Plants Can Pull Carbon From Soil Through Their Roots, Tracer Study Shows
Tracer experiments show Plantago lanceolata and Picea abies seedlings can take up labelled carbon via roots, but recovery in soil ...
Tag: biogeochemistry
Plankton metabolism may explain a quarter of the ice age CO2 drop
A new study estimates that temperature-dependent plankton metabolism could account for about 20 ppm of the roughly 90 ppm glacial ...
Bacteria split into distinct water and sediment communities in South Africa’s Knysna Estuary
A new study of South Africa's Knysna Estuary finds that bacterial communities in the water and sediments are clearly partitioned, ...
Climate model gains first coupled simulation of ocean oxygen’s triple isotope signature
Scientists have, for the first time, implemented the triple isotopic composition of dissolved oceanic oxygen in the fully coupled iLOVECLIM ...
Sea ice supplies carbon equal to 14.7% of ice-edge phytoplankton production
Sea ice in the Southern Ocean supplies particulate organic carbon equivalent to 14.7 percent of phytoplankton production near the ice ...
Drying and Rewetting of Riverbed Sediments Cools Rather Than Boosts Respiration
Experiments on sediments from 64 US streams show that drying and rewetting generally produce neutral or suppressed aerobic respiration, prompting ...
New furthest-first algorithm sharpens the ocean’s carbon record in GLODAPv3
A new furthest-first inversion algorithm replaces weighted least squares in the GLODAPv3 ocean biogeochemical data product, eliminating spurious regional biases ...
Underwater Vents Near the Coast Reshape How Scientists See Ocean Chemistry
A comprehensive review synthesizing six decades of research shows shallow-water hydrothermal vents act as localized geological forcing that couples seafloor ...
Fire Consumes Ancient Charcoal and Makes Rest More Vulnerable to Decay
A controlled reburning experiment shows that subsequent fires remove preexisting pyrogenic organic matter both by directly combusting it and by ...
Beyond nitrogen: hidden traits could unlock the secrets of tropical legumes
Tropical forests are full of quiet architects. Among them, one plant family stands out for its sheer abundance and diversity: ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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