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Magnified cross section of the internal cellular structure of a young tree.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Plants Need a Lot of Power to Pump Sap

by Rebecca Dzombak 16 September 202216 September 2022

A novel calculation reveals how much power plants need to move water through their stems—and how plants gain energy from the process.

Logs, sticks, and branches that washed up on the shores of Iceland are piled on a beach.
Posted inNews

Melting Sea Ice May Mean the End of Driftwood in Iceland

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 25 August 202224 March 2023

Driftwood floats thousands of kilometers from Siberia to Iceland, but it may drift no longer by 2060 due to climate change.

Viburnum leaf beetle on a chewed leaf
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Plant-Nibbling Insects May Make It Cloudier and Cooler

by Rebecca Dzombak 17 August 202217 August 2022

Insects that eat plant leaves could change the local atmosphere, but current climate models do not account for this impact.

The Daintree Rainforest located in North Queensland, Australia
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Tree Mortality Risk Surges in Australian Rain Forests

Rishika Pardikar, Science Writer by Rishika Pardikar 14 July 202214 July 2022

Researchers link vulnerability to “atmospheric drought” associated with climate change.

Series of photographs of North St. Vrain Creek showing changes over time for one specific logjam.
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Logjams May Be Transient but Their Effect is Long Lasting

by Patricia Saco 20 May 202215 November 2022

Even though natural logjams in rivers continuously change and maybe short-lived, their effects in terms of geomorphic diversity and habitat can be surprisingly long-lasting.

Árboles con hojas verdes y otoñales en el bosque de Odem. Debajo de los árboles hay pasto ver cubierto parcialmente por hojas caídas ocre.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mediciones pareadas de gases: ¿un nuevo trazador biogeoquímico?

by Terri Cook 18 May 202218 May 2022

Una técnica que mide la relación entre el dióxido de carbono producido y el oxígeno consumido podría mejorar las predicciones de la respuesta del suelo al cambio climático.

Deciduous trees in the Odem Forest
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Paired Gas Measurements: A New Biogeochemical Tracer?

by Terri Cook 21 April 202228 July 2022

A technique that measures the ratio of carbon dioxide produced to oxygen consumed could improve predictions of soil’s response to climate change.

A wide view of snow-covered pines in mountains.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Trees Wearing Accelerometers Help Track Snowstorms

by Rebecca Dzombak 15 April 202215 April 2022

This device allows scientists to measure how much snow is trapped in canopies and predict changes to snowpack—a critical factor in annual water availability.

A photo of a ponderosa pine forest in Arizona
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Tree Carbon Data That Ring True

by Nancy Averett 15 March 202215 March 2022

An international group of researchers may have found a way to better account for carbon storage in forests.

Forest edge
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Forest Edges Are More, Not Less, Productive Than Interior Forest

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 3 March 20223 March 2022

The boundaries of northeastern U.S. forests suck in more carbon dioxide than previously thought.

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