Plant ecosystems study questions common assumption about biodiversity
Plant species can fulfill different functions within an ecosystem, even if they are closely related to each other. This ...
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The Billion Year Partnership Between Plants And Fungi
The fungi helped plants evolve to thrive in terrestrial ecosystems through a symbiotic partnership. Today, that symbiotic partnership between plants and fungi is called mycorrhizae. Arbuscular ...
Nature13d
When is a soil too dry for plants to take up water?
As soil dries, plants limit water loss by closing tiny apertures called stomata in their leaves. A global analysis reveals ...
Cambridge University Press1y
The Terrestrial Biosphere and Global Change
This new synthesis summarizes the international research effort in the Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (GCTE) Core Project of the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme in five major ...
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KS2 Science: How do ecosystems work?
An ecosystem is a natural environment in which animals, plants and organisms work to support life. This film explains the difference between biotic and abiotic, terrestrial, freshwater and ocean ...
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Bottom-Up and Top-Down Interactions across Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems
La Pierre, University of California, Berkeley Kimberly La Pierre is a terrestrial community ecologist, whose research focuses on the effects of global change on trophic interactions and ecosystem ...