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A new study reveals that leaf quality, rather than leaf abundance, plays a crucial role in forest carbon cycles. The research finds that varying leaf quality can explain twice as much seasonal variation in ecosystem productivity as leaf quantity alone.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Leaf quality drives forests' ability to absorb carbon American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Feb 25, 2016 · first to report
- New insights into the seasonality of Amazon's evergreen forests U.S. National Science Foundation · Feb 25, 2016
- Synchronized leaf aging in the Amazon responsible for seasonal increases in photosynthesis DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory · Feb 25, 2016