News tagged with woody vegetation

Scientists sequence genome of the woodland strawberry, a model system for rosaceae plants

The genome of a model plant related to peach, cherry and cultivated strawberry has been sequenced by a consortium of international researchers that includes scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

WCS study on birds and streams included in federal guidelines to safeguard waterways

The results of a Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) study that rapidly measures stream habitat have been adopted by a government agency working with private landowners to restore waterways throughout the U.S.

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smaller plants punch above their weight in the forest

New findings from Queen's University biologists show that in the plant world, bigger isn't necessarily better.

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study shows effect of feral buffalo on Kakadu

The ecological effect of feral buffalo on Kakadu National Park has been the focus of a research study by a team of prominent Charles Darwin University researchers.

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created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Hydrogels help grasses grow on remote, arid rangelands

(PhysOrg.com) -- The arid conditions in the southwestern United States make restoring degraded rangelands extremely difficult, but a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has found a way to help ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Out of Africa and Into the American Midwest

Grasses bend in the wind, their golden tips tracing arcs across fields that stretch toward the horizon. Sunwashed by a fading evening light, these reedy ballet dancers are central figures in savanna, an ecosystem ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Reclaiming the land after a forest fire

Wildfires cause tragic losses to life, property, and the environment. But even after the fire rages, the damage is far from done. Without vegetation, bare, burnt soil lies vulnerable to erosion, which can impede efforts towards ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Trees on tundra's border are growing faster in a hotter climate

Evergreen trees at the edge of Alaska's tundra are growing faster, suggesting that at least some forests may be adapting to a rapidly warming climate, says a new study.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Reducing carbon footprints with carbon storage

Control of carbon emissions is an important component in the bid to address global climate change. However destruction of wildland habitats to make way for agriculture continues to erode the amount of carbon stored in the ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Follow the water to understand drought

Water is a precious resource many take for granted until there is too little or too much. Scientists and engineers have positioned instruments at the Susquehanna Shale Hills Observatory at Pennsylvania State University to ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Excavation shines a light on what the Fens would have looked like 3,000 years ago

The program will highlight the ‘Digging Environment’ project, which earlier this year saw members of the public excavate the waterlogged prehistoric lake beds of Willingham Mere, Cambridgeshire. 

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ancient harvestmen revealed in 3-D models

Two ancient types of harvestmen, or 'daddy long legs,' which skittered around forests more than 300 million years ago, are revealed in new three-dimensional virtual fossil models published today in the journal ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientist develops sterile variety of invasive plant

Professor Yi Li's Laboratory in the University of Connecticut's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has developed a seedless variety of the popular ornamental shrub Euonymus alatus, also called 'burning bush,' that r ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

6 million years of savanna

University of Utah scientists used chemical isotopes in ancient soil to measure prehistoric tree cover – in effect, shade – and found that grassy, tree-dotted savannas prevailed at most East African ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast


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