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UrduMalaysia’s plans to create a Pan-Borneo Highway will severely degrade one of the world’s most environmentally imperilled regions, says a research team from Australia and Malaysia. “This network of highways will cut through some of the last expanses of intact…
Tag: Forestry
Researchers see need for action on forest fire risk
New statistical approach: changes in forest fires in the 19th and 20th centuries were man-made
As forests burn
Network of leading forest restoration experts features new website with latest research on drivers a
Aphid-stressed pines show different secondary organic aerosol formation
Plants emit gases, called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), that enter the atmosphere, where they can interact with other natural and human-made molecules to form secondary organic aerosols (SOAs). These tiny, suspended particles influence atmospheric processes, such as cloud formation and…
UB and IRBio experts sequence the genome of an endemic spider from the Canary Islands
A ravening predator in the Canary laurel forests
Diversity increases ecosystem stability
Forests with a large variety of species are more productive and stable under stress than monocultures: scientists from the University of Freiburg have confirmed this with data from the world’s oldest field trial on the diversity of tropical tree species.…
Squirrels listen in to birds’ conversations as signal of safety
Hearing casual chatter of birds after predator call reassures squirrels to come off high alert
Deer browsing is not stopping the densification of Eastern forests
Selective browsing by white-tailed deer has been blamed by many for changing the character and composition of forest understories in the eastern U.S.; however, its impact on the forest canopy was previously unknown. Now, a new study led by a…
Impact of climate change on global banana yields revealed
Climate change could negatively impact banana cultivation in some of the world’s most important producing and exporting countries, a study has revealed. Bananas are recognised as the most important fruit crop – providing food, nutrition and income for millions in…
Rethinking our resilience to wildfire
The 2017 wildfire season was the most extensive and expensive in U.S. history. Fires scorched 10 million acres in the western U.S. and federal fire-suppression expenditure surpassed a record $2.9 billion. There’s no end to the record breaking in sight:…
Satellite-based estimates of reduced deforestation in protected areas needed
Conventional management indicators do not show the whole picture of deforestation
$3.3M NIH grant to support health in Detroit
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Faculty from Michigan State University received a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for an experiment to improve the health of Detroit’s residents by cultivating green spaces in the city. Amber Pearson, assistant…
Satellite-based estimates of reduced deforestation in protected areas needed
Conventional management indicators do not show the whole picture of deforestation
Japanese trees synchronize allergic pollen release over immense distances
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) researchers visualized how allergic pollen fro