Researchers found that shorter trees persist in mature forests by using limited sunlight more efficiently than taller species ...
John Parker, SERC senior scientist and co-lead scientist of the Functional Forests Project, plants a sapling in the new restoration experiment. To grow a successful forest, planting trees is not ...
When officials make tough calls on which areas to prioritize for conservation, biodiversity is often their top consideration. But there are several types of diversity, and not all of them overlap ...
Forests are shaped by light competition. The trees that grow the tallest have access to the most sunlight, blocking the rays ...
Rapid deforestation due to expanding agriculture, logging, population centers, and other factors has been making headlines around the world for decades. Luckily, forests still cover more than 30 ...
Researchers discovered why trees of varied heights coexist in mature forests. Survival depends on both light interception and ...
A group of botanists has discovered a new species of rainforest tree in Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains. A total of around 100 mature trees were found growing in two village land forest reserves ...
The oldest trees in the forest help to prevent the disappearance of endangered species in the natural environment, according to a new study. This is the case of the wolf lichen -- threatened ...
When a record-breaking drought and heat wave swept across China's Yangtze River Basin in 2022, forests across the region ...