To mitigate increased carbon dioxide emissions and reduced soil carbon, the study suggests planting cover crops to fix more carbon in the soil. (sciencedaily.com)
They found that total plant cover in state parks more than doubled from 1996 - 97 to 2010. (sciencedaily.com)
While the overall amount of plant cover at various levels was stable over the period, the distribution of individual species changed markedly. (discovermagazine.com)