Combining vegetation distribution models and sediment transport models offers a better understanding of how dryland environments change in response to different factors.
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Aquatic Plants May Accelerate Arctic Methane Emissions
About two thirds of the gas produced by a study area near Barrow, Alaska, came from increasingly abundant greenery covering only 5% of the landscape, researchers estimate.
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Woody Vines Limit How Much Carbon Tropical Forests Sequester
Vines called lianas, which store less carbon than trees, are winning the competition for sunlight and water.
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How Do Aquatic Plants Direct Where Other Stalks Grow?
By changing the flow of the river, aquatic plants affect the distribution of nutrients on the riverbed.