von Thomas Fester | Feb 20, 2017 | Climate Change, Ecology, News
Climate change and life in the High Arctic Climate change has resulted in particularly strongly rising temperatures in the High Arctic. How is this affecting ecosystems in this area? To find answers, Descamps et al., have summarized data from 33 publications covering...
von Thomas Fester | Jan 30, 2017 | Climate Change, Natural History, News
How are ancient precipitation rates measured? The Amazon rainforest is a critical hotspot for biodiversity and as a carbon sink. How will the rainforest react to shifts in temperature and precipitation in the wake of climate change? To answer such questions Wang and...
von Thomas Fester | Jan 13, 2017 | Climate Change, Ecology, News
The human impact on ecosystems Humans are constantly exerting pressures on ecosystems. We are imposing rising temperatures, carbon dioxide and all kinds of chemicals. We are removing material (like wood or fruits) from ecosystems and we are introducing new species....
von Thomas Fester | Jan 13, 2017 | Climate Change, Ecology, News
A delicate balance determines the sink or source character of soils. Soils may either serve as a sink or as a source for carbon dioxide. They are sinks, when the formation of organic matter by plants dominates. The preponderance of microbial degradation of soil...
von Thomas Fester | Jan 13, 2017 | Climate Change, Ecology, News, Soil Biology
How to obtain global data on cropland greenhous gas production? Agriculture is responsible for a good part of human-caused greenhouse gas production. Reducing the amount of CO2, CH4 and N2O produced in agriculture will be crucial for climate change mitigation efforts...
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