Tag: Forestry

Researchers show that up to 15 million hectares of forest risk losing protection owing to a new clause in the ...

Recordings of the sounds in tropical forests could unlock secrets about biodiversity and aid conservation efforts around the world, according ...

Consumer goods companies and retailers need to be upfront about where palm oil in their products comes from to relieve ...

New publications discuss snowpack changes and their implications in the Great BasinCredit: Photo by Adrian Harpold, University of Nevada, Reno. ...

Nursery-grown plants can harbor fungicide-resistant strains of disease-causing pathogensCredit: Matteo Garbelotto, U.C. Berkeley photo In 2014, plant biologists with the ...

Instead of blood pressure, temperature, and heart rate, the vital signs for a forest are captured in key traits such ...

Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists have long struggled to explain how tropical forests can maintain their staggering ...

This article by Dr. Bárbara Ponzilacqua Silva has been published in The Open Food Science Journal, Volume 10, 2018 Aflatoxins ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Tree rings tell the story of what's happening physiologically as fire suppression makes forests more dense and ...

One of only seven beetle genomes publishedCredit: Agricultural Research Service-USDA BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, December 20, 2018--Beekeepers and researchers will welcome the ...

The holiday season can be a time of excess, but low- or no-calorie sweeteners could help merry-makers stay trim. Stevia ...

Fragmentation within intact forests has a higher impact on vertebrate biodiversity than equivalent losses in already degraded landscapes, but the ...

Even forest trees growing in average conditions may decline in productivity as much as 75 percentCredit: John D. Shaw, US ...

Study shows that restoring nature with spatial intelligence can triple its benefits while halving costsCredit: Strassburg et al 2018 A ...

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom -- Some tree species heal from the ravages of hurricane damage by growing replacement leaves optimized for ...

Iberian arachnology: An area to be exploredCredit: Marc Domènech (University of Barcelona) The new study, covering the largest study area ...

New models which can predict the critical point at which plant pests and diseases shift from being a localised problem ...

Thermal-sensing cameras mounted on drones may offer a safer and more cost-effective way to locate nests of the elusive European ...

International Boundary and Water Commission releases report on four-year scientific study by a University of Arizona-led binational teamCredit: Ernesto García ...

An Aalto University-designed and -produced dress made of birch trees shows how one day we will all look -- and ...