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Sun or shade: Pecan leaves' photosynthetic light response evaluated

Sun or shade: Pecan leaves' photosynthetic light response evaluated

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pecan, the most valuable nut tree native to North America, is native from northern Illinois and southeastern Iowa to the Gulf Coast of the United States, where it grows abundantly along the Mississippi River, ...


ARS Scientists Cryopreserve Pest-Imperiled Ash Trees

Scientists Cryopreserve Pest-Imperiled Ash Trees

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using cryopreservation methods, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have devised a procedure for storing frozen budwood from ash trees (Fraxinus) and thawing the delicate buds for ...


Timber harvest impacts amphibians differently during life stages

Timber harvest impacts amphibians differently during life stages

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Frogs are croaking in clear-cut forests, but not exactly in their traditional manner. University of Missouri researchers found that removing all of the trees from a section of the forest had a negative effect ...


Plants prefer their kin, crowd out competition from strangers

Plants prefer their kin, crowd out competition from strangers

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Plants don't mind sharing space with their kin but when they're potted with strangers of the same species they start invigorating their leaves, a study by McMaster University reveals.


Finding more in 'most': Scientific study of an everyday word

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

William Shakespeare, who knew a thing or two about words, advised that "An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told." But the exact meaning of plain language isn't always easy to find. Even simple words like "most" and ...


Common plants can eliminate indoor air pollutants

Common plants can eliminate indoor air pollutants

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Air quality in homes, offices, and other indoor spaces is becoming a major health concern, particularly in developed countries where people often spend more than 90% of their time indoors. Surprisingly, indoor ...


New research provides insights into potential ecological costs and cobenefits of REDD

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new paper just published in Global Change Biology examines the potential of a REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) mechanism to provoke ecological damage and/or promote ecological cobenefits. Such a ...



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