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Published Forest growing season in eastern U.S. has increased by a month - Forest Growing Season in Eastern U.S. Has Increased by a Month


The growing period of hardwood forests in eastern North America has increased by an average of one m ...
Published Endangered fruit-eating animals play an outsized role in a tropical forest; losing them could have dire consequences - Endangered Fruit-Eating Animals: The Importance of Their Role in Tropical Forests



A new study shows that losing a particular group of endangered animals -- those that eat fruit and h...
Published We now know exactly what happens in nature when we fell forests - We Now Know Exactly What Happens in Nature When We Fell Forests



Deforestation is the biggest threat to the planet's ecosystems, and new research has now mapped out...
Published Preserving pine forests by understanding beetle flight - Preserving Pine Forests by Understanding Beetle Flight



Researchers study the flight performance of the mountain pine beetle from a fluid mechanics and an e...
Published Extreme El NiƱo weather saw South America's forest carbon sink switch off



Tropical forests in South America lose their ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere when condi ...
Published Slash-and-burn agriculture can increase forest biodiversity, researchers find



The slash-and-burn agriculture practiced by many Indigenous societies across the world can actually...
Published Protected areas in Thailand are at a higher risk of forest fires when located away from indigenous communities



Research has found that national parks and protected areas are at a higher risk of forest fires when ...
Published New research highlights opportunities to protect carbon and communities from forest fires



As the climate and wildfire crises have intensified, so too have concerns regarding the loss of carb...
Published Sea otters helped prevent widespread California kelp forest declines over the past century



The study reveals dramatic regional kelp canopy changes along the California coast over a 100-year p...
Published Forests endure as carbon sink despite regional pressures



Despite facing regional threats like deforestation and wildfires, the world's forests continue to be ...
Published Study examines urban forests across the United States



Tree-planting campaigns have been underway in the United States, especially in cities, as part of cl...
Published Single model predicts trends in employment, microbiomes, forests



Researchers report that a single, simplified model can predict population fluctuations in three unre...
Published 'Alien' wasps thriving in tropical forests



Researchers say they have discovered high diversity of Darwin wasps in a tropical rainforest in Braz...
Published How national policies affect forests in border regions



How do national policies impact deforestation? Researchers have looked into this question at the glo...
Published Reforestation schemes are not enough to recover the carbon created by harvesting wood



Forests have a critical role to play in capturing and storing carbon from the Earth's atmosphere -- ...
Published Heat-sensitive trees move uphill seeking climate change respite



Trees in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are migrating in search of more favourable temperatures with ...
Published Subalpine forests in the Northern Rockies are fire resilient--for now



Using lake sediment cores, scientists determined how these subalpine ecosystems recovered after 4,80...
Published Rwandan tree carbon stock mapped from above - Rwandan Tree Carbon Stock Mapped from Above



Researchers have developed accurate nation-wide mapping of the carbon content of trees based on aeri...
Published Warming seas' negative impact on giant kelp starts in early life - Warming Seas' Negative Impact on Giant Kelp Starts in Early Life


Kelp forests are one of the most diverse and productive natural ecosystems on the planet, but in the ...
Published In the tropics, nitrogen-fixing trees take a hit from herbivores - In the Tropics, Nitrogen-Fixing Trees Take a Hit from Herbivores



The ability of tropical forests to grow and store carbon is limited, in part, by herbivory. Insects ...