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A new discovery could unleash the full potential of switchgrass for making biofuel
https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/20 … g-biofuel/
The clue, researchers find, lies in the roots, where starch-storing rhizomes seem to control rates of photosynthesis.
The Economics of Switchgrass for Biofuel
https://farm-energy.extension.org/the-e … r-biofuel/
The profitable production of switchgrass for biofuel today depends primarily on the price of oil, as well as the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
old 2017 article
Fast-Growing Moss Is Turning Antarctica Green
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/scie … nvironment
quoting the posted article in previous page
15 Unique Plants That Flourish in the Tundra Biome
https://www.treehugger.com/tundra-plants-5193248
From shallow roots to fuzzy stems, these tundra plants have adapted to grow in some pretty extreme conditions.
Arctic Lupine (Lupinus arcticus) , Snow Gentian (Gentiana nivalis) , Labrador Tea Shrub (Ledum groenlandicum) , Purple Mountain Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia) , Arctic Crocus (Anemone patens) , Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens) , Saskatoon Berry (Amelanchier alnifolia) , Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) , Cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) , Arctic Poppy (Papaver radicatum) , Tundra Rose (Dasiphora fruticosa) , Moss Campion (Silene acaulis) , Dwarf Willow (Salix herbacea) , Arctic Willow (Salix arctica) , Arctic Moss (Calliergon giganteum)
Biofuel crops on marginal land could be a win-win
https://www.futurity.org/biofuel-crops- … e-2717252/
New research details how switchgrass, a biofuel crop, can mitigate effects of climate change when grown on marginal land—agricultural land of little value.
For farmers, it may also provide economic returns in these otherwise unproductive spaces.
Lignocellulosic biofuels, which are made from plant biomass, are one of the only current renewable energy sources with potential as a fuel alternative for vehicles. But fossil fuel problems aren’t easily solved by simply planting more biofuel crops such as switchgrass.
old article 2008
Switchgrass: Finally a viable biofuel?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/switchg … l-1.696836
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FERN’s Friday Feed: Why so many cows eat toxic grass
https://thefern.org/blog_posts/ferns-fr … xic-grass/
some other articles and news items
Can Humans Cook Grass and Eat It?
https://smartgardenhome.com/edible-grasses/
All About Kangaroos
https://askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/kangaroos
Arctic Reindeer / Caribou - Facts and Adaptations
https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarcti … aribou.php
The llama(Lama glama) is a domesticated South American camelid. It is widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since the Pre-Columbian era. The ancestors of llamas are thought to have originated from the Great Plains of North America about 40 million years ago, and subsequently migrated to South America about three million years ago during the Great American Interchange. By the end of the last ice age (10,000-12,000 years ago), camelids were extinct in North America.
https://animalia.bio/llama
Grasses in the Tundra
https://sciencing.com/grasses-in-the-tu … 04763.html
Polar Grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) , Ice Grass (Phippsia algida) , Vahl’s Alkali Grass (Puccinellia vahliana) , Cottongrass (Eriophorum callitrix)
Why You Should Consider a Clover Lawn Instead of Grass
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/why-con … 00913.html
Ornamental grasses and bamboo
https://www.mygarden.org/articles/ornam … and-bamboo
mountain ecosystem
https://www.britannica.com/science/mountain-ecosystem
2015 article
Durable Desert Moss Takes Foot Traffic and Drought
https://www.hortmag.com/plants-we-love- … ic-drought
Arctic Moss
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/biome … icmoss.php
The moss grows underwater or very low to the ground and can store energy to survive the freezing cold.
High Montane grasslands and shrublands are a biome defined by the World Wildlife Fund, it includes high elevation grasslands and shrublands around the world, "montane" in the name of the biome refers to "high elevation", rather than the ecological term that denotes the region below the treeline. Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases. Many different plant species live in the alpine environment, including perennial grasses, sedges, forbs, cushion plants, mosses, and lichens. Alpine plants must adapt to the harsh conditions of the alpine environment, which include low temperatures, dryness, ultraviolet radiation, and a short growing season. Above the tree line the ecosystem is called the alpine zone or alpine tundra, dominated by grasses and low-growing shrubs. Alpine grasslands and tundra lie above the tree line, in a world of intense radiation, wind, cold, snow, and ice. A subalpine zone is the biotic zone immediately below the tree line around in tropical regions of Southeast Asia the tree line may be above 4,000 m (13,000 ft) but in Scotland it may be as low as 450 m (1,480 ft) Mediterranean climate Montane forests in Mediterranean climate are warm and dry except in winter, forests are typically mixed conifer and broadleaf forests, with only a few conifer species, the possibility of Pine trees and juniper.
Australian Alps Montane Grasslands
https://www.oneearth.org/ecoregions/aus … rasslands/
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How Llama Poop Is Helping an Andean Community Adapt to Melting Glaciers
https://eos.org/articles/how-llama-poop … g-glaciers
Adaptations of Tundra Plants: Thriving in the Arctic
https://natureroamer.com/tundra-plant-adaptations/
Arctic Poppy (Papaver radicatum) Arctic Moss (Calliergon giganteum) , Arctic Willow (Salix arctica) , Reindeer Lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) , Arctic Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) , Cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) , Dwarf Birch (Betula Nana) , Woolly Lousewort (Pedicularis lanata) , Mountain Aven (Dryas octopetala) Labrador Tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum) Moss Campion (Silene acaulis), Purple Mountain Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia), Diamond Leaf Willow (Salix planifolia) , Arctic Lupine (Lupinus arcticus)
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