10.29.2008
Earthworms can change the chemistry of carbon in forest soils and litter. Researchers at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center are trying to figure out the impact of earthworms on forest soils, and how they may change soil chemistry. Although we may think that earthworms are everywhere, they were actually introduced into North America by early [...]
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09.15.2008
Research by Peter Curtis (Ohio State University) and colleagues shows that northern Michigan forests can store an average of 0.65 tons C per acre per year. This rate of storage is higher than earlier estimates such as those used to develop the Kyoto Protocol, and is consistent with other recent studies that show that temperate [...]
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