Free-riders: In a group setting, it is common for some students (especially weaker students and quiet or shy students) to step back and let the other group members do the work and contribute answers.

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Coastal forests are increasingly exposed to the effects of climate change and sea level rise. New experimental research examined how soils change when transplanted between parts of a tidal creek that ...

Soil respiration is a critical hydrological process that plays an important role in the terrestrial carbon cycle. Associate Professor CHEN ShuTao and his colleagues from the School of Environmental ...

A soil transplant experiment gives new insights into coastal forests’ resilience in the face of rising seas and increasing storms Coastal change research has traditionally focused on environments ...