Florida scientists use ground-penetrating radar to image underground carbon stores in the Disney Wilderness Preserve.
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Mossy Oaks Are Dripping with Organic Matter
Epiphyte-bearing trees leach carbon when it rains.
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Why Mountainous Upland Forests Emit So Much Methane
New research suggests that moist tree heartwood produces methane and emits the greenhouse gas to the atmosphere.
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Oceans May Produce Twice as Much Organic Matter as Usually Measured
Researchers study how oceans respire carbon, reexamining a critical part of the global carbon cycle.
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Improved Simulation of Gross Primary Productivity
A new model better explains seasonal variations in biomass.
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The River Basin’s Tale: Carbon Transport Along the Thames
A study finds that population growth during urbanization and World War II–era plowing fed additional carbon into the Thames River Basin.
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Turning up the Heat on Organic Matter to Track Carbon
Inaugural Workshop on Thermal Analysis of Natural Organic Matter; Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 15–16 September 2016
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Strengthening the Observational Basis for Carbon Science, Policy
Sustained Observations for Carbon Cycle Science and Decision Support Workshop; Boulder, Colorado, 13–14 April 2016
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Following Carbon in an Age of Fire
As fires become more prevalent in California, researchers work to create a profile of the charred carbon left behind.
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Coordinating and Communicating Carbon Cycle Research
2017 Joint NACP and AmeriFlux Principal Investigators Meeting; Bethesda, Maryland, 27–30 March 2017