"Climate warming has put a great deal of stress ... boreal forests. While some hotspots in Siberia and the Northwest Territories of Canada grew drier, the researchers detected increased surface ...

To test that hypothesis, the researchers planted the seedlings in logged forests ranging from completely clearcut areas to ...

But for trees — which often rely on gravity, wind and water to spread their ... offer a warning at a time many forest ecosystems are already under stress across B.C. In her hometown of Nelson ...

One of the most alarming findings of the study was the significant warming across the Siberian boreal forest region. These forests, which have historically absorbed and stored carbon dioxide, are now ...

These increases in water on the landscape over time are likely a sign of thawing permafrost. Map of areas that experienced vegetation climate stress in the Arctic-boreal ... the team detected in the ...

Only 18 of 119 forests within the world network of biosphere reserves perform better for all ecosystem functions than those outside, with increased functions correlated to greater forest cover ...

Credit: NPS Photo/Tim Rains Boreal forests comprise ... The transition to an open forest will have other cascading impacts, including reductions in biodiversity and water availability, said ...

To answer these questions, researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest ... boreal forests. While tropical forests can offset the expected effects of drought as long as they have enough ...