With their ability to store carbon, forests are often considered the lungs of the Earth, but they are vulnerable to the world ...

The findings show that tropical forests in the Americas have 40% greater functional richness ... terrain and soil composition on canopy traits, which are vital for ecological processes such ...

Logging operations have historically removed the largest and most fire-resistant trees. The young trees that replace cut trees are highly susceptible to fire and serve as fire ladders, allowing the ...

Recent changes by the Trump administration have led to the cancellation of several federal environmental justice grants, ...

Trees have long been known to buffer temperature ... "Former research has shown that the buffered temperatures below the tree canopy are important for forest biodiversity as they slow down the ...

Forest farmers have discovered that there is opportunity beneath the canopy – an untapped resource of mushrooms, berries, nuts, herbs, and other products that thrive in this shaded world.

Strong winds, dense forest and unusually dry weather - that's the deadly combination ... making them susceptible to "crown fires" - wildfires that spread by igniting the dense canopy of branches and ...

The balance had to be just right — an open canopy allowed ... for the effect they have in agricultural systems by controlling insect pests. “Nature, and working forest ecosystems, in this ...