year to erosion, a phenomenon that costs the world ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 12, 2009
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Research reveals way to improve nitrogen production in legumes
A group of University of Kentucky scientists have discovered a more efficient way for legumes to fix nitrogen.
Environment
Jun 19, 2017
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How the speed of foliage decomposition influences carbon levels
In one of the few such studies, scientists examined how dead leaves, roots, and other plant litter decay over a decade. The team used stable isotope labels to trace plant litter-derived carbon and nitrogen as the litter decomposed ...
Environment
Nov 15, 2017
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Nitrate fertiliser wasted on sugarcane
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rising nitrogen fertiliser application to sugarcane crops globally and the potential for this fertiliser to be leached from soil and lost to the atmosphere have been highlighted in a new study led by The ...
Environment
May 9, 2011
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Going back in time restores decades of quiet corn drama
Corn didn't start out as the powerhouse crop it is today. No, for most of the thousands of years it was undergoing domestication and improvement, corn grew humbly within the limits of what the environment and smallholder ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2021
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Climate change enhances grassland productivity
More frequent freeze-thaw cycles in winter can increase biomass production according to the results of a recent study conducted by the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ), the University of Bayreuth and the ...
Environment
Jan 26, 2009
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Research for Organic Farming - Soya Thrives on Nitrogen From the Air
For the first time, the capacity of soya plants to absorb nitrogen from the air has been precisely determined in dry areas of Eastern Austria. The primary aim of this project, backed by the FWF Austrian Science Fund, is to ...
Environment
Oct 20, 2009
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