The world's longest-running soil warming experiment has revealed an unexpected climate concern. After nearly four decades, ...
LOGAN, UTAH, USA – The cause-effect sequence or “feedback” between plants and their soil microbial communities plays an important role in structuring plant communities. To predict this synergistic ...
The ground beneath our feet is exhaling. Steadily and without pause, through a process called soil respiration, plant roots and microbes release carbon dioxide (CO 2) into the atmosphere. In one cited ...
When Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off in January, it will carry the Mechanics of Granular Materials (MGM) experiment, which studies soil behavior under conditions that cannot be duplicated on Earth — ...
High school earth science student, Victoria Feria-Ortiz, observes soil properties in preparation for developing a research question. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...
The cause-effect sequence or "feedback" between plants and their soil microbial communities plays an important role in structuring plant communities. To predict this synergistic coexistence, ...
Ecologists have measured plant-soil feedbacks for six perennial prairie grass species in a short-term greenhouse study, and say their findings do not match outcomes observed in long-term experiment ...