Tag: Forestry

Kratom is a Southeast Asian tree with a long history of use in traditional medicine. In the region, the plant's ...

Rutgers study shows how switching sexes could threaten populationsCredit: Jennifer Blake-Mahmud Although pollen has covered cars for weeks and allergy ...

Oil palm is alternatively seen as a gift from god or a crime against humanity; according to science, it is ...

The mutual dependencies of many plant species and their pollinators mean that the negative effects of climate change are exacerbated. ...

Credit: Photo: Oskar Gran Wood-living beetles that use oak trees are a species-rich and threatened animal group in modern forestry ...

Ghost forests and abandoned farmland illustrate the cost of climate changeCredit: Dr. Matt Kirwan/Virginia Institute of Marine Science Type "sea-level ...

Researchers use fluorescence as a proxy to track photosynthesis in evergreen forestsCredit: Troy Magney Winters in the northern hemisphere are ...

Credit: Andre L.C. Franco/ Colorado State University The clearing and subsequent instability of Amazonian forests are among the greatest threats ...

Determining how one species becomes distinct from another has been a subject of fascination dating back to Charles DarwinCredit: Courtesy ...

High humidity and plant moisture combine with cold air and smoke from burning vegetation to form particularly dense fog, but ...

Research carried out into the impact of changes to chimpanzee habitats found they have adapted to human developments -- including ...

Researchers in Brazil find that high levels of heavy metals and particulate matter suspended in the atmosphere restrict the growth ...

MADISON, Wis. -- In August 2016, areas of Yellowstone National Park that burned in 1988 burned again. Shortly after, in ...

Credit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University The caterpillars of Lymantria dispar or Gypsy Moth are voracious eaters capable of defoliating ...

Credit: Universidad de Córdoba High temperatures and low humidity. Summer is approaching and, with it, the fire danger fire season. ...

Credit: Richard C. Cobb, California Polytechnic State University When a new, more aggressive strain of the pathogen that causes sudden ...

The study shows the advantages of herbicide spraying and intensive fertilization in reforestation programs to mitigate the effects of climate ...

International research team including University of Göttingen analyses tree regrowth across Latin AmericaCredit: Dylan Craven Tropical forests are being deforested ...

The world's largest specialist biomass event Where: Lisbon, Portugal: at CCL - Lisbon Congress Center When: 27 - 30 May ...

As spring arrives in the northern hemisphere, many people are cursing ragweed, a primary culprit in seasonal allergies. But scientists ...