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Published Spring forest flowers likely key to bumblebee survival - Spring Forest Flowers Likely Key to Bumblebee Survival


For more than a decade, ecologists have been warning of a downward trend in bumble bee populations a...
Published Mangroves: Environmental guardians of our coastline - Mangroves: Environmental Guardians of Our Coastline


They are the salt-tolerant shrubs that thrive in the toughest of conditions, but according to new Un...
Published UK woodlands could store almost twice as much carbon as previously estimated - UK Woodlands Could Store Almost Twice as Much Carbon as Previously Estimated



UK forests could store almost double the amount of carbon than previous calculations suggest, with c ...
Published Forest, stream habitats keep energy exchanges in balance, global team finds



Forests and streams are separate but linked ecosystems, existing side by side, with energy and nutri ...
Published Conflict in full swing: Forest bats avoid large areas around fast-moving wind turbines



Not only do many bats die at wind turbines, the turbines also displace some species from their habit...
Published Climate change likely to uproot more Amazon trees - Climate Change Likely to Uproot More Amazon Trees


Tropical forests are crucial for sucking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But they're also sub ...
Published Clearcut logging leads to more frequent flooding, including extreme floods



Loss of forest cover is associated with more frequent extreme flooding, as well as more frequent flo ...
Published Millions of carbon credits are generated by overestimating forest preservation, study finds



Study analyses 18 major carbon offset projects, and compares their conservation claims with matched...
Published Offset markets: New approach could help save tropical forests by restoring faith in carbon credits



A new approach to valuing the carbon storage potential of natural habitats aims to help restore fait...
Published Without aggressive climate action, U.S. property values will take a hit from escalating wildfire risk and tree mortality, study finds



Research attempts to quantify the value of U.S. property at risk in forested areas exposed to increa ...
Published Europe was not covered by dense forest before the arrival of modern humans



For decades, we believed that outside ice ages Europe was mostly covered by dense forest before the ...
Published Ancient arachnid from coal forests of America stands out for its spiny legs



The spiny legged 308-million-year-old arachnid Douglassarachne acanthopoda was discovered the famous...
Published A rise in sea urchins and related damage to kelp forests impacts Oregon's gray whales and their food



A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had...
Published Manganese plays a surprising role in soil carbon sequestration



A recent study reveals an unexpected link between manganese -- a naturally occurring mineral -- and...
Published Diversity and productivity go branch-in-branch



Researchers found that forests with higher trait diversity not only adapt better to climate change b ...
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 '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 Collision risk and habitat loss: Wind turbines in forests impair threatened bat species - Collision Risk and Habitat Loss: Wind Turbines in Forests Impair Threatened Bat Species


In order to meet climate protection goals, renewable energies are booming -- often wind power. More...
Published Indigenous territories and protected areas are key to forest conservation in the Brazilian Amazon, study shows - Indigenous Territories and Protected Areas: The Key to Forest Conservation in the Brazilian Amazon


A U.S.-Brazilian study using time series satellite images from 2000 to 2021 reveals the vital role o...
Published Building a better forest tree with CRISPR gene editing



Researchers use CRISPR techniques to modify lignin levels in poplar trees....