After millennia as COâ‚‚ sink, more than one-third of Arctic-boreal region is now a source
After millennia as a carbon deep-freezer for the planet, regional hotspots and increasingly frequent wildfires in the ...
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Changing boreal tree densities lead to higher wildfire risk and alter crucial forest functions
According to a new study led by researchers from Wageningen University & Research, this change will increase the risk of forest fires. The research team explored twenty years of tree cover data from ...
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Boreal Tree Densities Boost Wildfire Risk, Shift Functions
According to a new study led by researchers from Wageningen University & Research, this change will increase the risk of forest fires. The research team explored 20 years of tree cover data from ...
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Microbial communities in the phyllosphere and endosphere of Norway spruce under attack by Heterobasidion
1 Department of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry ... Nanjing, China On the other hand, plant-associated microbial community assembly could be shaped by various factors during the ...
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C-Band Radar Measurements in a Snow-Covered Boreal Forest Environment
Abstract: Sled-based side-looking C-band radar profiles were collected around Fairbanks, Alaska, in March 2023 during the NASA SnowEx campaign to improve the conceptual understanding of C-band radar ...
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Canadian forests primed for more severe wildfire days, new research warns
A helicopter flies over smoke billowing from Jasper National Park last summer. A new study suggests Canadian forests are increasingly primed for severe wildfires, underlining the pressing need to ...
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Along the Mississippi River, volunteers work to collect and plant acorns to save struggling forests
Boardman collects tens of thousands of acorns per year to give to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Fish and Wildlife Service, who plant them ... known as floodplain forests, have been struggling.
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Eleutherinone, a novel fungitoxic naphthoquinone from Eleutherine bulbosa (Iridaceae)
A voucher specimen was deposited at the Federal University of Minas Gerais Herbarium, under the code BHCB 41473. Even though several plants of this genus had already been investigated, the use of a ...
The Hill24d
Canadian forests becoming more prone to severe wildfires: Study
“From an ecological perspective, the increase in fire activity in boreal forests, especially in the northern regions of the world, has raised grave concerns about the health and function of ...
Business Insider25d
I spent 3 days in Germany's famous Black Forest. Here are 4 things I did right — and 2 I wish I'd known before I went.
My husband and I recently spent almost a month exploring Germany, and three days of our trip were dedicated to its Black Forest. The Black Forest is said to have famously inspired many Grimms ...
Smithsonian Magazine26d
From Chimps Eating Medicinal Plants to Footprints Tracking Our Early Relatives, Here Are the Most Significant Human Evolution Discoveries of 2024
A study in June by Elodie Freymann and colleagues collected plant extracts from 13 species of trees and herbs in Uganda’s Budongo Central Forest Reserve ... even used as a medicinal plant ...
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Along the Mississippi River, volunteers work to collect and plant acorns to save struggling forests
For the past few decades, the trees that grow in the Mississippi River floodplain, known as floodplain forests ... and Water Conservation District to plant oak trees near the Quad Cities.