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Grass and trees in a subtropical swamp on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Ideal Temperatures for Carbon Uptake by Subtropical Plants

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 26 August 202010 February 2022

Air temperatures in coastal ecosystems of Australia routinely exceed the optimum range for photosynthesis, hindering plants’ ability to take up atmospheric carbon.

A forested hillside in California’s Big Sur, with both living and dead trees
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Sudden Oak Death Taking a Toll on U.S. West Coast

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 29 July 20209 September 2024

Researchers have been modeling effects of the plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum on coastal forests in California and Oregon since it arrived on the West Coast 3 decades ago.

Aerial view of treetops, vegetation, and a stream in Puerto Rico
Posted inResearch Spotlights

In Vegetation Growth Studies, What You Measure Matters

by Morgan Rehnberg 27 July 202029 March 2023

Different satellite-based metrics for global vegetation coverage tell complementary, but not identical, stories.

Smoke from a smoldering fire rises above trees and brush south of Bismarck, N.D.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Great Plains Plants Bounce Back After Large Wildfires

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 13 July 202024 January 2024

An analysis of nearly 1,400 wildfires suggests that some postfire techniques used to help restore vegetation may be unnecessary.

Illustration of submerged aquatic vegetation with molecules of calcium carbonate
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Aquatic Plants May Help Chesapeake Bay Resist Ocean Acidification

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 9 July 202031 March 2022

In freshwater vegetation flats upstream of the Chesapeake, chemical reactions create molecules that raise pH levels in the bay.

Dry, vegetated landscape near the Santa Clara River in California
Posted inScience Updates

Mapping Vegetation Health Around the World

by Christine M. Lee, Joshua B. Fisher and Simon J. Hook 8 July 202015 October 2021

A new spaceborne sensor monitors Earth’s surface temperature at a resolution higher than ever before, providing information on ecosystem responses to changes in water availability and climate stressors.

A rocky landscape with short vegetation in the Canadian tundra
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How Does a Greening Arctic Affect Groundwater Recharge?

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 11 June 202014 March 2023

New research examines how shifts in aboveground ecology influence belowground hydrology in the Arctic.

Photograph of brown patches on potato leaves
Posted inEditors' Vox

Removal of Ozone Air Pollution by Terrestrial Ecosystems

by O. Clifton 1 June 202022 December 2021

Tropospheric ozone is removed at Earth’s surface through uptake by plant stomata and other nonstomatal deposition pathways, with impacts on air pollution, ecosystem health, and climate.

Arial photo of the Duke Forest tree canopy
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Reforestation as a Local Cooling Mechanism

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 2 April 20203 May 2022

Reforestation has been shown to cool surface temperatures, and a novel study suggests it may also reduce air temperature up to several stories above the ground.

Hillsides covered in neat rows of olive trees
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Climate Change Will Reduce Spanish Olive Oil Production

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 19 March 202014 September 2022

Increased droughts will reduce southern Spain’s olive oil output by 30% before the end of the century.

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