When you thrust a shovel into the soil or tear off a piece of coral ... In any habitat, on the ground, in the forest canopy, or in the water, your eye is first caught by the big animals—birds ...

It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or "sequester," more carbon. A new study based at the University of Michigan Biological Station untangled carbon ...

as well as increased soil temperatures that result from warming of the ground once the forest canopy has been removed. Although this soil carbon loss has contributed to increased CO 2 levels in ...