Harvesting vegetation on riparian buffers barely reduces water-quality benefits
Credit: Rob Brooks/Penn State Allowing farmers to harvest vegetation from their riparian buffers will not significantly impede the ability of ...
Tag: Forestry
Woodpeckers’ drumming: Conserved meaning despite different structure over the years
Credit: (Picture: Alain Blanc, ENES team) Animal acoustic signals are amazingly diverse. Researchers from the University of Zurich and the ...
Invasion by non-native insects expected to increase 36 percent worldwide by 2050
Europe in line for greatest biological invasion, followed by Asia and the AmericasCredit: Leah Bauer, USDA Forest Service Research by ...
Hand pollination, not agrochemicals, increases cocoa yield and farmer income
Agroecologists from Göttingen University compare pesticides, fertilizers, manual pollination and farming costs in IndonesiaCredit: M Toledo, University of Göttingen Cocoa ...
URI researcher: Housing prices decline within mile of solar energy arrays
'We need to be smarter in siting solar installations'Credit: University of Rhode Island KINGSTON, R.I. - September 30, 2020 - ...
New fire containment research addresses risk and safety
Credit: Karina Puikkonen As 2020 has shown, wildfire frequency, size and severity is threatening communities and natural resources across the ...
In the arctic, extreme air pollution kills trees, limits growth by reducing sunlight
Credit: Photo courtesy of Alexander Kirdyanov Madison, WI, September 29, 2020 - An international team of scientists that includes a ...
New woodlands can help reduce flooding risk within 15 years
Credit: Buckfastleigh Flood Action Group The planting of woodlands in upland areas could play a significant role in preventing the ...
Biodiversity increases plant decomposition rate; should be factored into climate models, study finds
Credit: Akira S. Mori, Yokohama National University The afterlife of plant matter plays a significant role in ecosystems, as a ...
Leading water scientists warn of risks in shift to monoculture crops, tree plantations
Credit: University of Saskatchewan Conversion of large swaths of land to uniform tree plantations and single-crop species may lead to ...
UTEP-led team aiming to understand impacts of hybridization awarded $1 million NSF grant
Credit: Courtesy of Philip Lavretsky. EL PASO, Texas - A team of researchers from multiple institutions led by Philip Lavretsky, ...
Driven by climate, more frequent, severe wildfires in Cascade Range reshape forests
Credit: Courtesy of Sebastian Busby | Portland State University In recent years -- and 2020 is no exception -- parts ...
Camera traps show impact of recreational activity on wildlife
Credit: Robin Naidoo The COVID-19 pandemic has fired up interest in outdoor activities in our parks and forests. Now a ...
Halt post-disturbance logging in forests
Credit: (Photo: Simon Thorn / University of Wuerzburg) Storms, fires, bark beetles: Many forests around the world are increasingly affected ...
UBCO researchers concerned about prey and predator species in post-fire logging areas
Salvage harvesting damages vital habitat for wildlife speciesCredit: Photo credit Angelina Kelly. New research from UBC Okanagan shows that salvage ...
Warming ocean, old-forest loss put a squeeze on an elusive seabird
Credit: Photo courtesy OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Squeezed by changing ocean conditions that limit their food options ...
Wildfire on the rise since 1984 in Northern California’s coastal ranges
From Berryessa to Klamath Mountains, high-severity burns quadrupled during warm droughtCredit: UC Davis High-severity wildfires in northern coastal California have ...
Study: Europe’s old-growth forests at risk
Assessment of continent's primary forests shows many unprotected, logged, able to be restoredCredit: Hanns Kirchmeir Like its ancient cathedrals, Europe ...
Secret of plant dietary fibre structure revealed
Credit: (c) Dr Deirdre Mikkelsen, The University of Queensland The secret of how fibre shapes the structure of plant cell ...
Coconut rhinoceros beetle makes unexpected ‘host shift’ to Guam’s cycad trees
Invasive beetle could lead to local extinction of the region's only native gymnospermCredit: University of Guam Western Pacific Tropical Research ...
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