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Nitrogen deposition in rural areas of Catalonia, near the threshold for adverse effects on forests
Nitrogen is an essential element for life. Its natural cycle in the biosphere has been modified by human activity, increasing emissions of nitrogen compounds. This study evaluates the nitrogen...
Fossil horse teeth show climatic change
Researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia and Utrecht University have analyzed the tooth enamel of fossil horse teeth dating from 11 to 2 million years ago near Teruel, Daroca and Valencia. Changes in the proportion of light and heavy oxygen isotopes in the teeth suggest...
The alteration of seasons can worsen the effects of climate change in the Mediterranean region
Researchers from the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF, a UAB-affiliated centre) publish an article in Science which analyses the adverse effects climate change can have on 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...
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...
