image: Poplar plant (Populus trichocarpa x deltoids) was used for laboratory experiments investigating biological controls of reactive gas uptake rates. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Oct. 21, 2010, issue of Science Express, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Thomas Karl of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., and colleagues is titled, "Efficient Atmospheric Cleansing of Oxidized Organic Trace Gases by Vegetation." view more
Credit: Photo by Thomas Karl © <i>Science</i>/AAAS