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Like farmland in Australia, native forests struggle with drought and flooding, so future management decisions need more ...
Forest ecology is the study of all aspects of the ecology of wooded areas, including rainforest, deciduous and evergreen, temperate and boreal forest. It includes the community ecology of the ...
The planet’s oceans, forests, and soil are well-known carbon sinks. The Arctic Boreal Zone (ABZ) is a particularly important one: for many centuries now, its tundra, coniferous forests ...
The Superior National Forest (NF) is planning prescribed fire operations this month, continuing through the spring as weather conditions allow. Prescribed fires help reduce overgrown vegetation to ...
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 ...
Create Boreal and Austral networks of quantitative wood anatomy data from tree rings from already sampled, as well as newly sampled trees growing in extra-tropical regions. Use the new proxy data to ...
Despite its high vulnerability to extreme weather events, Honduras continues to clear its forests, seen as one of its best protections against climate change and intensifying storms and hurricanes.
This past winter may have been snowier and wetter than last season, but the wildfire risk for April and May is considered “average” by the federal government, council was told at a Tuesday meeting.
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Trump administration wants more timber production out of America's national forests, which would make a significant impact on the Pisgah and Nantahala National ...
Many, if not most, operating in Canada are not Canadian-owned. For example, Domtar, one of the largest pulp producers in the world, controls 20 million hectares of boreal forest in Ontario and Quebec ...
Drone Explores Vast Beauty of Olympic National Park. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's ...
Exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM 2.5) from wildfire smoke is linked to increased emergency department (ED) visits for mental health conditions, according to a recent study. The ...