Chimpanzees at the crossroads: adapt to living outside protected areas
Research carried out into the impact of changes to chimpanzee habitats found they have adapted to human developments -- including ...
Tag: Forestry
Air pollution affects tree growth in São Paulo
Researchers in Brazil find that high levels of heavy metals and particulate matter suspended in the atmosphere restrict the growth ...
Resilience of Yellowstone’s forests tested by unprecedented fire
MADISON, Wis. -- In August 2016, areas of Yellowstone National Park that burned in 1988 burned again. Shortly after, in ...
Russian scientists make discovery that can help remove gypsy moths from forests
Credit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University The caterpillars of Lymantria dispar or Gypsy Moth are voracious eaters capable of defoliating ...
Computer program designed to calculate the economic impact of forest fires
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba High temperatures and low humidity. Summer is approaching and, with it, the fire danger fire season. ...
Can a hands-on model help forest stakeholders fight tree disease?
Credit: Richard C. Cobb, California Polytechnic State University When a new, more aggressive strain of the pathogen that causes sudden ...
Intensive silviculture accelerates Atlantic rainforest biodiversity regeneration
The study shows the advantages of herbicide spraying and intensive fertilization in reforestation programs to mitigate the effects of climate ...
Opposite pathways in forest recovery
International research team including University of Göttingen analyses tree regrowth across Latin AmericaCredit: Dylan Craven Tropical forests are being deforested ...
Press invitation: 27th European biomass conference and exhibition, May 27-30, 2019 Lisbon
The world's largest specialist biomass event Where: Lisbon, Portugal: at CCL - Lisbon Congress Center When: 27 - 30 May ...
Ragweed compounds could protect nerve cells from Alzheimer’s
As spring arrives in the northern hemisphere, many people are cursing ragweed, a primary culprit in seasonal allergies. But scientists ...
Amount of carbon stored in forests reduced as climate warms
Credit: Ulf Buntgen Accelerated tree growth caused by a warming climate does not necessarily translate into enhanced carbon storage, an ...
Native forest plants rebound when invasive shrubs are removed
Credit: Erynn Maynard-Bean Removing invasive shrubs to restore native forest habitat brings a surprising result, according to Penn State researchers, ...
Producing food whilst preserving biodiversity
Agricultural ecologists at the University of Göttingen call for joined-up thinking for nature conservationCredit: Laura Sutcliffe In nature conservation and ...
A late-night disco in the forest reveals tree performance
Credit: Jon Atherton In 2017, the group from the Optics of Photosynthesis Lab (OPL) developed a new method to measure ...
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