Latin name: Sequoiadendron giganteum A close up of numerous fire scars
on a giant sequoia cross section from Sequoia National Park in California, dating back well prior to A.D. 1000.
In view of the need to capture carbon and your report on rice plants growing five times larger when given a microbiotic fungus (28 July, p 8), what a temptation to use
this on giant sequoia, even if it would be a long - term experiment.
Not exact matches
Another experiences together the raptures of natural beauty — the sun sparkling
on whitecaps; a grove of
giant sequoia; the fury of a mountain storm; the tranquillity of a mountainside at sunset.
Like all
giant sequoias, these five have a short growing season and depend
on melting snowpack from the Sierra Nevada mountains for many months of the year.
The co-authors were «amazed» at this anatomy of the
giant sequoia leaf that «indicates an ability to respond to local environmental signals» and furthers inquiry into the effects of climate change
on forest ecosystems.
The
giant sequoia's size — it's the most massive non-fungal organism
on Earth — is possible in part because its leaves are responsive to environmental changes.
From the smallest microbe to the largest dinosaurs and from the tiniest spore to the biggest
giant sequoia, biological research continues to uncover weird and wonderful secrets of the creatures with whom we share the planet with — and could soon extend to the study of life
on bodies in the solar system beyond our home.
Save the Redwoods League supports basic and applied scientific research
on the biology and ecology of coast redwood and
giant sequoia forest ecosystems.
The Redwood Genome Project will develop modern forest inventory tools based
on genetic sequences that can be used by forest managers for the conservation and restoration of coast redwood (
Sequoia sempervirens) and
giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) forests.
The Redwood Genome Project will develop modern forest inventory tools based
on genetic sequences that can be used by forest managers for the conservation and restoration of coast redwood (
Sequoia sempervirens) and
giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) forests.
Save the Redwoods League supports basic and applied scientific research
on the biology and ecology of coast redwood and
giant sequoia forest ecosystems.
For Florence, true luxury comes in those transcendent moments
on his motorcycle that money can't buy: the smell of the Pacific coming through the Golden Gate, the rich scent in forests of
giant sequoias, and the sweetness of strawberries picked fresh.
Scientists reconstructed the 3,000 - year history of fire by dating fire scars
on ancient
giant sequoia trees, Sequoiadendron giganteum, in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National
giant sequoia trees, Sequoiadendron giganteum, in the
Giant Forest of Sequoia National
Giant Forest of
Sequoia National Park.