Bacteria and other single-celled microorganisms in the seas around Antarctica are strongly influenced by water temperature and the amount of sea ice. This is shown by coordinated measurements taken ...

We show that a shift from a cold climatic state to one with a mean surface air temperature approximately 10⁰C higher is consistent with changes in plant biomes.” The scientists studied five stages on ...

Conversion of marginal and high-risk annual cropland to permanent grasslands (includes establishment of native or tame forages) Increase in the composition of alfalfa or other locally-adapted and ...

This study quantitatively reconstructs the past regional plant cover in the Songnen grasslands (northeastern China) and explores the relative importance of climate, fire, and human activity on ...

The Mongolian steppes with a long history of nomadic pastoralism cover a large area of the Palaearctic steppe biome ... pressure of climate and grazing in arid habitats, making them potentially ...