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Climate change and drought: a threat for Mediterranean ecosystem
In previous experiments it’s been observed that drought decreases soil enzyme phosphatases activities in spring and summer in a natural Quercus ilex Mediterranean forest. Now, the aim is to investigate what is the cause of the phosphatase activity...
Human altruism is also a question of genetics
Given the importance of cooperation at the heart of human communities, science has looked for ways of turning it into a constant quality. According to many scientists, starting with Darwin and William Hamilton to the more recent theories of Edward Wilson and David Wilson, the...
Australia, pioneer in using prescribed burning
This research reveals Australia's technical excellence in forest management based on the practice known as prescribed burning. A tool already known to the aborigines of the area (albeit for other purposes), it consists of burning a specific area of natural land to rid it of...
Invasive garden ants tells us that more will come
What can explain the great success of this and other invasive ants? It is known that social insects (bees, ants, wasps and termites) live in colonies in which all members cooperate in the work. Natural conditions in the various colonies compete for the same resources and...
Bacterial survival genes
A new advance in genomics research will allow for a better understanding of cellular and molecular life in oceans. In this case, the analysis focuses on the marine bacterium Polaribacter sp. MED152, a microorganism widely found in oceans which has survived in carbon-deficient environments and cannot always find...
Heavy metal accumulation in moss subjected to drought
Researchers at the Ecophysiology Unit of CSIC-CREAF have studied the possible negative effects of an increase in dryness would have in ecosystems of the Mediterranean Basin. Based on an experiment with adult holm oaks found in the Prades mountains in which the earth...
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