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August 1, 2023

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Secondary Forests More Sensitive to Drought Than Primary Forests

The dry summer of 2018 hit Swedish forests hard -- and hardest affected were the managed secondary ...

Soil Microbes Help Plants Cope With Drought, but Not How Scientists Thought

In a multi-generation experiment, researchers found microbes helped plants cope with drought, but not in response to plants' cries for help. Instead, the environment itself selected for drought-tolerant microbes. And while those hardy microbes were doing their thing, they just happened to make ...

Our Favorite Vintages and Their Precarious Mountainside Homes Are at Risk Due to Climate Change, Environmental Scientists Warn

Tucked into the hillsides of Italy, Portugal, and Spain, some of the world's most famous -- and most difficult to maintain -- vineyards are heralded for their unique flavor profiles and centuries of tradition. But as extreme weather and changing ...

Salinity Changes Threatening Marine Ecosystems

A groundbreaking study reveals the critical yet severely understudied factor of salinity changes in ocean and coastlines caused by climate ...
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Female Butterflies Breed Despite Male Shortage

Female monarch butterflies have no trouble finding a mate -- even when a parasite kills most of the males, new research ...

Increased Droughts Are Disrupting Carbon-Capturing Soil Microbes, Concerning Ecologists

Soil stores more carbon than plants and the atmosphere combined, and soil microbes are largely responsible for putting it there. However, the increasing frequency and severity of drought, such as ...

Gone for Good? California's Beetle-Killed, Carbon-Storing Pine Forests May Not Come Back

Ponderosa pine forests in the Sierra Nevada that were wiped out by western pine beetles during the 2012-2015 megadrought won't recover to pre-drought densities, reducing an important storehouse ...

Why Are Forests Turning Brown in Summer?

European forests are increasingly turning brown in the course of hot, dry summers. In the scorching summer of 2022, Europe experienced more trees turning brown than ever, with 37% of temperate and ...

Even Sonoran Desert Plants Aren't Immune to Climate Change

In North America's hottest, driest desert, climate change is causing the decline of plants once thought nearly immortal and replacing them with shorter shrubs that can take advantage of sporadic ...

Genome of a Drought-Tolerant Plant: Many Genes Are Involved in 'Resurrection'

Some plants can survive months without water, only to turn green again after a brief downpour. A recent study shows that this is not due to a 'miracle gene.' Rather, this ability is a ...

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Douglas-Fir in Klamath Mountains Are in 'Decline Spiral'

Increases in mortality among Douglas-fir in the Klamath Mountains are the result of multiple factors that have the iconic tree in a 'decline spiral' in parts of the ...

Discovery of Root Anatomy Gene May Lead to Breeding More Resilient Corn Crops

A new discovery, reported in a global study that encompassed more than a decade of research, could lead to the breeding of corn crops that can withstand drought and low-nitrogen soil conditions and ...

To Help Dry Forests, Fire Needs to Be Just the Right Intensity, and Happen More Than Once

Research into the ability of a wildfire to improve the health of a forest uncovered a Goldilocks effect -- unless a blaze falls in a narrow severity range, neither too hot nor too cold, it isn't ...

Human-Wildlife Conflicts Rising Worldwide With Climate Change

Scientists reveal that a warming world is increasing human-wildlife conflicts globally. They show that climate shifts can drive conflicts by altering animal habitats, the timing of events, wildlife ...

Shrinking Age Distribution of Spawning Salmon Raises Climate Resilience Concerns

By returning to spawn in the Sacramento River at different ages, Chinook salmon lessen the potential impact of a bad year and increase the stability of their population in the face of climate ...

Scientists Unlock Key to Drought-Resistant Wheat Plants With Longer Roots

Growing wheat in drought conditions may be easier in the future. Researchers found the right number of copies of a specific group of genes can stimulate longer root growth, enabling wheat plants to ...

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Scientists Use Satellite Images to Study the Degradation of Rangelands in Tanzania

East Africa's iconic rangelands -- under threat from climate change and human activity -- have the potential to recover from repeated environmental shocks and degradation, a new study has ...

Researcher Discovers Threshold That Triggers Drought Response in Forests

Missouri is home to an array of natural resources, with forests among the state's most valuable ecosystems. As warmer temperatures fueled by climate change affect ecosystems globally, forests ...

Detecting the Impact of Drought on Plants With User-Friendly and Inexpensive Techniques

Climate change is aggravating the impact of droughts -- one of the factors that only affect plant physiology -- on all plant ecosystems worldwide. Although new tools have been developed to detect and ...

New Research Suggests Drought Accelerated Empire Collapse

The collapse of the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age has been blamed on various factors, from war with other territories to internal strife. Now, scientists have used tree ring and isotope ...

Pacific Northwest Heat Dome Tree Damage More About Temperature Than Drought, Scientists Say

Widespread tree scorch in the Pacific Northwest that became visible shortly after multiple days of record-setting, triple-digit temperatures in June 2021 was more attributable to heat than to drought ...

Aquatic Organisms Respond to Flooding and Drought Disturbance in Different Ways

Populations of various species of aquatic insects and other invertebrates respond to flooding and waterway drying due to drought in different ways that can be anticipated, according to a new study ...

Understanding Plants Can Boost Wildland-Fire Modeling in Uncertain Future

一个新的概念框架,将way plants use carbon and water, or plant dynamics, into fine-scale computer models of wildland fire provides a critical first step toward improved ...

How Plants Are Inspiring New Ways to Extract Value from Wastewater

Scientists are drawing inspiration from plants to develop new techniques to separate and extract valuable minerals, metals and nutrients from resource-rich ...

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