Ecosystem carbon storage in arctic tundra reduced by long-term nutrient fertilization.
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Observations of controls over plant productivity in tundra and boreal ecosystems have been used to build a conceptual model of response to warming, where warmer soils and increased decomposition of plant litter increase nutrient availability, which, in turn, stimulates plant production and increases ecosystem carbon storage. It is found that annual aboveground plant production doubled during the experiment. Study suggests that projected release of soil nutrients associated with high-latitude warming may further amplify carbon release from soils, causing a net loss of ecosystem carbon and a positive feedback to climate warming.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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What's in the rising tide?
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The issues related to ocean chemistry and sedimentation and need for better system to treat sewage and industrial waste so as to reduce ocean nitrogen contamination and global warming is reviewed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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Ocean circulation in a warming climate
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The consequences and impact of the global warming on the ocean's circulation are discussed. Various studies show that the ocean's circulation can drastically weaken due to the warming climate.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2008
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