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Shrub Recruitment in Greenland and the Tibetan Plateau Suppressed by Global Warming

A new study led by Prof. LIANG Eryuan from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) shows that global warming has suppressed shrub recruitment in Greenland and the Tibetan Plateau.

23 Feb 2022

Native Bird Studies Take Flight

The lives of the endangered southern emu-wren and one of Australia’s smallest falcons the nankeen kestrel will be better understood thanks to a strategic research investment by a leading Australian space company.

23 Feb 2022

Experts Explore the Phytoremediation Potential of Birch Trees in Soil with Microplastic Contamination

Remediation of microplastic-polluted soils could be made possible with the help of trees.

22 Feb 2022

Tall Trees in the Amazon are Impacted by Periods of High Maximum Temperatures

Amazon forests are increasingly becoming fragmented by deforestation and fire. A new study published in Nature Communications and led by researchers in the University of Helsinki, in cooperation with scientists across the globe, uses a novel approach to quantify the impacts of fragmentation on plant phenology.

18 Feb 2022

Frontiers Report Identifies and Offers Solutions to Three Environmental Issues

Wildfires are burning more severely and more often, urban noise pollution is growing into a global public health menace, and phenological mismatches – disruptions in the timing of life-cycle stages in natural systems – are causing ecological consequences.

18 Feb 2022

Edge Trees and Soil in Urban Areas can Hoard More Carbon Dioxide than Previously Thought

They may not have lungs like we do, but the soil and trees are breathing in and out all of the time. Trees take in carbon dioxide (CO2), release oxygen by way of photosynthesis, and store carbon in their trunks. And when the leaves land on the ground, soil microbes work to decompose the leaves and other organic matter, which releases carbon dioxide.

17 Feb 2022