What happens to plant matter on its journey down the Amazon River to the Atlantic Ocean? One research group investigated the region where river and ocean meet to fill in this part of the story.
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Mossy Oaks Are Dripping with Organic Matter
Epiphyte-bearing trees leach carbon when it rains.
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Why Mountainous Upland Forests Emit So Much Methane
New research suggests that moist tree heartwood produces methane and emits the greenhouse gas to the atmosphere.
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Eyes in the Sky Look Closer at Under-Surveyed Northern Forests
Spaceborne images give scientists a detailed picture of the boreal forests’ tree heights, which help scientists estimate their contribution to carbon budgets.
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Searching for Organic Carbon in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica
Researchers identify the first evidence of microbial respiration in desiccated Antarctic permafrost soils.
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Ocean Circulation, Carbon Cycling During the Last Deglaciation
Past Global Changes (PAGES) OC3 Working Group second workshop on Ocean Circulation and Carbon Cycling during Last Deglaciation: Regional Synthesis of Carbon Isotopes Data; Corvallis, Oregon, 27–29 June 2017
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Plumbing the Depths of the Marine Carbon Cycle
Scientists measure dissolved black carbon in South China Sea water samples to better understand the carbon cycle in the oceans, which absorb roughly half of all carbon emitted into the atmosphere.
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Oceans May Produce Twice as Much Organic Matter as Usually Measured
Researchers study how oceans respire carbon, reexamining a critical part of the global carbon cycle.
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Improved Simulation of Gross Primary Productivity
A new model better explains seasonal variations in biomass.
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The River Basin’s Tale: Carbon Transport Along the Thames
A study finds that population growth during urbanization and World War II–era plowing fed additional carbon into the Thames River Basin.