Subscriptions to satellite alerts linked to decreased deforestation in Africa
Credit: Fanny Moffette / University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- Deforestation dropped by 18 percent in two years in African ...
Tag: Forestry
Ecologist receives grant to study pollinator habitat in utility rights-of-way
Findings will help power companies promote ecosystem health in landscapes set aside for electric power delivery linesCredit: Courtesy Northern Arizona ...
Anti-transpirant products unnecessary in cycad propagation
Credit: University of Guam In a first-of-its-kind study within cycad horticulture literature, University of Guam researchers have found that the ...
Christmas trees can be green because of a photosynthetic short-cut
Credit: Montage by Stefan Jansson and Pushan Bag How can conifers that are used for example as Christmas trees keep ...
Identifying where to reforest after wildfire
A future of fewer Christmas trees and other conifersCredit: Joseph Stewart, USGS/UC Davis In the aftermath of megafires that devastated ...
Historic partnership receives national recognition
UT AgResearch-TNC awarded for their commitment to forest conservationCredit: Photo by D. Edlund, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- University of ...
Fire-resistant tropical forest on brink of disappearance –
Research on Indonesia shows effect of human modificationCredit: T. Smith A new study led by researchers in the Geography Department ...
How much greenhouse gas emission comes from tropical deforestation and peatland loss?
New research on forest loss and degradation in Cameroon and Indonesia, and peatland degradation in Peru, can help countries better ...
Powerhouse plants that bolster the food web
Researchers identify key native plants that stabilize feeding relationships essential for our planet's healthCredit: University of Delaware University of Delaware ...
Study: Oregon’s Western Cascades watershed to experience larger, more frequent fires
Credit: U.S. Forest Service - Pacific Northwest Region The Clackamas Basin rarely experiences the intense fire activity that burned in ...
High-tech fixes for the food system could have unintended consequences
New technology is needed for our failing food systems; but anticipating trade-offs is crucial to making sure fixes do not ...
Risk of vine-to-vine spread of Xylella fastidiosa is greatest in July and August
Credit: Mark Sisterson The bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa is a worldwide threat to perennial tree and vine crops and ...
Risks of invasive and alien predator species for health and ecology
The research project 'ZOWIAC' by Goethe University and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research will be funded with three fourths ...
Areas where the next pandemic could emerge are revealed
Up to 20% of the world's most connected cities at greatest riskCredit: Michael Walsh, University of Sydney KEY FINDINGS Almost ...
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