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Increasing Drought Stress Challenges Vulnerable Hydraulic System of Plants, Professor Finds
November 27, 2012 — The hydraulic system of trees is so finely-tuned that predicted increases in drought due to climate change may lead to catastrophic failure in many species. A recent paper finds that those systems in ... > full story -
Dendroecology, an Ally of the Conservation for Biodiversity
November 26, 2012 — Researchers suggest the use of dendroecology, the dating of past events through study of tree ring growth, to enhance the management and conservation of the Pinus Nigra within the center of the ... > full story -
Climate Change: Believing and Seeing Implies Adapting
November 22, 2012 — To communicate climate change and adaptation to stakeholders such as European forest owners is a challenge. A capacity to adapt to climate change has, until now, mainly been understood as how trees ... > full story -
Maple Syrup, Moose, and the Impacts of Climate Change in the North
November 20, 2012 — In the northern hardwood forest, climate change is poised to reduce the viability of the maple syrup industry, spread wildlife diseases and tree pests, and change timber resources. And, according to ... > full story -
Indirect Effects of Climate Change Could Alter Landscapes
November 16, 2012 — Studies of a northern hardwood forest in New England point to unexpected ecological trends resulting from documented changes in the climate over 50 years. Some of the changes now taking place can be ... > full story -
Conserving Biodiversity and Sustaining Livelihoods Are Essential Components for Achieving Climate Change Mitigation Goals in Long Run
November 15, 2012 — The world's rapidly dwindling forests should be valued as more than just "carbon warehouses" to mitigate climate change, according to a new ... > full story -
Climate Change Threatens Giant Pandas' Bamboo Buffet -- And Survival
November 11, 2012 — China's endangered wild pandas may need new dinner reservations – and quickly – based on models that indicate climate change may kill off swaths of bamboo that pandas need to ... > full story -
Protected Areas in East Africa May Not Be Conserving Iconic Plants
November 7, 2012 — A new study suggests protected areas in East Africa are not conserving plants such as the iconic Acacia ... > full story -
Do Australia's Giant Fire-Dependent Trees Belong in the Rainforest?
October 31, 2012 — Australia's giant eucalyptus trees are the tallest flowering plants on earth, yet their unique relationship with fire makes them a huge puzzle for ecologists. Now the first global assessment of these ... > full story -
Diversity and Abundance of Some Insect Fauna in Krau Wildlife Reserve Forest, Malaysia
October 31, 2012 — Concerned about habitat changes due to logging and rapid development, researchers in Malaysia recently conducted a study on the diversity of the important Hymenoptera group, which includes bees, ... > full story
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