Destruction and recovery of kelp forests driven by changes in sea urchin behavior
A dramatic outbreak of kelp-eating sea urchins along the Central Coast of California in 2014, leading to a significant reduction ...
Tag: forests
Invasive species are taking over some American forests
A new botanical survey of southwest Ohio found that invasive species introduced to the United States over the past century ...
Portland State study shows how ‘green islands’ help forests regenerate after fire
Thanks to climate change, high-elevation forests in the Central Cascade mountains of the Pacific Northwest are burning more frequently and ...
Birds win in coffee landscapes with forests and shade trees
A new study finds that two conservation strategies provide complementary benefits to native birds found in coffee-growing regions. Setting aside ...
India’s relic forests reveal a new species of leopard gecko
Deep in the forests of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh in India lives a colourful gecko species that only now revealed ...
UNH research finds pandemic adversely impacts already stressed national forests
DURHAM, N.H.—Many human experiences were uniquely altered during the COVID-19 pandemic including a significant rise in the number of people ...
Global team of scientists determine ‘fingerprint’ for how much heat, drought is too much for forests
How hot is too hot, and how dry is too dry, for the Earth’s forests? A new study from an ...
European earthworms reduce insect populations in North American forests
At least since the last ice age, about 10,000 years ago, there have been almost no earthworms in the northern ...
Regrown tropical forests may have short lifespans, says new study
Preventing the re-clearing of second-growth forests is a major challenge for restoration efforts in tropical regions, according to a new ...
Climate change considerably threatens Europe’s beech forests
Beech forests in Europe are severely threatened by climate change, particularly in southern European countries, but also in central Europe. ...
How Indigenous burning shaped the Klamath’s forests for a millennia
Berkeley — Decades of logging and fire suppression have left California’s forests prone to drought, infestation and catastrophic wildfire. Climate ...
Snowbound: Big trees boost water in forests by protecting snowpack
Big trees play an outsized role in old-growth forests—from offering fire resistance to producing strong genetic offspring, big trees give ...
New study shows that Earth’s coldest forests are shifting northward with climate change
New research from Northern Arizona University shows rising temperatures are causing Earth’s coldest forests to shift northward, raising concerns about ...
A study proposes the Atlas cedar as an alternative to mitigate the effects of climate change in forests on the Iberian Peninsula
The Atlas cedar, or Cedrus atlantica (Endl. Manetti ex Carrière)is a species that belongs to Mediterranean mountain conifers, and is ...
Oregon State research uncovers key insight for restoration of globally important kelp forests
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Restoration efforts for kelp forests may be most effective in areas where the bedrock seafloor is highly ...
Researchers: If left alone, tropical forests can recover on their own surprisingly fast
Tropical forests are being cleared for agriculture and other uses at alarming rates. Credit: Clemson University College of Science Tropical ...
Insect DNA metabarcoding to assess the state of health of forests
Global changes are profoundly affecting forest ecosystems. Droughts, combined with high temperatures and attacks from pathogens and certain insects, are ...
Forest management increases climate benefits provided by boreal forests
The carbon stock in managed boreal forest landscapes is increasing, while it is relatively unchanged in less intensively utilized forests ...
Future forests will have smaller trees and soak up less carbon, study suggests
There is no crystal ball to tell ecologists how forests of the future will respond to the changing climate, but ...
Tapirs and large peccaries are key to ecological balance in Neotropical forests, study shows
A study conducted by researchers affiliated with São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil shows that large mammals have a ...
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nTIDE May 2022 COVID Update: Uncertainty about inflation tempers good news for people with disabilities
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A closer look into the emergence of antibiotic resistance in bioaerosols and its monitoring
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Wildfires may have sparked ecosystem collapse during Earth’s worst mass extinction
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Hidden in caves: Mineral overgrowths reveal ‘unprecedented’ sea level rise
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Scientists find greenhouse gas warming likely cause of industrial-era sea level rise
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Organoids reveal similarities between myotonic dystrophy type 1 and Rett syndrome