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Cost of Planting, Protecting Trees to Fight Climate Change Could Jump

Dec. 1, 2020 — Planting trees and preventing deforestation are considered key climate change mitigation strategies, but a new analysis finds the cost of preserving and planting trees to hit certain global emissions ...

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Which Factors Trigger Leaf Die-Off in Autumn?

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers have identified a self-regulating mechanism in European deciduous trees that limits their growing-season length: Trees that photosynthesize more in spring and ...

Some Amazon Rainforest Regions More Resistant to Climate Change Than Previously Thought

Nov. 20, 2020 — A new observational study demonstrates that increasing air dryness does not reduce photosynthesis in certain very wet regions of the Amazon ...

Could Kelp Help Relieve Ocean Acidification?

Nov. 19, 2020 — A new analysis of California's Monterey Bay evaluates kelp's potential to reduce ocean acidification, the harmful fallout from climate change on marine ecosystems and the food they produce for human ...

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New Research Reveals 'Megatrends' That Will Affect Forests in the Next Decade

Dec. 1, 2020 — A group of experts from academic, governmental and international organisations have identified five large-scale 'megatrends' affecting forests and ...

Tracking and Fighting Fires on Earth and Beyond

Nov. 23, 2020 — Scientists demonstrate how fires burn and spread under different environmental ...

Changes in Fire Activity Are Threatening More Than 4,400 Species Globally

Nov. 23, 2020 — More than 4,400 species across the globe are at risk from extinction because of changes in fire activity says a new ...

Truffle Munching Wallabies Shed New Light on Forest Conservation

Nov. 19, 2020 — Scientists have studied how swamp wallabies spread truffle spores around the environment. Results of the research demonstrate the importance of these animals to the survival of the ...

In the Amazon's 'Sand Forests,' Birds Play by Different Evolutionary Rules

Nov. 17, 2020 — The Amazon isn't just rainforest -- patches of habitat grow on white sands. Scientists are starting to turn their attention to these 'sand forests' and the animals that live there. In a new study, ...

Tropical Peatland Conservation Could Protect Humans from New Diseases

Nov. 17, 2020 — Conservation of tropical peatlands could reduce the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the likelihood of new diseases jumping from animals to humans, researchers ...

Researchers Quantify Carbon Changes in Sierra Nevada Meadow Soils

Nov. 16, 2020 — Meadows in the Sierra Nevada mountains are critical components of watersheds. In addition to supplying water to over 25 million people in California and Nevada, meadows contain large quantities of ...

What Type of Forest to Choose for Better CO2 Storage?

Nov. 13, 2020 — An international team has studied which types of forest are the most effective in storing carbon. Inventory data from natural forests on five continents show that species diversity is optimal for ...

In a Warming Climate, Can Birds Take the Heat?

Nov. 12, 2020 — We don't know precisely how hot things will get as climate change marches on, but animals in the tropics may not fare as well as their temperate relatives. Many scientists think tropical animals, ...

New Research Identifies 'Triple Trouble' for Mangrove Coasts

Nov. 10, 2020 — Some of the world's most valuable ecosystems are facing a 'triple threat' to their long-term durability and survival, new research ...