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Climate Report Rebukes Overshoot Plans with “Irreversible Consequences”

by Jenessa Duncombe 28 February 202228 February 2022

Many pathways to stopping climate change involve overshooting 1.5°C temporarily. The latest synthesis of 34,000 references says that’s a bad idea.

Photograph of the the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in Costa Rica
Posted inEditors' Vox

Modeling Forest-Atmosphere Exchange

by A. Robert MacKenzie and Edward J. Bannister 11 February 202217 June 2022

Studying the interactions between the atmosphere and forests is a key component of understanding forest ecosystems and the interplay between our atmosphere and the living world.

Polygons created by melting permafrost
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More Fires, More Problems

by Danielle Beurteaux 1 February 202221 March 2022

Increasing incidents of wildfires in the Arctic are not only thawing permafrost but changing the entire underlying structure of the region.

Logjam in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River located in Washington
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From River to Sea: Estimating Wood Cascades

by Carolyn Wilke 21 January 202221 March 2022

Dams and deforestation have chipped away at the millions of cubic meters of wood that flow through rivers and out to sea.

An elephant eats grasses in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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Large Herbivores May Improve an Ecosystem’s Carbon Persistence

by Rishika Pardikar 14 January 202229 April 2022

The grazing habits of wild animals like elephants and boars enable long-term carbon storage, according to new research that stresses the need to align climate mitigation goals with biodiversity conservation.

People removing buffelgrass, an invasive grass, near cactus plants in Arizona
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Invasive Plants and Climate Change Will Alter Desert Landscapes

by Katherine Kornei 13 January 202213 January 2022

In experiments conducted in Biosphere 2, invasive buffelgrass weathers higher temperatures and drought conditions better than its native brethren.

Biocrust composed of mosses, lichens, and cyanobacteria
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Biocrust “Probiotics” Can Aid Dryland Restoration Efforts

by Derek Smith 10 January 202225 May 2022

Bacteria can speed up the growth of biocrust-forming organisms in nurseries, providing more material for restoration of degraded dryland soil.

Photograph of a rainforest
Posted inEditors' Vox

New Insights into Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Reanalysis

by Roland Baatz, Harrie-Jan Hendricks-Franssen and Harry Vereecken 10 December 202122 December 2021

Reanalysis data, already used to understand terrestrial processes on the physical land surface, the carbon cycle, and the hydrologic cycle, is now being applied to terrestrial ecosystems.

Vance Farrant and his older brother, Nakoa Farrant, clear invasive plant species from the side of Kalou, a historic Kanaka Maoli freshwater fishpond in Waiale‘e, Hawai’i.
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Water Wisdom: The Indigenous Scientists Walking in Two Worlds

by Jane Palmer 22 November 202120 December 2021

Meet the international researchers who draw on both academic training and cultural experience to help Indigenous communities protect water, restore ecosystems, and sustain traditional resources.

The Darling River in Australia during a flood in 2012
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Identifying the World’s Most At-Risk River Basins

by Emily Cerf 3 November 20213 November 2021

Major river basins around the world, including the Amazon, may be hot spots for ecological shifts as the planet warms.

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