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biogeosciences

Marine snow falling through photic zone in Monterey Bay, California.
Posted inScience Updates

Our Evolving Understanding of Biological Carbon Export

by Emily Osborne, Jessica Y. Luo, Ivona Cetinić, Heather Benway and Susanne Menden-Deuer 12 September 202312 September 2023

The array of processes and organisms that make up the biological carbon pump has immense influence on Earth’s carbon cycle and climate. But there’s still much to learn about how the pump works.

A satellite image shows blue sea ice in the Nares Strait and open water toward the bottom of the image.
Posted inNews

Winds Clear Sea Ice Through Fertile Arctic Waters

by Andrew Chapman 11 September 202311 September 2023

The North Water polynya might not be as dependent on a sea ice bridge as previously thought, but not everyone is convinced.

D’après de nouvelles recherches, la sélaginelle (Selaginella kraussiana) rejette du chlorométhane atmosphérique au moyen d’un mécanisme jusque-là inconnu.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Certaines plantes laissent une empreinte digitale chimique sur un gaz qui appauvrit la couche d’ozone

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 22 August 202322 August 2023

Une nouvelle étude, la première dans son genre, suggère qu’il serait possible de recourir à une analyse isotopique pour localiser les sources et les puits de chlorométhane dans l’atmosphère.

A rural road in Bandera, Santiago del Estero, Argentina, is flooded.
Posted inNews

Farming Is Intensifying Floods in the South American Plains

by Sofia Moutinho 10 August 202310 August 2023

The replacement of native vegetation by crops has raised groundwater levels in the Pampas, a new study suggests.

Monte Mojino Reserve inside the Álamos National Reserve
Posted inNews

Understanding an Extreme Weather Event with Science and Local Knowledge

by Roberto González 8 August 20238 August 2023

Researchers in Mexico integrate science and community knowledge to assess the ecological and social impact of an extreme frost.

View of the ‘fluxbot’ electronics, both as a schematic and installed in the field.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

An Open and Inexpensive ‘Fluxbot’ for Measuring Soil Respiration

by Benjamin Bond-Lamberty 24 July 202318 July 2023

An inexpensive system of automated gas sensors and open-source software, tested in a Kenyan savanna, will help democratize and expand science research on soil respiration.

Three JGR: Biogeosciences cover images.
Posted inEditors' Vox

20 Years of Biogeosciences Research: Looking Back to Forge Ahead

by Marguerite A. Xenopoulos, Gil Bohrer, Jing Chen, Patrick Crill, Shuli Niu, Dork Sahagian and Suzanne Tank 20 July 202320 July 2023

A new special collection invites review papers to mark the 20th anniversary of the Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences with a focus on what we have learned and what is still unknown.

A red tide washes over a Florida beach.
Posted inFeatures

Florecimientos de algas nocivas: nada bueno, solo lo malo y lo feo

by James E. Silliman 20 July 202320 July 2023

Diversos factores humanos y naturales están generando florecimientos de algas nocivas cada vez más frecuentes y prolongados. Estudios recientes han comenzado a revelar la magnitud del problema y nos informan sobre soluciones potenciales.

农作物在试验农场的光伏阵列下生长。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

农业与太阳能的互利共生

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 14 July 202318 July 2023

不断增长的人口需要更多的食物和能源,而这些都在争夺有限的空间……除非能改变这样的竞争局面。

一片浅绿色的石松出现在深色岩石和深绿色植物的背景下。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

植物在破坏臭氧层的气体上留下化学指纹

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 12 June 202312 June 2023

一项首开先河的研究表明,同位素分析可以用来确定大气中氯甲烷的源和汇。

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