Research
Most tree species join forces with specific types of fungi to improve their nutrient acquisition capacity-as much as 80% of plant nitrogen and phosphorus is…
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Public concern over human-caused climate change is growing, but it lags far behind the scientific consensus—over 97% of scientists agree that climate change is a…
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Northern temperate and boreal ecosystems store roughly 40% of the world’s soil organic carbon. Soil organic carbon represents the balance between carbon inputs (e.g., leaves,…
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During the Eocene (56-34 million years ago), high-latitude regions were much warmer than today and large-scale ice sheets were absent from the Poles. Falling atmospheric…
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A warming climate will affect regional precipitation patterns. Current projections indicate that these changes will negatively impact crop yields, affecting the food security of billions…
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With the coronavirus pandemic, the elections, and the western wildfires hogging the news, you may not have noticed that 2020 has been a record-setting year…
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Sometimes you need to get far away from something to see it clearly. Take subsurface soil moisture, the water available to plants for absorption at…
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Agricultural irrigation is an important practice for sustaining food production in many regions of the world. Besides improving agricultural yields, irrigation…
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On March 11, 2020, Covid-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. In an effort to slow the spread of the virus and…
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Understanding the genetic origin of trees, and specifically the genetic mechanisms that influence cold hardiness, is essential for successful adaptive forest management and reforestation efforts…
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