Biogeochemistry is the study of how chemical elements flow through living systems and their physical environments. It investigates the factors that influence cycles of key elements such as carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous. In the surface Atlantic Ocean, microbial lipid stoichiometry…
Like a sunflower sea star, with its 24 arms reaching across 3 feet or more, ocean organizations are working together to save this beautiful invertebrate. Not only for its beauty, its vibrant colors ranging from purple to orange and yellow, but because…
Two years of continuous measurements in a South Korean temperate forest show that low soil moisture constrains the temperature response of soil respiration. Subject of Research: Moisture dependence of the temperature response of soil respiration in a temperate deciduous broadleaved…
Fiji’s efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef and strengthen coastal communities against climate change will receive a US$35.2 million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) under a US$42.6 million Coral Reef Resilience Project. The project will restore more…
Record high temperatures this year forced European wine producers to harvest grapes much earlier than usual. French wineries fear it will lead to the worst season in 30 years. But Nordic newcomers to the world of wine are toasting what… By…
In a study spanning 192 sites and four continents, researchers have discovered that conifers planted in the Southern Hemisphere grow up to four times faster and are more drought-resistant than those growing in their native ranges. This expedited growth and resilience…
A new review synthesizes VOC sources, occurrence, analytical methods and climate feedbacks in the Tibetan Plateau and polar regions. On the analytical side, the authors report that gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) remains the most widely applied technique for…
A study of 24 subtropical forest plots in Yunnan, China, finds that plant functional trait turnover and plant–microbe network turnover, not microbial diversity or soil conditions acting directly, dominate the spatial variation of ecosystem multifunctionality. Subject of Research: Spatial turnover…
Warm and dry conditions across Oklahoma are delaying fall foliage changes, with shorter days signaling trees to prepare for the season ahead. Oklahoma’s warm fall weather, with highs in the low 80s and no freeze, is delaying the seasonal changes in…
Research indicates that diminishing Antarctic sea ice since 2015 has significantly increased ocean salinity, affecting water mass dynamics. Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) has grown saltier and denser since 2015, according to a study by researchers from the Indian Institute of Science, the…
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