New research has found that tree species diversity can play a crucial role in protecting forests from the growing threat of ...
Tropical forests host up to half of the planet's biodiversity but up to now, ecological studies over tropical forests often relied on large scale datasets depicting open-air temperatures -- that is, ...
Can we count on forests to continue absorbing the carbon dioxide that's warming our world? A new study from researchers at ...
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Scientists warn Singapore forest loss could worsen heat, pollution, and floods
About 16% of Singapore's land area is covered by secondary forest, and several of those areas face development pressure.
Fossils from Wyoming show how extreme warming stripped away a third of the forest canopy 56 million years ago, echoing ...
Up to two thirds of the world's temperate rainforests could fall victim to climate change by the year 2100 according to a new study. Up to two thirds of the world's temperate rainforests could fall ...
Tasmania’s tall eucalypt forests are globally significant. They accumulate carbon faster than any other natural forest ecosystem in the world. But climate change is making it harder for these forests ...
Towering woodlands in the West are being permanently replaced by tracts of spiky shrubs. Conditions “just aren’t normal anymore,” one researcher said.
The map shows the variation in temperature differences between ground level and above canopy level (ground level always cooler) on the South American continent. The map is based on actual data ...
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