Removing trees deprives the forest of portions of its canopy, which blocks the sun’s rays during the day and retains heat at ...

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.

“As humans, our everyday lives are sustained by the behaviors and interactions of forest organisms,” photographer David Herasimtschuk writes of old growth forests. “Yet, because these processes and ...

Scientists are invited to submit their latest research to a new special issue focusing on the intersection of artificial ...

Ecological restoration is the process of reclaiming habitat and ecosystem functions by restoring the lands and waters on which plants and animals depend. Restoration is a corrective step that involves ...

For decades researchers in northern Norway had tried to bring back vital kelp forests after overfishing damaged marine ...

Aspen trees in fall in adjacent Custer Gallatin National Forest. (Diane Renkin/National Park Service via Courthouse News) (CN) — Conservationists joined forces in Montana on Wednesday in challenging a ...

It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or 'sequester,' more carbon. It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or ...

Though spatially distinct, the Santa Barbara Channel’s subtidal kelp forests and its sandy beaches are intimately connected. Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), the foundation species of rocky reefs, ...

Introduction -- Basic terminology and concepts -- Forests as part of the global ecosystem -- Major forest types and their climatic controls -- Local variation in community type: the landscape mosaic - ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California, trees ...