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Ozone, Nitrogen Change The Way Rising Carbon Dioxide Affects Earth's Water
Through a recent modeling
experiment, researchers have
found that future
concentrations of carbon
dioxide and ozone in the
... > full story
Mangrove-dependent Animals Globally Threatened
Extinction looms for
amphibians, reptiles,
mammals, and birds
restricted to declining
mangrove forests.
Substantial numbers of
... > full story
Ferns Took To The Trees And Thrived During Cretaceous Period
As flowering plants like
giant trees quickly rose to
dominate plant communities
during the Cretaceous
period, the ferns that had
... > full story
In The Warming West, Climate Most Significant Factor In Fanning Wildfires' Flames
The recent increase in area
burned by wildfires in the
Western United States is a
product not of higher
temperatures or longer fire
... > full story
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Forest Fire Prevention Efforts Could Lessen Carbon Sequestration, Add To Greenhouse Warming
July 8, 2009 — Widely sought efforts to reduce fuels that increase catastrophic fire in Pacific Northwest forests will be counterproductive to another important societal goal of sequestering carbon to help offset ... > full story -
Pacific Northwest Forests Could Store More Carbon, Help Address Greenhouse Issues
July 3, 2009 — The forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in coming years, a recent study concludes, if they are managed ... > full story -
Amazon Conservation Policy Working In Brazil, Study Finds
June 30, 2009 — Contrary to common belief, Brazil's policy of protecting portions of the Amazonian forest from development is capable of buffering the Amazon from climate change, according to a new ... > full story -
Anti-biotech Groups Obstruct Forest Biotechnology, Researchers Say
June 30, 2009 — The potential of forest biotechnology to help address significant social and environmental issues is being "strangled at birth" by the rigid opposition of some groups and regulations that effectively ... > full story -
Isolated Forest Patches Lose Species, Diversity
June 23, 2009 — Failing to see the forest for the trees may be causing us to overlook the declining health of Wisconsin's forest ... > full story -
Deforestation Causes 'Boom-and-bust' Development In The Amazon
June 16, 2009 — Clearing the Amazon rainforest increases Brazilian communities' wealth and quality of life, but these improvements are short-lived, according to new research published in Science. The study shows ... > full story -
Reviving American Chestnut Trees May Mitigate Climate Change
June 15, 2009 — A new study shows that introducing a new hybrid of the American chestnut tree would not only bring back the all-but-extinct species, but also put a dent in the amount of carbon in the Earth's ... > full story -
African Bird Species Could Struggle To Relocate To Survive Global Warming
June 13, 2009 — African bird species could struggle to relocate to survive global warming because natural features of the landscape will limit where they can move to, according to new ... > full story -
Global Warming Increasing The Dispersal Of Flora In Northern Forests
June 12, 2009 — As a result of stronger winds caused by global warming, seeds and pollen are being carried over longer distances. An increase in temperature of only a couple of degrees may increase the dispersal of ... > full story -
Australia's Climate: Drought And Flooding In Annual Rings Of Tropical Trees
June 12, 2009 — Annual rings are acclaimed in representing natural climate archives. For the temperate latitudes it is known that the growth of these annual rings depend mainly on temperature and precipitation. In ... > full story
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