Airborne laser scanning of gaps in Amazon rainforest helps explain tree mortality
The researchers concluded that water stress, soil fertility and human-induced forest degradation cause gaps in the world’s largest tropical forest
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The researchers concluded that water stress, soil fertility and human-induced forest degradation cause gaps in the world’s largest tropical forest
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Read moreRising seas and inland-surging seawater are leaving behind the debris of dying forests. Now, 35 years of satellite images capture the changes from space.
Read moreCORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University researchers broadcast marbled murrelet calls in mature forests and found that the threatened seabirds’
Read moreHow will the biggest tropical trees respond to climate change?
Read moreYounger trees take up and release less water than mature trees 10 years or older, researchers from North Carolina State
Read moreIn the last few years, as climate changes continues to become more severe, there has been a growing push for
Read moreA new study finds that coffee pulp, a waste product of coffee production, can be used to speed up tropical
Read moreA new study suggests that clearing the invasive woody weed Prosopis julifora and grassland restoration in Baringo County, Kenya, may have significant financial benefits for local stakeholders and contribute to climate change mitigation.
Read moreResearchers investigating the economic costs of forest restoration find that more up-front investment in tree diversity leads to greater long-term benefits
Read moreThe claim that old-growth forests play a significant role in climate mitigation, based upon the argument that even the oldest
Read moreThe Zhongshan International Forum for Young Scholars sponsored by Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) deals with the issue of building a
Read moreIn the heart of black cherry’s native range, including a part of the Allegheny Hardwoods that bills itself as the
Read moreFemale adult sockeye from the Fraser River are dying at significantly higher rates than their male counterparts on the journey
Read moreIn partnership with the USDA Forest Service, University of Missouri researchers developed a system to prioritize most toxic pollutants.
Read moreHuman and natural changes to forests impacting natural filtration system
Read moreOne of the surest signs of spring is the vibrantly lime-green tinge trees develop as their buds open and tiny
Read moreResearchers from the University of Helsinki’s Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus and the National Museums of Kenya have discovered
Read moreInvasive mongooses altered leg length and endurance of endangered island frogs
Read moreConservation measures across multiple governments and countries necessary to mitigate extinction risks
Read moreSolar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) is emitted during plant photosynthesis. SIF results from vegetation chlorophyll giving off red and infrared light
Read moreThe USDA Forest Service is part of a partnership that will establish the first urban long-term ecosystem research (LTER) site
Read moreFor the first time ever, researchers have found fossils under Greenland’s ice sheet that are so large and well preserved that they can be seen with the naked eye.
Read moreAn analysis has found deforestation is severely affecting forest bird species in Colombia, home to the greatest number of bird
Read moreA new study shows invasive plants are adapting to new habitats and new climates at an increasing pace – and especially so in tropical environments
Read moreIn 2018, the West African nation decided to restore 5 million hectares of degraded land by 2030. New research shows what works – and what doesn’t – when restoration coincides with degraded landscapes, pressure on natural resources and climate change
Read moreRecent summer droughts in Europe are far more severe than anything in the past 2,100 years, according to a new
Read moreThe researchers say this is a big step in tackling smouldering peat fires, which are the largest fires on Earth.
Read moreThe Cabeza de los Gatos waste rock pile, left from mining activities in the town of Tharsis (Huelva), underwent a
Read moreReforestation could help to combat climate change, but whether and where to plant trees is a complex choice with many
Read moreSeveral years after scientists discovered what was considered the oldest crater a meteorite made on the planet, another team found
Read moreCU Denver’s Brian Buma joined researchers to evaluate the region’s ecosystem of 200-foot trees and deep soils
Read moreGlobal targets to improve the welfare of people across the planet will have mixed impacts on the world’s forests, according
Read moreSince its introduction, the emerald ash borer (EAB) has become the most devastating invasive forest insect in the United States,
Read moreSpectacular fossil plants preserved within a volcanic ash fall in China have shed light on an evolutionary race 300 million
Read moreA global observation of an ongoing atmospheric drying — known by scientists as a rise in vapor pressure deficit —
Read moreCactus crops remove carbon from the atmosphere, provide biofuel, food and livestock feed
Read moreWild pigs are often maligned as ecosystem destroyers, but a University of Queensland study has found they also cultivate biodiverse
Read moreToxic traces found in mussels, clams, and oysters in Oregon’s coastal zone
Read moreCORVALLIS, Ore. – Selectively cutting trees in riparian zones to aid forest restoration can be done without adversely affecting streams’
Read moreMaterials – Quantum building blocks Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists demonstrated that an electron microscope can be used to selectively
Read moreResearchers in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and the UK are participating in the initiative; results are published in the journal BioScience
Read moreGlobal change alters microbial life in soils – and thereby its ecological functions
Read moreMore intense and frequent fires are reducing the size of tree communities in many regions of the world. Slower-growing tree
Read moreResearchers estimated biodiversity and biomass losses in the biome using data from 1,819 forest inventories. In terms of carbon storage, the losses correspond to the destruction of 70,000 km² of forest
Read moreWestern forests may be less able to regenerate following large-scale diebacks
Read moreMistletoe sends treemail
Read moreWater is an essential element for all living things. Understanding the dynamics of water in trees is crucial for understanding
Read moreThe University of Vaasa, Skogstekniska klustret and Adopticum are together researching how optical measurement technologies and satellite data can be used to increase the efficiency of the activities of the forestry’s value chain
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