593852 external_news 1501518218 1501519650 If you want to know more about what School of Biological Sciences Professor Joel Kostka is up to with his research in northern Minnesota, read this Guardian article. Kostka is part of the Spruce and Peatland Responses Under Changing Environments (SPRUCE) project that is mentioned in the story. Kostka and his fellow researchers are trying to determine the impact of climate change on the ancient carbon buried deep beneath the peatlands. This article goes into great detail about why these particular ecosystems are so important to Earth's ecological health, and why they need to be saved. Kostka has a joint apppointment with the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.

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