Mountains as biodiversity engines: How uplift may shape species evolution
A new study co-authored by researchers at Indiana University sheds light on how the forces that shape mountain ranges also ...
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UNESCO report paints bleak picture of climate change impacts on ecosystems
The United Nations World Water Development Report 2025, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water, reveals that climate ...
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Distinct patterns of soil bacterial and fungal communities in the treeline ecotone
In this study, they found that oligotrophic species such as Acidobacteriota, Chloroflexi, Verrucomicrobiota, and Ascomycota were predominantly enriched above the treeline, whereas copiotrophic species ...
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Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er
The traditional understorey cultivation of old tea trees is a method that responds to the specific conditions of the mountain’s ecosystem and subtropical monsoon climate, combined with a governance ...