Boreal

Carbon and oxygen in tree rings can reveal past climate information.
NewsRx Science; 12/27/2009; 980 words; ...substantially making it more affordable for researchers to use this method. Porter's work was carried out on the northern edge of the boreal forest in the NT where trees are small but surprisingly old. "A 15 to 20 cm. tree could be a 300 to 400 year old tree...

NASA GETS UP-CLOSE LOOK AT FAR CORNER OF THE GLOBE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/25/2009; 1079 words; ...day-a-year source of pollution, the Arctic flights revealed insights into a more cyclical source of emissions: fires in boreal forests and from agricultural burning as far away as Kazakhstan. In concert with NASA, NOAA sponsored spring flights as part...

Research from H. Laudon and co-authors yields new data on environment.(Report)
Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 12/25/2009; 541 words; ...significantly increased stream water DOC in these boreal forest catchments, at least during the...the extent of forestry activity in the boreal landscape, these results demonstrate...Carbon following Forest Harvesting in a Boreal Forest. Ambio, 2009;38(7 Sp. Iss...

Research from R. Sorensen and colleagues has provided new data on environment.
Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 12/25/2009; 584 words; ...methylmercury (MeHg) and total mercury (Hg-tot) from two boreal catchments during the 2 y following forest harvest but prior...Forest Harvest Operations on Mercury and Methylmercury in Two Boreal Streams: Relatively Small Changes in the First Two Years prior...

New findings from M. Herold and co-authors describe advances in climate research.
Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 12/25/2009; 688 words; ...interglacial insolation maximum (Eemian, MIS 5e) the tropical and subtropical African hydrological cycle was enhanced during boreal summer months. The climate anomalies are examined with a General Circulation Model (ECHAM4) that is equipped with a module...