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Graph showing performance of remote sensing-based model for leaf area
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Tropical Forests May Have More Canopy Than Previously Thought

by Valeriy Ivanov 30 August 201912 January 2023

A rare attempt to directly estimate leaf area in a tropical African broadleaved forest suggests that there may be more tree foliage than previously estimated.

Photo of soil samples ready for laboratory sampling
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Organic Gases Released and Taken Up by Soil Lack Quantification

by J. Tang, G. Schurgers and R. Rinnan 29 August 201922 December 2021

Soils both emit and take up different biogenic volatile organic compounds, altering the chemical composition of the atmosphere and influencing local, regional, and global climate.

A photograph of an Andean páramo that is awash in clouds.
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The Flickering Sky Islands

Lucas Joel by L. Joel 2 August 20197 February 2023

In the Andes, islands in the sky flicker, and evolution kicks into high gear.

Lupines bloom in Illilouette Creek Basin in Yosemite National Park.
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Restoring Natural Fire Regimes Can Yield More Water Downstream

by Terri Cook 22 July 20193 November 2022

Research in Yosemite National Park offers a new benchmark for understanding water balance changes in a mountainous basin 4 decades after its natural wildfire regime was reestablished.

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North Carolina Bald Cypress Tree Is at Least 2,674 Years Old

Rachel Crowell, Science Writer by Rachel Crowell 11 June 201915 October 2021

Researchers say it’s the oldest-known living tree in eastern North America. If it hadn’t been protected, it could have ended up as garden mulch.

The south fork of the Eel River in California
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Answer to California Landscape Riddle Lies Underground

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 30 May 201915 November 2021

Scientists link vegetation mosaics in California to patterns of weathered bedrock.

Twilight in the Tapajós National Forest, seen from an observation tower
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A Simplified Model of Water Vapor Exchange in the Amazon

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 27 March 20195 September 2023

Evapotranspiration is the exchange of water vapor between land and the atmosphere, and it is hard to measure and model. A new study shows promise for its estimation over large, vegetated landscapes.

The moon rises behind a tree in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in California
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Topography and Microclimate Shape Tree Ring Growth

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 25 March 201915 October 2021

Wizened bristlecone pines in California reveal past climate trends, and new research shows how slight variations in landscape position drive different growth patterns in trees’ annual rings.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

Capturing the Dynamism of Plant Roots in Models

by P. A. Dirmeyer 1 February 2019

Simulating the dynamic nature of plant root profiles in Earth system models improves the representation of the carbon and water cycles.

Spinach rooftop garden experiment at Boston University
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Rooftop Gardens Make Use of the Air We Breathe Below

by S. Bates 9 January 201930 March 2023

Growing plants near building air vents may help them grow better, while reducing the carbon emissions from the people exhaling inside.

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