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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
Fire Ant Outcompetes Other Species, Even In Its Native Habitat
Even in its native
Argentina, the fire ant wins
in head-to-head competition
with other ant species more
than three-quarters of the
time. ... > full story
Amazon Conservation Policy Working In Brazil, Study Finds
Contrary to common belief,
Brazil's policy of
protecting portions of the
Amazonian forest from
development is capable of
buffering the Amazon from
... > 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 -
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 -
Caribou, Reindeer Numbers Show Dramatic Decline
June 12, 2009 — Caribou and reindeer numbers worldwide have plunged almost 60 percent in the last three decades. The dramatic revelation came out of the first ever comprehensive census analysis of this iconic ... > 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 -
Rainforest Rehabilitation In Every Sense
June 12, 2009 — Sophisticated sensors that measure leaf wetness, soil moisture and temperature are helping rehabilitate rainforest in the Springbrook World Heritage precinct in southeast Queensland, ... > full story
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