Droughts are threatening global wetlands
University of Adelaide scientists have shown how droughts are threatening the health of wetlands globally.
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A watershed study for wetland restoration
Where rivers meet oceans, each cycle of the tide moves water in and out of estuaries. The mixing and mingling of fresh and briny water, combined with seasonal weather, creates a unique environment for ecosystems in coastal ...
Environment
Sep 25, 2020
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How biotic and abiotic factors regulate the sediment denitrification rate among wetland types
Wetlands play a vital role in removing nitrogen (N) from aquatic environments via the denitrification process, which is regulated by multiple environmental and biological factors. Until now, it has been unclear how the denitrification ...
Environment
Sep 9, 2020
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Environmental factors shape ammonia-oxidizer community patterns in soils from Tibetan wetlands
Ammonia oxidation, which depends on the activity of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB), plays essential roles in nitrogen biogeochemical cycling. While many studies have demonstrated that AOA and AOB are widely ...
Environment
Sep 2, 2020
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Hots dogs, chicken wings and city living helped wetland wood storks thrive
Natural wetlands continue to disappear due to city and human development and are being replaced with manmade swales, ponds and canals. This degradation and replacement of natural wetlands suggest that urban areas may be imperative ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2020
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Scientists improve accuracy of lost wetland dataset in China side of Amur River Basin
The floodplains in the Amur River Basin create a corridor of wetlands, without which millions of migratory waterfowls could not reach their breeding grounds on the tundra at the Arctic shores.
Environment
Aug 17, 2020
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Q&A: Global methane emissions soaring, but how much was due to wetlands?
Last month, an international team of scientists, including Berkeley Lab's William Riley and Qing Zhu, published an update on the global methane budget as part of the Global Carbon Project. They estimated annual global methane ...
Environment
Aug 14, 2020
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Dehydration increases amphibian vulnerability to climate change
Amphibians have few options to avoid the under-appreciated one-two punch of climate change, according to a new study from Simon Fraser University researchers and others.
Plants & Animals
Jul 16, 2020
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The story behind a uniquely dark wetland soil
When it comes to soils, proper identification is key. Identification allows scientists to determine the story behind the soil: how it formed, how it behaves in different scenarios, and how valuable it may be to certain plants ...
Environment
Jul 6, 2020
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Historic floods reveal how salt marshes can save lives in the future
Coastal wetlands like salt marshes are increasingly recognized as valuable natural defenses that protect coasts against strong wave attacks. Yet their performance during real-world, extreme storms has rarely been told. By ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 29, 2020
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