Edward Faison, an ecologist, stood quietly in a patch of forest that stretched for miles in all directions. Above him, the ...
Trees that have "fast growing" traits turn out to grow more slowly in the wild than their conservative relatives, scientists ...
Forests encompass around 40.6 million km2 of the Earth's surface, making them a vital component of our ecosystem. Not only do they contribute to reducing ...
A forest with high tree-species diversity is better at buffering heat peaks in summer and cold peaks in winter than a forest ...
It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or "sequester," more carbon. A new study based at the University of Michigan Biological Station untangled carbon ...