A study of more than 88,000 U.S. forest plots linked greater tree diversity to stronger resistance and recovery, especially ...

Forests provide timber as well as many other ecosystem services. An important question is how measures to conserve biodiversity affect the profitability of forest operations focused on wood production ...

Forests across the globe are witnessing remarkable transformations as scientists document unprecedented restoration efforts that are reshaping entire ecosystems. Despite facing alarming deforestation ...

As wildfires surge through some of the most treasured landscapes in the nation, two new studies show that supercharged blazes ...

A recent study published in National Science Review challenges the traditional emphasis on trees in forest ecology, revealing that shrub diversity plays a critical role in enhancing forest ecosystem ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thinking through scenarios allows land managers to prepare for many potential outcomes. Benjamin Slyngstad via USGS In Sequoia and ...

Researchers have published new findings on how leaf-eating insects affect forest ecosystems worldwide. Researchers are aware of how large herbivores cycle nutrients in forests. They know much less, ...

A research team has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems. The results demonstrate that logging ...

Forest ecosystems harbour a vast array of species whose interactions and distributions shift in response to natural processes and human interventions. Biodiversity dynamics encompasses changes in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Grasslands, wetlands and other nonforest ecosystems are being converted to agricultural land far faster than forests. However, they remain largely ...

New WWF report offers a framework to identify and redirect forest-harming subsidies. Governments annually spend an estimated US$470 billion on agricultural subsidies that harm forests and other ...

The kelp forest is ephemeral, yet foundational. Fronds of this fast-growing giant seaweed come and go with the seasons, storms and waves, supporting communities of fish, invertebrates and even mammals ...