These processes are inter-related: For example, dust is produced on the land and blown up into the atmosphere where it affects the amount of sunlight falling on Earth. Dust can also be dissolved in the ocean, where it affects marine life. This in turn changes both the amount of carbon ...
This has included large-scale cultivation projects of host-associated microbial communities2–9 as well as environmental sources, such as soil10 and the ocean11,12. Whilst many novel isolates are being cultured in such studies, few are taxonomically described with names that are validly published...
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Acacia is a genus of about 160 species of trees and shrubs in the pea family (Fabaceae). Acacias are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the world, particularly Australia (where they are called wattles) and Africa, where they are well-known lan
Mediterranean vegetation, biome of any dense scrubland composed of broad-leaved evergreen shrubs, bushes, and small trees growing in regions lying between 30° and 40° north and south latitudes. These regions have a climate similar to that of the Medite
Tropical dry forest, biome of any open woodland in tropical areas that have a long dry season followed by a season of heavy rainfall. In such a seasonal climate, the trees usually shed their leaves during the dry season and come into leaf at the start of
Steppe, vast grassland, devoid of trees and with little diversity in vegetation, receiving around 25 to 30 cm (10 to 12 inches) of rain per year. The word “steppe” is derived from the Russian word for “flat grassy plain.” The world’s most extensive
Svalbard Global Seed Vault, secure facility built into the side of a mountain on Spitsbergen, the largest of the Svalbard islands (a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean), for safeguarding seeds in the event of a global crisis. It ceremonially opene
After the Amazon Rainforest, the largest biome in the basin is the Cerrado on Brazil’s central plateau. This vast grassland region encompasses some 2,000,000 square km (770,000 square miles) and covers one-fourth of the country’s land area. The savannas, palm swamps, grasslands, and fo...
Temperate rainforest, in ecology, a biome dominated by a mix of broad-leaved or coniferous trees that occurs in the middle latitudes, mostly between approximately 40° and 60° in both Northern and Southern hemispheres, and characterized by abundant mois