Rainforest News

Posted December 13, 2012:

• Climate Warming Unlikely to Cause Near-Term Extinction of Ancient Amazon Trees, but Multiple Threats to the Forest Remain
• For Every Species of Mammal, 300 Arthropod Species Lurk in Rainforest
• Cloud Forest Trees Drink Water Through Their Leaves
• Breaking Ground in Slime Mold Research
• Have European Forests Grown Older, or Are They Actually Getting Younger?

Posted December 12, 2012:

• Injured Tiger Saved by Village

Posted December 10, 2012:

• As Amazon Urbanizes, Rural Fires Burn Unchecked

Posted December 6, 2012:

• World's Big Trees Are Dying: Alarming Increase in Death Rates Among Trees 100-300 Years Old
• Impacts of Climate Change on Rare Tropical Plants Expected to Vary Considerably

Posted December 4, 2012:

• Researchers Debut Revolutionary Biosphere Mapping Capability

Posted December 3, 2012:

• Canopy Structure More Important to Climate Than Leaf Nitrogen Levels, Study Claims
• 'Come out of the Forest' to Save the Trees

Posted November 29, 2012:

• Camera Trap Photo of Rare Cat Wins Prize

Posted November 28, 2012:

• How Climate Change Could Affect Entire Forest Ecosystems

Posted November 27, 2012:

• Increasing Drought Stress Challenges Vulnerable Hydraulic System of Plants, Professor Finds

Posted November 26, 2012:

• Dendroecology, an Ally of the Conservation for Biodiversity

Posted November 22, 2012:

• Climate Change: Believing and Seeing Implies Adapting

Posted November 20, 2012:

• Maple Syrup, Moose, and the Impacts of Climate Change in the North

Posted November 16, 2012:

• Indirect Effects of Climate Change Could Alter Landscapes

Posted November 15, 2012:

• Conserving Biodiversity and Sustaining Livelihoods Are Essential Components for Achieving Climate Change Mitigation Goals in Long Run

Posted November 11, 2012:

• Climate Change Threatens Giant Pandas' Bamboo Buffet -- And Survival

Posted November 7, 2012:

• Protected Areas in East Africa May Not Be Conserving Iconic Plants

Posted October 31, 2012:

• Do Australia's Giant Fire-Dependent Trees Belong in the Rainforest?
• Diversity and Abundance of Some Insect Fauna in Krau Wildlife Reserve Forest, Malaysia

Posted October 30, 2012:

• Sizing Up Biomass from Space
• Nine Colorful and Endangered Tree-Dwelling Tarantulas Discovered in Brazil

Posted October 25, 2012:

• Climate Change May Alter Amphibian Evolution

Posted October 24, 2012:

• Forestry's Waste Wood Offers Habitat for Small Forest-Floor Animals

Posted October 19, 2012:

• Pristine Maksimjärvensalo Wilderness Area Remains in Republic of Karelia

Posted October 18, 2012:

• Ozone Affects Forest Watersheds

Posted October 17, 2012:

• Doing Nothing Might Be Best Management Decision for Forests Destroyed by Wind or Ice

Posted October 16, 2012:

• Boreal Forest Bends to Development, but There Is a Breaking Point

Posted October 15, 2012:

• Primates in Peril: Conservationists Reveal the World's 25 Most Endangered Primates

Posted October 12, 2012:

• Neural-Like Stem Cells from Muscle Tissue May Hold Key to Cell Therapies for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Posted October 10, 2012:

• Climate Change to Lengthen Growing Season

Posted October 8, 2012:

• New Website on Implementing Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management in Europe

Posted October 7, 2012:

• Oil Palm Plantations Are Clearing Carbon-Rich Tropical Forests in Borneo, Researchers Show

Posted October 3, 2012:

• Deforestation in Snowy Regions Causes More Floods

Posted October 2, 2012:

• Too Little Nitrogen May Restrain Plants' Carbon Storage Capability

Posted October 1, 2012:

• Changes in Atlantic Ocean Temperature Affects Western Amazonia Climate

Posted September 26, 2012:

• As Population, Interest in Outdoor Recreation Grow, More Pressure Likely for Northern Forests

Posted September 25, 2012:

• Species Richness and Genetic Diversity Do Not Go Hand in Hand in Alpine Plants
• Agriculture Is the Direct Driver for Worldwide Deforestation

Posted September 23, 2012:

• Severe Economic Loss for European Forest Land Expected by 2100

Posted September 21, 2012:

• 'Forest Killer' Plant Study Explores Rapid Environmental Change Factors
• Nunavut's Mysterious Ancient Life Could Return by 2100 as Arctic Warms

Posted September 20, 2012:

• Bringing Back the Tree That Built America: Scientists Harvest a Unique Stand of White Pine

Posted September 14, 2012:

• Study Shows Wildfires' Positive and Negative Economic Impacts
• Teamwork in the Tropics: Pollinators and Frugivores Are Less Choosy at the Equator

Posted September 13, 2012:

• Water Quality Study Shows Need for Testing at North Carolina Migrant Camps

Search ScienceDaily