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Scientists Discover Genetic Diversity Enhances Productivity Yields of Switchgrass

Going down in history we find that even before farmers could settle down in the Midwestern United States and plant crops, there existed the root systems of prairie grasses, including strong-stemmed and tall switchgrass species that improved the quality of the soil, thus developing millions of acres of top-quality farmland.

25 Feb 2016

High Concentration of CO2 in Soil Can Change Community of Organisms Living in Soil

A high concentration of carbon dioxide gas in the soil can change the community of organisms living in the soil in the long term. At the same time it changes processes in this ecosystem like the subterranean carbon cycle and carbon storage.

24 Feb 2016

Plants and Decomposing Material in Soil Emit More CO2 than Fossil Fuels

In the concrete jungle at the core of a city, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are dominated by the fossil fuels burned by the dense concentrations of cars and buildings.

24 Feb 2016

Shipwrecks could be Used to Monitor Health of Deep-Ocean Ecosystems

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill significantly altered microbial communities thriving near shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico, potentially changing these diverse ecosystems and degrading the historically and culturally significant ships they live on, according to new research being presented here. The findings are also revealing how decades-old, or even centuries-old, shipwrecks could be used to monitor the health of deep-ocean ecosystems, and the effects of oil and gas activity in the Gulf, according to the researchers.

23 Feb 2016

Warming Temperatures and Variable Precipitation Increase Severity of U.S. Forest Droughts

Forests nationwide are feeling the heat from increasing drought and climate change, according to a new study by scientists from 14 research institutions.

23 Feb 2016

Tundra Soil Study Shows Vulnerability of Permafrost Ecosystem Carbon to Climate Warming

Findings from one of the first comprehensive field studies by a collaborative team of researchers demonstrate the active layer microbiome of tundra soil was significantly altered after only 1.5 years of experimental warming—a rapid response demonstrating high sensitivity of this ecosystem to warming. Collectively, the results of this study suggest the vulnerability of permafrost ecosystem carbon to climate warming and the significance of microbial feedbacks in mediating this vulnerability.

23 Feb 2016

MIT Scientists Find Reason for Permanent Loss of Forests in Madagascar

Stalagmites reveal huge shift in ancient Madagascar’s plant species, unrelated to climate change.

19 Feb 2016

Biologists Develop New Method for Measuring Ecosystem Sensitivity to Climate Variability

By developing this method, the international team of researchers has been able to map which areas are most sensitive to climate variability across the world.

19 Feb 2016

Researchers Find Bioenergy Crops Do Best in Regions with Higher Precipitation Rates

New research has identified regions in the United States where bioenergy crops would grow best while minimizing effects on water quantity and quality.

18 Feb 2016

Waters Surrounding Small Islands, Reefs and Atolls Support Greater Sea-Life than Near-by Open Ocean

A 60 year-old theory to explain why seas surrounding islands and atolls are particularly productive has just been proven by a marine biologist from Bangor University’s School of Ocean Science, working with a colleague at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

17 Feb 2016

Ecosystems News

Scientists Discover Genetic Diversity Enhances Productivity Yields of Switchgrass

High Concentration of CO2 in Soil Can Change Community of Organisms Living in Soil

Plants and Decomposing Material in Soil Emit More CO2 than Fossil Fuels

Shipwrecks could be Used to Monitor Health of Deep-Ocean Ecosystems

Warming Temperatures and Variable Precipitation Increase Severity of U.S. Forest Droughts

Tundra Soil Study Shows Vulnerability of Permafrost Ecosystem Carbon to Climate Warming

MIT Scientists Find Reason for Permanent Loss of Forests in Madagascar

Biologists Develop New Method for Measuring Ecosystem Sensitivity to Climate Variability

Researchers Find Bioenergy Crops Do Best in Regions with Higher Precipitation Rates

Waters Surrounding Small Islands, Reefs and Atolls Support Greater Sea-Life than Near-by Open Ocean

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