• press release New spatial mechanism for the coexistence of tree species
To ensure the coexistence of tree species, tropical and temperate forests successfully rely on opposing strategies. They are based on the clustering of trees and the frequency of tree species, write researchers led by the UFZ in the scientific journal Nature.»
The directors of eight of the largest environmental research institutes in Europe, including the UFZ, which cooperate in the PEER network (Partnership for European Environmental Research), are calling for a discussion on the EU's upcoming research framework programme (FP10). »
A research team coordinated by the UFZ has succeeded in detecting the extent to which the glaciers in the Alps are polluted by nanoplastics at an altitude of more than 3,000 metres. The researchers relied on the help of mountaineers to collect the data. »
2024 was the first year above 1.5°C of global warming, but the implication for the Paris Agreement's goal – measured via 20-year averages – is unclear. In Nature Climate Change, UFZ scientists show that the 20-year period has most probably begun.»
The existing risk assessment procedures in the EU are too slow, too cumbersome and do not meet the regulatory requirements. Helmholtz researchers and representatives from NGOs, industry and authorities are therefore increasingly calling for New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)!»
Scaling of biochemical and hydraulic controls on nitrate uptake and removal in streams.
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