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Published Tropical forests can't recover naturally without fruit-eating birds



Natural forest regeneration is hailed as a cost-effective way to restore biodiversity and sequester...
Published Wolves' return has had only small impact on deer populations in NE Washington



Wolves returned to Washington state in 2008. A new study shows that, despite their rising numbers, w...
Published Scientists discover entirely new wood type that could be highly efficient at carbon storage



Researchers undertaking an evolutionary survey of the microscopic structure of wood from some of the...
Published A leaky sink: Carbon emissions from forest soil will likely grow with rising temperatures



The soils of northern forests are key reservoirs that help keep the carbon dioxide that trees inhale...
Published Reforestation programs could threaten vast area of tropical grasslands



New research reveals the scale of inappropriate reforestation projects across Africa. A new study re...
Published Rainforest's next generation of trees threatened 30 years after logging



Rainforest seedlings are more likely to survive in natural forests than in places where logging has...
Published Tropical birds could tolerate warming better than expected, study suggests



We expect tropical animals to handle a certain degree of heat, but not wild swings in temperature. T...
Published Deforestation harms biodiversity of the Amazon's perfume-loving orchid bees



A survey of orchid bees in the Brazilian Amazon, carried out in the 1990s, is shedding new light the...
Published Viruses that can help 'dial up' carbon capture in the sea



Armed with a catalog of hundreds of thousands of DNA and RNA virus species in the world's oceans, sc ...
Published 'The future is fungal': New research finds that fungi that live in healthy plants are sensitive to climate change



Findings more than a decade in the making reveal a rich diversity of beneficial fungi living in bore...
Published Boosting biodiversity without hurting local economies



Protected areas, like nature reserves, can conserve biodiversity without harming local economic grow...
Published Ocean acidification turns fish off coral reefs



A new study of coral reefs in Papua New Guinea shows ocean acidification simplifies coral structure,...
Published Loss of oxygen in lakes and oceans a major threat to ecosystems, society, and planet



Oxygen is a fundamental requirement of life, and the loss of oxygen in water, referred to as aquatic...
Published Research tracks 66 million years of mammalian diversity



New research has examined the fossil record going back 66 million years and tracked changes to mamma...
Published Logged forests can still have ecological value -- if not pushed too far



Researchers have analysed data from 127 studies to reveal 'thresholds' for when logged rainforests l...
Published A window of opportunity for climate change and biodiversity



World leaders must take advantage of a pivotal window of opportunity for forging a much-needed joine...
Published North Sea oil and gas extraction spikes pollution by 10,000 percent, study finds



North Sea oil and gas extraction can cause pollution to spike by more than 10,000 percent within hal...
Published Human-wildlife overlap expected to increase across more than half of land on Earth by 2070



Human-wildlife overlap could increase across about 57% of the global lands by 2070 and could lead to...
Published Epiphytes, amazing plants like moss and bromeliads found in trees, face growing threats



Epiphytes, plants such as orchids and mosses that grow in trees, draw nutrients from the air and cre...
Published The kids aren't alright: Saplings reveal how changing climate may undermine forests



Researchers studied how young trees respond to a hotter, drier climate. Their findings can help shap...