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Resolving the debate over forest fragmentation's impact on ecosystem resilience
Forest fragmentation—the division of large, intact woodlands into smaller patches—has emerged as a critical issue in ...
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Grade I listed landscape gets ‘garden for the future’ in face of climate change
Revamp of a half an acre of Sheffield Park and Garden, East Sussex, will trial planting that can cope with more extreme conditions.
Decade-long study shows reduced winter snowpack impairs forests' ability to store carbon
Forests are a crucial resource for carbon mitigation, currently offsetting around 20% of North American carbon emissions. As ...
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Researchers make alarming discovery about ancient forests isolated during Ice Ages: 'We need to preserve the ... full structure'
New research revealed something both fascinating and deeply worrying: Sri Lanka's ancient refugia forests are now in serious ...
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How can we protect cool water in Western Washington’s forest streams?
Ecology has a role in protecting water quality at forestry sites, and our analysis of the draft Forest Practices Board rule ...
Plunging snowpack levels may be curbing carbon storage capabilities of trees: Study
Declining snow accumulation in the mountains of the northeastern U.S. will likely reduce the ability of forests to act as a ...
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Forests' vanishing snow is also bad news for carbon storage
The loss of snow cover in temperate forests is set to slow their growth and reduce their ability to remove carbon from the ...
'The Great Dying' mass extinction was a warning from the trees, study says
As climate change threatens tropical forests, a new study shows how the loss of those forests can be devastating to life on ...
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Building biodiversity in your forest: Forest structure
Biodiversity isn’t just about what’s growing in the forest, but also how it’s growing. Forests with a wide range of tree ...
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Protecting the irreplaceable: Mexico and Central America join forces to conserve critical forest biomes with a major US$65 million GEF investment
The Mesoamerica Critical Forest Biomes Integrated Program, implemented by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), aims to reverse ...
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New York's coming rain forest? Not exactly, but state forests will change - Times Union
Not exactly, but state forests will change UAlbany researchers compare and predict temperate and tropical rain forests in climate change era By Rick Karlin, Staff Writer Updated June 2, 2020 8:36 p.m.