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Aquatic Plants May Accelerate Arctic Methane Emissions
About two thirds of the gas produced by a study area near Barrow, Alaska, came from increasingly abundant greenery covering only 5% of the landscape, researchers estimate.
Habitat Fragmentation Prevents Migration During Climate Change
East Coast species will face the most difficulty finding routes to cooler homes as climate change forces migration.
Nitrogen Garners Starring Role in Refined Earth System Model
Scientists create a more realistic representation of plant nitrogen uptake and usage to improve global climate simulations.
Climate Change Freezes Mountain Wildflower Reproduction
New research provides evidence that plants that flower earlier in the year because of climate warming experience more frost damage and have less reproductive success.
How Plant Life Survives on Earth's Driest Inhabited Continent
Australia is a continent of extremes, and researchers find that some ecosystems are better equipped than others to deal with the country's characteristic extreme climatic variation.
Details of Gas Flow in Wetland Plant Roots Unearthed
Scientists track the flow of trace gases through wetland root systems to understand the role of plants in biogenic gas fluxes.
Woody Vines Limit How Much Carbon Tropical Forests Sequester
Vines called lianas, which store less carbon than trees, are winning the competition for sunlight and water.
Airborne Sensor Can Track Photosynthesis Efficiency
Remote estimation of fluorescence emitted by plants can indicate variations in photosynthesis performance.
How Do Aquatic Plants Direct Where Other Stalks Grow?
By changing the flow of the river, aquatic plants affect the distribution of nutrients on the riverbed.