What do the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone," global climate change, and acid rain have in common? They're all a result of human impacts to Earth's biology, chemistry and geology, and the natural cycles ...

Water erosion is the most active process controlling soil formation and evolution, which can affect the redistribution of carbon between terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric ecosystems.

"Our research shows that mangroves play a central role in the global cycle of trace elements," explains Dr. Antao Xu, first author of the study from GEOMAR. "They act as biochemical reactors, ...