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Forest-Destroying Avalanches on the Rise Due to Clear-Cut Logging
March 29, 2012 — Scientists have been studying the impact of clear-cut logging on avalanche terrain in British Columbia. Understanding avalanche behavior and its destructive potential is an important factor in ... > full story -
New Research Can Save Tropical Forests
March 25, 2012 — Scientists have investigated how much carbon the natural forests of Sri Lanka contain. The results are important for work to reduce deforestation of tropical countries, and for international ... > full story -
Trace Element Plays Major Role in Tropical Forest Nitrogen Cycle
March 22, 2012 — New research sheds light on the critical part played by a little-studied element, molybdenum, in the nutrient cycles of tropical forests. Understanding the role of molybdenum may help scientists more ... > full story -
Past in Monsoon Changes Linked to Major Shifts in Indian Civilizations
March 16, 2012 — A fundamental shift in the Indian monsoon has occurred over the last few millennia, from a steady humid monsoon that favored lush vegetation to extended periods of drought, researchers report. Their ... > full story -
European Grasslands Challenge Rainforests as the Most Species-Rich Spaces on Earth
March 15, 2012 — The city of Manila holds the human world record for the most densely populated space and now an international team of ecologists are seeking the natural equivalent, the most species rich area on ... > full story -
In Forests, Past Disturbances Obscure Warming Impacts
March 5, 2012 — Past disturbances, such as logging, can obscure the effects of climate change on forest ecosystems. So reports a new study. The article, exploring nitrogen dynamics, found that untangling climate ... > full story -
Anthropologists’ Work Prompts Republic of Congo to Enlarge National Park
March 2, 2012 — Research by anthropologists has spurred the Republic of Congo to enlarge its Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park boundaries to include the Goualougo Triangle. The Goualougo Triangle is a remote, ... > full story -
Floor of Oldest Fossilized Forest Discovered: 385 Million Years Old
March 1, 2012 — The floor of the world’s oldest forest has been unearthed. Scientists are now piecing together a view of this ancient site, dating back about 385 million years ago, which could shed new light ... > full storyMore: -
Earthworms to Blame for Decline of Ovenbirds in Northern Midwest Forests
February 29, 2012 — A recent decline in ovenbirds, a ground-nesting migratory songbird, in forests in the northern Midwest United States is being linked by scientists to a seemingly unlikely culprit: ... > full story -
Genetics of Endangered African Monkey Suggest Troubles from Warming Climate
February 29, 2012 — A rare and endangered monkey in an African equatorial rainforest is providing a look into our climatic future through its DNA. Its genes show that wild drills, already an overhunted species, may see ... > full story
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