What early-budding trees tell us about genetics, climate change
Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech One of the surest signs of spring is the vibrantly lime-green tinge trees develop as their ...
Tag: Forestry
UBCO researcher recommends systematic approach to forest and water supply management
Human and natural changes to forests impacting natural filtration systemCredit: UBCO As World Water Day is observed around the globe, ...
The impact of geopolitical boundaries on cycad conservation efforts
Conservation measures across multiple governments and countries necessary to mitigate extinction risksCredit: University of Guam Geopolitical boundaries can have a ...
Declining caribou population victim of ecological chain reaction
Researchers examine landscape, food supply, predator-prey relationshipsCredit: Caribou Monitoring Unit A new study comparing decades of environmental monitoring records has ...
Escape from mongoose: frog’s novel strategy
Invasive mongooses altered leg length and endurance of endangered island frogsCredit: Hirotaka Komine/ TUAT Biodiversity is increasingly ruined by humanity's ...
A new satellite-measured “Solar-induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence” (SIF) product aims to improve carbon neutrality research
Credit: TanSat team Solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) is emitted during plant photosynthesis. SIF results from vegetation chlorophyll giving off red ...
First Midwest urban long-term ecological research site established in Twin-Cities
Credit: Yinan Chen from Pixabay The USDA Forest Service is part of a partnership that will establish the first urban ...
Deforestation taking a heavy toll on international bird haven
Credit: Pablo Negret An analysis has found deforestation is severely affecting forest bird species in Colombia, home to the greatest ...
Lessons learned in Burkina Faso can contribute to a new decade of forest restoration
In 2018, the West African nation decided to restore 5 million hectares of degraded land by 2030. New research shows ...
European summer droughts since 2015 unprecedented in past two millennia
Credit: Ulf Büntgen Recent summer droughts in Europe are far more severe than anything in the past 2,100 years, according ...
Evaluating the rehabilitation of an old mine waste rock pile
Credit: Universidad de Sevilla The Cabeza de los Gatos waste rock pile, left from mining activities in the town of ...
University of Minnesota scientists discover attacking fungi that show promise against emerald ash borer
Credit: N/A Since its introduction, the emerald ash borer (EAB) has become the most devastating invasive forest insect in the ...
Eastern Oregon forest restoration efforts hampered by diameter limits on tree cutting
Credit: Photo by James Johnston, OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - A quarter-century-old harvesting restriction intended to last one ...
Atmospheric drying will lead to lower crop yields, shorter trees across the globe
Credit: Maria H Park A global observation of an ongoing atmospheric drying -- known by scientists as a rise in ...
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