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NAU researchers quantify nutritional value of soil fungi to the Serengeti food web

Posted by Heather Tate on February 13, 2018

Artist’s depiction of the Serengeti food web
Artist’s depiction of the Serengeti food web with normal AM (left) and a hypothetical food web without nutrient inputs from these important symbioses (right). Illustration by Victor Leshyk.

The complex Serengeti ecosystem, which spans 12,000 square miles extending from northern Tanzania into southwestern Kenya, is home to millions of animals, including 70 species of large mammals. It is a hotspot for mammal… Read more

Filed Under: College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, School of Earth and Sustainability, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems

NAU scientists lead DoD project to assess environmental impact of changing climate on boreal forests

Posted by Heather Tate on January 18, 2018

Michelle Mack working on samples in her lab.The boreal forest, or taiga, is the largest terrestrial biome on Earth, extending across North America, Europe and Asia north of the 50th parallel. Representing nearly one-third of the world’s forest cover, the boreal forest plays a significant role in the planet’s biodiversity. Its coniferous spruce, pine and larch trees flourish in the long, severe winters and short summers of the subarctic climate. The… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Woods Hole Research Center

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