New University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign research finds that for every 10% increase in riparian forest cover adjacent to agricultural fields, an additional terrestrial species is present. URBANA, ...

Understanding what controls global leaf type variation in trees is crucial for comprehending their role in terrestrial ecosystems, including carbon, water and nutrient dynamics. Yet our understanding ...

The conservation and restoration of forest ecosystems require detailed knowledge of the native plant compositions. Here, we map global forest tree composition and assess the impacts of historical ...

In a large-scale study with almost 400 partners, researchers worldwide have collected data on tree species, to which scientists from Bayreuth have contributed their knowledge about the Kilimanjaro ...

A new study shows that it is possible to increase the number of bird species in a forest fragment without increasing its size ...