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Published Soils forming on the branches of trees are an overlooked forest habitat
(via sciencedaily.com) A study on 'canopy soils' on old trees in Costa Rica shows they are important habitats and carbon st...
Published Farms that create habitat key to food security and biodiversity
(via sciencedaily.com) Diversified farming is an important complement to forest protections for reversing tropical biodiver ...
Published Researchers advocate for sustainable logging to safeguard against global flood risks
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source It's time to recognize the power of healthy forests in managing global growing flood risk, and to sh ...
Published Can elephants save the planet? - Can Elephants Save the Planet?
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers report that elephants play a key role in creating forests which store more atmospheric c ...
Published Unprecedented levels of high-severity fire burn in Sierra Nevada - Unprecedented Levels of High-Severity Fire Burn in Sierra Nevada
(via sciencedaily.com) High-severity wildfire in California's Sierra Nevada forests has nearly quintupled compared to befor ...
Published NASA laser project benefits animal researchers - NASA Laser Project Benefits Animal Researchers
(via sciencedaily.com) NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission can provide valuable information about...
Published Island birds more adaptable than previously thought
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The researchers found that birds were more evolutionarily similar on smaller, more isolated islands...
Published Scientists name the most common tropical tree species
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have found almost identical patterns of tree diversity across the world's tropical fores...
Published Study offers rare long-term analysis of techniques for creating standing dead trees for wildlife habitat
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Ecologists have long known that standing dead trees, commonly referred to as snags, are an important...
Published Wire snare removal in protected areas is labor-intensive but effective -- and essential to solving the Southeast Asian snaring crisis
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Snaring -- a non-selective method of poaching using wire traps -- is widespread in tropical forests ...
Published First comprehensive look at effects of 2020-2021 California megafires on terrestrial wildlife habitat
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In 2020 and 2021, California experienced fire activity unlike anything recorded in the modern record...
Published Plant-based food alternatives could support a shift to global sustainability
(via sciencedaily.com) Replacing 50% of meat and milk products with plant-based alternatives by 2050 can reduce agriculture...
Published A seed survival story: How trees keep 'friends' close and 'enemies' guessing
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study that included millions of tree-year observations worldwide for the first time documents...
Published Into the unknown: NASA space laser provides answers to a rainforest canopy mystery
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The space laser GEDI has allowed researchers to 3D map Earth's rainforests for the first time ever,...
Published How to track animal of legend? Look to the poop
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers applied genetic and isotopic analyses to jaguar scat to investigate the habitat needs of...
Published Tropical trees use social distancing to maintain biodiversity
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Tropical forests can harbor hundreds of species of trees in one square mile. Researchers reveal key ...
Published In the treetops: Ecologist studies canopy soil abundance, chemistry
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Ecologists examined the distribution patterns of canopy soils, and their soil properties, across Cos...
Published Canopy gaps help eastern hemlock outlast invasive insect
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Creating physical gaps in the forest canopy give eastern hemlocks more access to resources and help ...
Published Research supports use of managed and prescribed fires to reduce fire severity
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists found that fires in America's dry conifer forests are burning hotter and killing more tre ...
Published Public gardens contribute to invasives problem
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Some nonnative plants cultivated in public gardens or arboretums are escaping to become invasive in...