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  1. The greater #celandine (#Chelidonium #majus) prefers #nitrogenrich #soils and tends to be #thermophilic. In Germany, it grows in #parks and along roadsides. #Seeddispersal occurs via #myrmecochory; #ants are #attracted by means of a #lure (an #elaiosome). In the case of C. majus, this takes the form of a fleshy outgrowth (a #caruncle).
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  2. The greater #celandine (#Chelidonium #majus) prefers #nitrogenrich #soils and tends to be #thermophilic. In Germany, it grows in #parks and along roadsides. #Seeddispersal occurs via #myrmecochory; #ants are #attracted by means of a #lure (an #elaiosome). In the case of C. majus, this takes the form of a fleshy outgrowth (a #caruncle).
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  3. The greater #celandine (#Chelidonium #majus) prefers #nitrogenrich #soils and tends to be #thermophilic. In Germany, it grows in #parks and along roadsides. #Seeddispersal occurs via #myrmecochory; #ants are #attracted by means of a #lure (an #elaiosome). In the case of C. majus, this takes the form of a fleshy outgrowth (a #caruncle).
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  4. The greater #celandine (#Chelidonium #majus) prefers #nitrogenrich #soils and tends to be #thermophilic. In Germany, it grows in #parks and along roadsides. #Seeddispersal occurs via #myrmecochory; #ants are #attracted by means of a #lure (an #elaiosome). In the case of C. majus, this takes the form of a fleshy outgrowth (a #caruncle).
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  5. The greater #celandine (#Chelidonium #majus) prefers #nitrogenrich #soils and tends to be #thermophilic. In Germany, it grows in #parks and along roadsides. #Seeddispersal occurs via #myrmecochory; #ants are #attracted by means of a #lure (an #elaiosome). In the case of C. majus, this takes the form of a fleshy outgrowth (a #caruncle).
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  6. 🌱🦠 🐄 A study by ZALF and the universities Greifswald & Hohenheim shows that #grassland #soils that were previously intensively used have not yet restored their potential to absorb #methane after three years of extensive use. zalf.de/en/aktuelles/Pages/PB1
    #Grassland #Methane #Climate #Soil #Research

  7. #Whiterot are some #fungi of #Agaricomycetes that degrade cellulose, hemicellulose, and #lignin. Since lignin is often degraded first, the affected plant parts appear #whitish. I. Jofré-Fernández et al. (2023) found that white rot affects #reactive #oxygenspecies (#ROS), thus promoting #CO2 #efflux from #soils, which can be a climate-relevant factor.
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  8. #Whiterot are some #fungi of #Agaricomycetes that degrade cellulose, hemicellulose, and #lignin. Since lignin is often degraded first, the affected plant parts appear #whitish. I. Jofré-Fernández et al. (2023) found that white rot affects #reactive #oxygenspecies (#ROS), thus promoting #CO2 #efflux from #soils, which can be a climate-relevant factor.
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  9. #Whiterot are some #fungi of #Agaricomycetes that degrade cellulose, hemicellulose, and #lignin. Since lignin is often degraded first, the affected plant parts appear #whitish. I. Jofré-Fernández et al. (2023) found that white rot affects #reactive #oxygenspecies (#ROS), thus promoting #CO2 #efflux from #soils, which can be a climate-relevant factor.
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  10. #Whiterot are some #fungi of #Agaricomycetes that degrade cellulose, hemicellulose, and #lignin. Since lignin is often degraded first, the affected plant parts appear #whitish. I. Jofré-Fernández et al. (2023) found that white rot affects #reactive #oxygenspecies (#ROS), thus promoting #CO2 #efflux from #soils, which can be a climate-relevant factor.
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  11. #Whiterot are some #fungi of #Agaricomycetes that degrade cellulose, hemicellulose, and #lignin. Since lignin is often degraded first, the affected plant parts appear #whitish. I. Jofré-Fernández et al. (2023) found that white rot affects #reactive #oxygenspecies (#ROS), thus promoting #CO2 #efflux from #soils, which can be a climate-relevant factor.
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  12. A recent study by Kang et al. found that, #soil organic #carbon (SOC) has a positive effect on the removal of #CH4 in #forest #soils. Global forests are found to be larger #sinks of CH4 than previously estimated when the influence of SOC is considered. nature.com/articles/s41467-023

  13. theguardian.com/environment/20. "At the time [1991], it was believed a #temperature increase could lead to longer, lusher #grasses. But instead of flourishing, the grasses & #wildflowers started to disappear, replaced by #sagebrush. The experimental #meadows morphed into a desert-like #scrubland. Even the #fungi in the #soils were transformed by #heat."

  14. 2/

    In [1], the authors report: "high #temperatures during California #wildfires catalyzed widespread transformation of chromium to its #carcinogenic form in soil and #ash, as #HexavalentChromium" Cr(VI) - even "in wind-dispersible #particulates"

    The geographic distribution of susceptible #soils, and of "fire incidents illustrate the broad global threat of wildfire #smoke- and dust-born metals to populations" [1]

    A study in 2019 [2] already suggested this pathway for Cr(VI) formation in soil.

  15. Soil moisture–atmosphere coupling accelerates global warming nature.com/articles/s41467-023

    This is a #compounding factor often ignored or inadequately accounted for in #ClimateEmergency predictions.

    as the atmo warms, it becomes a bigger sponge essentially sucking moisture out of #soils. Without surface moisture to evaporate (thus cooling surrounding air) during heatwaves temperatures are as much as 30% higher than if soils were moist - an additional 0.5C of global warming by 2100.

  16. Near-record #nitrate levels in Des Moines, #Iowa-area rivers threaten drinking #water... "But the officials declined to explain what they believe has caused the surge in nitrate levels, which has historically been tied to runoff from farmland draining into Des Moines-area rivers." #agriculture #soils

    apnews.com/article/des-moines-

  17. It is #WorldSoilDay!

    Globally, 15-36% of #soils are degraded (UNCCD, FAO, IPCC and others).

    The #trend is still rising📈 and not in line with the #UN goal to “halt and reverse #LandDegradation” and, by 2030, to “achieve a land degradation-neutral world” (#SDG15).⛔

    #GlobalGoals #SDGs #2030Agenda #desertification #drought #degradation #soil

  18. "But there’s a lot of #carbon stored in the #forest #soils in #Ireland and we have to be aware of that." To establish storage banks of carbon, these forests have to be kept #intact — as opposed to harvested like spruce — potentially for a very long time, so we don’t disturb the soils. "The less disturbance there is to the forest the less carbon is lost out of the system."

    rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0316/13

    #Afforestation #Forestry #CarbonSinks #ecological #SoilHealth #TreePlanting #ProtectForests #trees

  19. #Soils
    #Sénégal. Le sol est lieu de vie.
    Cette termitière géante est un exemple spectaculaire de l’activité biologique sur et dans les sols (ici en milieu tropical).

    #photography
    #termites
    #French