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Read article: Nutrient pollution threatens coral reefs Ecosystems Research update Nutrient pollution threatens coral reefs Elevated nitrate and phosphate levels may leave corals vulnerable to ocean acidification
Read article: Light from plant growth shows carbon budget Climate Research update Light from plant growth shows carbon budget Invisible flickering detected by satellite could throw new light from plant growth on mysteries of planet’s carbon budget
Read article: Global mangrove soil carbon map aids conservation Ecosystems Research update Global mangrove soil carbon map aids conservation Mapping at 30 m resolution pinpoints priority areas
Read article: Smoke from El Niño fires subdued dawn chorus in Singapore Ecosystems Research update Smoke from El Niño fires subdued dawn chorus in Singapore Acoustic recordings show biodiversity harm from 2015 haze pollution
Read article: Has fishing given cod a ‘depth sentence’? Ecosystems Research update Has fishing given cod a ‘depth sentence’? Scientists find bigger-deeper fish trend may be due to commercial exploitation, not biology
Read article: Earth bears a massive human load Ecosystems Research update Earth bears a massive human load Gross up the mass of all life on Earth, with its disproportionate human load, and the answer is staggeringly heavy. But the uncertainties are huge
Read article: What’s the outlook for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage? Climate Research update What’s the outlook for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage? Earth system models show that large-scale deployment doesn’t guarantee success
Read article: Insects face calamitous habitat loss Ecosystems Research update Insects face calamitous habitat loss Unless nations act fast, habitat loss could rob half of all insects of over half their habitat. Other creatures, too, could suffer in a 3 °C warmer world
Read article: Kelp forests under threat from acid seas Ecosystems Research update Kelp forests under threat from acid seas Submarine tangles of brown seaweeds may not survive steady change of ocean chemistry