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'Forest Killer' Plant Study Explores Rapid Environmental Change Factors
September 21, 2012 — Researchers in Arizona are spearheading a four-year research project that will explore what factors cause people and the environment to be vulnerable to rapid environmental change, such as an ... > full story -
Nunavut's Mysterious Ancient Life Could Return by 2100 as Arctic Warms
September 21, 2012 — Global climate change means that recently discovered ancient forests in Canada's extreme north could one day return, research ... > full story -
Bringing Back the Tree That Built America: Scientists Harvest a Unique Stand of White Pine
September 20, 2012 — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is harvesting a unique stand of white pine, part of an effort to restore the economically valuable ... > full story -
Study Shows Wildfires' Positive and Negative Economic Impacts
September 14, 2012 — Despite the disruptions they cause, large wildfires are a mixed economic bag for nearby communities, according to new ... > full story -
Teamwork in the Tropics: Pollinators and Frugivores Are Less Choosy at the Equator
September 14, 2012 — The bright crimson Andean cock-of-the-rock eats the fruits of over 100 plant species and disperses their seeds. It is in good company, since other seed-dispersing birds and pollinating insects in the ... > full story -
Water Quality Study Shows Need for Testing at North Carolina Migrant Camps
September 13, 2012 — The drinking water at one-third of migrant farmworker camps in eastern North Carolina failed to meet state quality standards, according to a new ... > full story -
Snakes Minus Birds Equals More Spiders for Guam: Ecologists Look for Effects of Bird Loss Caused by Invasive Brown Treesnake
September 13, 2012 — Ecologists have found as many as 40 times more spiders in Guam's remote jungle than are found on nearby islands. The booming spider population is likely due to the destruction of the island's forest ... > full story -
Old Deeds, Witness Trees Offer Glimpse of Pre-Settlement Forest in West Virginia
September 12, 2012 — Using old deeds and witness trees, a U.S. Forest Service scientist has created a glimpse of the composition of the forests that covered today's Monongahela National Forest before settlement and ... > full story -
Salt Seeds Clouds in the Amazon Rainforest: Researchers Track Down the Sources of Condensation Nuclei
September 10, 2012 — It's morning, deep in the Amazon jungle. In the still air innumerable leaves glisten with moisture, and fog drifts through the trees. As the sun rises, clouds appear and float across the forest ... > full story -
Forest Mortality and Climate Change: The Big Picture
September 9, 2012 — Over the past two decades, extensive forest death triggered by hot and dry climatic conditions has been documented on every continent except Antarctica. Forest mortality due to drought and heat ... > full story
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