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Climate change and drought: a threat for Mediterranean ecosystem
In previous experiments it’s been observed that drought decreases soil enzyme phosphatases activities in spring and summer in a natural Quercus ilex Mediterranean forest. Now, the aim is to investigate what is the cause of the phosphatase activity...
Australia, pioneer in using prescribed burning
This research reveals Australia's technical excellence in forest management based on the practice known as prescribed burning. A tool already known to the aborigines of the area (albeit for other purposes), it consists of burning a specific area of natural land to rid it of...
Invasive garden ants tells us that more will come
What can explain the great success of this and other invasive ants? It is known that social insects (bees, ants, wasps and termites) live in colonies in which all members cooperate in the work. Natural conditions in the various colonies compete for the same resources and...
Heavy metal accumulation in moss subjected to drought
Researchers at the Ecophysiology Unit of CSIC-CREAF have studied the possible negative effects of an increase in dryness would have in ecosystems of the Mediterranean Basin. Based on an experiment with adult holm oaks found in the Prades mountains in which the earth...
Strength of invasive plants
The presence and expansion of some plants outside their original ecosystem could alter the structure of the biological community, according to the conclusions in this thesis. The work describes the competition mechanism between local and “invasive” plants, analyzing their relationship with...
