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Cacti are flowering plants that produce seeds. They are able to bloom every year, but they will produce an abundance of flowers in response to heavy rains. Flowers differ in appearance and scent to attract specific pollinators, such as insects and bats.
Nov 24, 2024 · Trees produce oxygen through photosynthesis, which is essential for most life forms. They act as carbon sinks, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and mitigating climate change. Trees provide habitat and food for countless species of animals, insects, and microorganisms. Their roots help prevent soil erosion by stabilizing the ground.
Nov 7, 2024 · Tagua Trees produce small, inconspicuous flowers that bloom in clusters. These flowers typically lack a strong scent but are essential for the production of their iconic seeds. They rely on insect pollinators, such as bees, for successful fertilization, which supports local insect populations and enhances biodiversity in the forest.
- 00:44 Fungi, Insects, Dead Trees and The Carbon Cycle
- 09:37 Research Highlights
- 12:04 The Un’S Convention on Biological Diversity
- 19:32 Briefing Chat
Across the world forests play a huge role in the carbon cycle, removing enormous amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But when those trees die, some of that carbon goes back into the air. A new project studies how fast dead wood breaks down in different conditions, and the important role played by insects. Research Article: Seibold et al.
Massive stars make bigger planets, and melting ice moves continents. Research Highlight: Why gassy planets are bigger around more-massive stars Research Highlight: So much ice is melting that Earth’s crust is moving
After several delays, the fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, is now slated to take place next year. Even communicating the issues surrounding biodiversity loss has been a challenge, and reaching the targets due to be set at the upcoming meeting will be an even bigger one. Editorial...
We discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time, cannibal cane toads and a pterosaur fossil rescued from smugglers. News: Australia’s cane toads evolved as cannibals with frightening speed Research Highlight: A plundered pterosaur reveals the extinct flyer’s extreme headgear National Geographic: Stunning fossil seized in police raid ...
- Shamini Bundell, Nick Petrić Howe
- 2021
Jul 1, 2023 · Most pollinating insects can be found within the Orders Hymenoptera (ants, bees, stinging wasps), Diptera (flies), Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies), and Coleoptera (beetles) (Fig. 1.10); although, any insect feeding on flowers, pollen, or nectar, has the potential to provide pollination services.
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Spines are variously described as petiolar spines (as in Fouquieria), leaflet spines (as in Phoenix), or stipular spines (as in Euphorbia), all of which are examples of spines developing from a part of a leaf containing the petiole, midrib, or a secondary vein. [1]
Carbon in forests comes from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This carbon is sometimes called biogenic carbon, because it cycles through living organisms. Trees draw carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through a process called photosynthesis.
