The mass die-offs, which can occur naturally, are becoming more common around the world—and scientists say humans are to blame. Here’s why, and how we can help prevent them.
PLANT mortalityCLIMATE changeCENTENARIANSPHYSIOLOGICAL adaptationPremise: Life span varies greatly across plants, with some species being capable of extreme longevity. Yet even long‐lived individuals are susceptible to climatic events, fire, and other challenges. We examined rare mortality events and their...
Like, when do plant roots grow? At night? During the day? Only when it rains?Besides informing ecologists, underground acoustics could help us take better care of the environment and detect pests that cause billions of dollars in damage every year. Currently farmers have to resort to 7. ...
Sweet wormwood, known as Qinghao in Chinese, is a common4. What does Tu Youyou probably plant in China, but it has the power to fight against malaria(疟疾).think of scientists' job?Tu Youyou, a Chinese pharmaceutical(制药的) chemist and A. Tiring.educator and born on December 30, 193...
Higher temperatures are more difficult to address and, as a minimum, require clear communication and collaboration between the tree owners and urban planners to reduce the effects of UHI. This can be done by lowering surface temperatures through improving plant spatial configuration (Rakoto et al.202...
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What pesticide kills nematodes? Nematodes: Nematodes vary in habitat and degree to which they affect humans. Some nematodes are beneficial, helping to kill pest organisms like fleas, grubs, and ticks. Others are neither benefit nor harm humans. However, some nematodes kill crops or parasitically ...
At the same time, this sea-water also kills off the greedy giant apple snail, an introduced pest that feeds on young rice plants. The most promising strategy has become to harness one foe against the other.The battle is currently being waged on land, in greenhouses at the University of ...
Sulfidic — a horizon containing pyrite which, upon exposure to oxygen, can produce so much sulfuric acid that it kills plants and can cause fish kills (Figure 8b). Petrocalcic — in which so much calcium carbonate is accumulated that it literally forms a rock-like layer in the middle of ...
Triassic mass extinction. It has been linked to thebreakup of the Pangea supercontinentand the opening of the central Atlantic Ocean. Many land reptiles vanished as a result of that catastrophic event, making way for thetowering sauropodsandarmored plant eaterscommonly seen in childhood dinosaur ...