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News Release 18-064
In drought and heavy rains, ecosystems function like information communication networks
Connectivity explains ecosystem responses to extreme events
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Scientists studied ecosystem connectivity at Idaho's Reynolds Creek CZO.
Credit: NSF Reynolds Creek CZO
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The Southern Sierra CZO was also a research site in the study.
Credit: NSF Southern Sierra CZO
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Earth's critical zone extends from above the tree canopy to bedrock.
Credit: NSF CZO
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NSF CZO sites are located in watersheds from coast to coast across the U.S.
Credit: NSF Southern Sierra CZO/Jenny Park
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Researchers at the Reynolds Creek CZO site studied mountain big sagebrush.
Credit: NSF Reynolds Creek CZO
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What stories they tell: Jeffrey pines in the southern Sierras offer ecosystem connectivity clues.
Credit: Lindsay Arvin
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