“Tropical soils have had a long time for weathering ... and the vertical arrangement of the horizons is called the soil profile. Scientists dig into these soil profiles to expose the horizons ...

Soil moisture is a key regulator of temperature and humidity, one that's positioned to be affected substantially by climate ...

An experiment that heated soil underneath a tropical rainforest to mimic temperatures expected in the coming decades found that hotter soils released 55 percent more planet-warming carbon dioxide ...

But overlooked beneath the lush green canopies lies a big piece of the carbon puzzle: the soil. Tropical forest soils contain more carbon than all living vegetation on Earth. And we’d like to ...

Tropical forests adjust strategies to thrive even when soils are nutrient poor. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 30, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 06 / 240606152148.htm ...

Continually logging and re-growing tropical forests to supply timber is reducing the levels of vital nutrients in the soil, which may limit future forest growth and recovery, a new study suggests.

Variation in antibiotic bacteria in tropical forest soils may play a role in diversity. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 28, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 10 / 141028082642.htm ...

He is punctilious on his handling of fragile tropical soils. “If left naked under the direct effect of the sun and rain, they lose cohesion, dilate and acidify quickly, losing fertility,” he says.

Tropical forests store a third of the world’s carbon in their wood and soils. However, their future as a carbon sink has been uncertain. Scientists have long wondered whether nutrient-poor ...