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The Search for the Seed Bandit - The Atlantic

The Search for the Seed Bandit - The Atlantic
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Mystery of an unusual Panamanian plant s dispersal

Mystery of an unusual Panamanian plant s dispersal
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Paja canalera | La Prensa Panamá

Abundan las leyendas urbanas sobre los orígenes de la paja canalera en Panamá, pero el Smithsonian tiene nueva evidencia que pone fin a la interrogante. La paja canalera es una maleza invasora, originaria de Asia. Debido a que sus diminutas semillas son transportadas en el viento, invade fácilmente los claros y se propaga para formar rodales impenetrables al brotar de macollos y rizomas. Una vez establecida, la paja canalera es un desafío para eliminarla. El fuego quema las puntas y estimula las raíces. Los pelos vidriosos que bordean las hojas cortan la piel y desafilan los machetes.

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In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce nutrients

E-Mail IMAGE: Tropical forests in Panama are threatened due to agriculture, mining, development, and climate change. Reforestation is an important strategy to protect the tropical carbon sink. Nitrogen-fixing trees are known to. view more Credit: Credit: Sarah Batterman. A new study, published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals that nitrogen-fixing trees play an underrecognized role in recovering tropical forests by enriching nutrient-poor soils with scarce elements such as phosphorus and molybdenum. Coauthor Sarah Batterman, a tropical forest ecologist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, explains, We ve long known that nitrogen-fixing trees work with soil microbes to make atmospheric nitrogen available to plants. Our study found that nitrogen fixers also play a vital role in unlocking other nutrients by weathering rocks beneath their roots. These nutrients include things like phosphorus, which is very limited in tropical fo

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