image: The Yatir Forest in southern Israel, a semi-arid forest at the edge of the Negev Desert, served as the site of the research by Rotenberg and Yakir. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Jan. 22, 2010 issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Eyal Rotenberg and Dr. Dan Yakir of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, was titled, "Contribution of Semi-Arid Forests to the Climate System." view more
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