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Koalas Under Threat From Climate Change
New research shows increased
temperatures and carbon
dioxide levels are a threat
to the Australian national
icon, the koala. Biologists
have been researching the
effects of carbon dioxide
... > full story
Seed Dispersal In Mauritius -- Dead As A Dodo?
Walking through the last
rainforests on the volcanic
island of Mauritius, located
some 800 km east of
Madagascar, one is
surrounded by ghosts. Since
... > full story
Amazon Under Threat From Cleaner Air
The Amazon rainforest, so
crucial to the Earth's
climate system, is coming
under threat from cleaner
air say prominent climate
scientists. The new study
identifies a link between
... > full story
Restoration Of A Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystem Successful On Small-scale
Half a century after most of
Costa Rica's rain forests
were cut down, researchers
are attempting what many
thought was impossible --
... > full story
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Limitations Of Charcoal As An Effective Carbon Sink
May 4, 2008 — Fire-derived charcoal is thought to be an important carbon sink. However, a new article in Science shows that charcoal promotes soil microbes and causes a large loss of soil carbon. There has been ... > full story -
Before Fossil Fuels, Earth's Minerals Kept Carbon Dioxide In Check
April 30, 2008 — Over millions of years carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been moderated by a finely-tuned natural feedback system -- a system that human emissions have recently overwhelmed. Scientists ... > full story -
Tropical Reforestation Aided By Bats
April 28, 2008 — German scientists are engaging bats to kick-start natural reforestation in the tropics by installing artificial bat roosts in deforested areas. The researchers report that the deployment of ... > full story -
Researchers Propose Way To Incorporate Deforestation Into Climate Change Treaty
April 23, 2008 — Researchers have proposed a new option for incorporating deforestation into the international climate change treaty. The approach would provide carbon credits for developing countries that both set ... > full story -
Forests' Long-term Potential For Carbon Offsetting
April 15, 2008 — As well as cutting our fossil fuel emissions, planting new forests, or managing existing forests or agricultural land more effectively can capitalize on nature's ability to act as a carbon sink. New ... > full story -
Laurel Wilt Of Redbay And Sassafras: Will Avocados Be Next?
April 7, 2008 — Scientists have provided the first description of a fungus responsible for the wilt of redbay trees along the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Plant pathologists have now provided ... > full story -
Tropical Forests Not Likely To Limit Expected Rapid Rise In Carbon Dioxide, Major Study Suggests
April 1, 2008 — More than two million trees belonging to nearly 5000 species, growing in tropical forests spread over 12 sites and three continents, have been monitored since the 1980s. The aims of this major study ... > full story -
Global Warming Bringing Early Spring Seasons To Eurasian Forests
April 1, 2008 — With the help of satellite data, researchers from laboratories in France(1), the UK, Japan and Russia have completed the accurate and large-scale mapping of leaf appearance dates in boreal forests. ... > full story -
Faster Hawaiian Tree Growth Without Adverse Ecosystem Effects
March 31, 2008 — US Forest Service scientists with the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry have completed a study on ways to make high-value koa trees grow faster, while increasing biodiversity, carbon ... > full story -
Can You Rescue A Rainforest? The Answer May Be Yes
March 29, 2008 — Half a century after most of Costa Rica's rainforests were cut down, researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute took on a project that many thought was impossible -- restoring a tropical ... > full story
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