From ventilation strategies and ecological disruption in tropical rainforests to fire resilience in temperate forests and foundation typologies in boreal regions, the following insights highlight ...

Lake ecosystems can receive high inputs of terrestrial organic matter (t-OM) that microbes make available to higher trophic ...

The boreal forest, or taiga, occupies more than 11 percent of Earth’s land surface. It is the largest terrestrial biome on the planet. Consisting largely of conifers, it is also home to vast ...

An overhead view of an overwintering fire smouldering in a boreal forest. Photo Credit: The Canadian Press KITCHENER, ONT. — A new study from Wilfrid Laurier University examined the impacts of ...

Recent studies from two long-running planted forest experiments in China and Panama find that increasing tree diversity in reforestation efforts can boost resilience in the face of climate change ...

A federal order to increase U.S. timber production by 25% will touch all 18 of the Golden’s State’s national forests, officials said. The USDA said it does not yet have information about how ...

The never-ending cycle of forest fires gets some ‘rare good news’ from first-of-its-kind data on the phenomenon occasionally called ‘zombie fires.’ A new study from Wilfrid Laurier ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation ...

The US government has reduced environmental protections for logging in over half of the national forests, citing wildfire risks. The new policy fast-tracks environmental assessments and eliminates ...