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

A new evidence map of 72 studies shows that remote sensing reliably tracks surface-expressed forest soil damage from wildfire ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California, trees that have persisted through rain and shine for thousands of years are now facing multiple threats triggered by a changing climate.