Scientists study relationship between trees, forest soil and their impact on environment ANI | Updated: Jan 31, 2021 16:49 IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): A new research sheds light on the complex relationships between the types of trees, forest soil nutrients and microbes, and their impact on the environment.
The findings of the study were published in the journal Global Change Biology and Ecology Letters . Trees are often heralded as the heroes of environmental mitigation. They remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which slows the pace of climate change and sequester nutrients such as nitrogen, which improves water and air quality.
Not all tree species, however, perform these services similarly, and some of the strongest impacts that trees have on ecosystems occur below the surface, away from the eyes of observers. This complicates efforts to predict what will happen as tree species shift owing to pests, pathogens, and climat
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IMAGE: A map of sampling locations across the eastern United States used in the studies. The green dot indicates Moores Creek where AM and ECM dominated plots are located while the. view more
Credit: Graphic by Mushinski, et al.
Trees are often heralded as the heroes of environmental mitigation. They remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which slows the pace of climate change, and sequester nutrients such as nitrogen, which improves water and air quality.
Not all tree species, however, perform these services similarly, and some of the strongest impacts that trees have on ecosystems occur below the surface, away from the eyes of observers. This complicates efforts to predict what will happen as tree species shift owing to pests, pathogens, and climate change as well as to predict which species are most beneficial in reforestation efforts.
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“Indiana already does too little to keep loaded guns out of public places and out of the hands of dangerous people. This bill would make us all less safe,” the former Republican mayor wrote in an email.