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CREAF's research by young talent, distinguished with 3 doctoral and postdoctoral grants awarded by "la Caixa" Foundation
The research of excellence driven by young talent awarded by the "la Caixa" Foundation has distinguished 3 CREAF researchers through the INPhINIT and Junior Leader calls.
Some plants do not reproduce every year because of nutrient scarcity
A study involving three CREAF researchers has found that plants with low nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in their leaves do not reproduce every year to enable them to reproduce on a huge scale in years in which conditions are right. Oaks, holm oaks and beeches are examples of trees that behave in such a way.
For the time being, forests are helping to slow CO2 accumulation and climate change
A study led by CREAF shows that decreases in pollutant deposition and the increase in atmospheric CO2 have stimulated photosynthesis and carbon sequestration in forests. Therefore, it is crucial to understand how carbon circulates in the atmosphere, in living organisms, oceans, and soils in order to anticipate the effects of climate change.
When the spring is warm and dry, seed production is increased in forests across Western Europe
Large continental-scale atmospheric phenomena such as the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) can be a much better predictor of the quantity of seeds produced by a large portion of Europe's forests, as well as the synchronicity of their production
Nutrient-rich forests absorb more carbon
The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, showed that forests growing in fertile soils with ample nutrients are able to sequester about 30% of the carbon that they take up during photosynthesis. In contrast, forests growing in nutrient-poor soils may retain only 6% of that carbon. The rest is returned to the atmosphere as respiration.