Columbia University-Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: How Did Africa's Grasslands Get Started?
NEW YORK, July 23 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news:
Between 10 million and 6 million years ago, vegetation across much of the world underwent a transformation, as warmth-loving grasses displaced previously dominant plants, shrubs and trees. The new grasses carried out the chemical reactions required for photosynthesis in a distinct new way. Scientists have labeled this new process the "C4 pathway." In . . .
Kevin Krajick, 212/854-9729, kkrajick@ei.columbia.edu
Between 10 million and 6 million years ago, vegetation across much of the world underwent a transformation, as warmth-loving grasses displaced previously dominant plants, shrubs and trees. The new grasses carried out the chemical reactions required for photosynthesis in a distinct new way. Scientists have labeled this new process the "C4 pathway." In . . .