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Research supported by NEON
NEON provides a foundation for hundreds of research projects. Learn about the work we've supported. Have you used NEON data, samples, or infrastructure? Please contact us about your research and we'd be happy to write a blog article featuring your work as well as add your papers to our publications list.
Unlocking the Secrets of Soil Microbial Metabolites
Soil microbes may be tiny, but they play an outsized role in ecosystems. This study developed a novel method to stimulate and test for small bioactive molecules produced by bacteria in soils at NEON field sites. The research opens the door to a better understanding of how soil microbes support plant growth, and what that could mean for agriculture, ecology and even medicine.
How Permanent is Permafrost? AI Might Help Us Find the Answer
Permafrost degradation is an urgent concern for Arctic ecosystems, and the implications are vast. A recent paper leverages artificial intelligence to develop better predictive models of permafrost thaw. The researchers used data from NEON’s terrestrial field sites in Alaska to train the model, along with data from AmeriFlux.
Source or Sink? Inland Waters Can Be Both for Nitrous Oxide
A recent study using data from NEON aquatic sites shows that across the continent, under the right conditions, freshwater lakes and streams may act as both sources of atmospheric N2O, and as sinks for the gas. This behavior may help to partially offset N2O emissions and is crucial to account for in modeling.
Papers and Publications
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