Posts Tagged ‘forests’

New forests trap carbon underfoot

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Growing trees on formerly non-forested land can accumulate soil carbon that helps offset carbon emissions and climate change, say researchers. Continue…

Monday, April 1, 2013 13:25 - 3 Comments

Earth & Environment - Mar 27, 2013 14:22 - 0 Comments

Odd lemur’s habitat limits its gene pool

PENN STATE (US) — Sequencing the complete genomes of three populations of aye-ayes—a type of lemur—reveals how disappearing forests threaten their survival. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Mar 26, 2013 10:53 - 0 Comments

After die-off, forests hold tight to carbon

U. ARIZONA (US) — After a massive tree die-off, conventional wisdom has it that a forest will go from carbon sink to carbon source, but new research shows it’s not as dramatic an effect as previously thought. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Feb 22, 2013 16:05 - 0 Comments

Rancher mindset key to saving Amazon

UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Debates about saving the Amazon rain forest often portray cattle ranchers as “bad guys,” but an anthropologist says it’s important to understand their perspectives, too. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 1, 2013 13:00 - 0 Comments

How long have humans walked on grasslands?

USC (US) — An analysis of how vegetation has changed in the cradle of humanity over the past 12 million years is challenging long-held beliefs about human evolution. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Dec 5, 2012 12:00 - 0 Comments

Carbon footprint labels don’t add up

USC / U. MICHIGAN (US) — The methods used to measure products’ carbon footprints often fall short of assessing their true environmental impact, new research shows. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Oct 3, 2012 8:35 - 2 Comments

‘Grim’ forecast for trees in southwest US

U. ARIZONA (US) — Trees are facing rising drought stress and mortality as the climate warms, report researchers who studied tree-rings, climate records, and computer-model climate projections. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Sep 10, 2012 11:24 - 1 Comment

Will loss of Amazon forests reduce rain?

U. LEEDS (UK) — The destruction of tropical rainforests could reduce rain across the Amazon basin in the dry season by as much as 21 percent by 2050, experts report. (more…)

To coexist with people, tigers take nightshift

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Motion-triggered cameras reveal that the same forest paths used by people in Nepal are also tiger hangouts at night. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jul 30, 2012 14:01 - 0 Comments

Google Earth Engine adds time-lapse video

CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — A new capability within Google Earth Engine makes it possible to witness deforestation unfold in the Amazon, see the Aral Sea’s water levels rise and fall, and watch Las Vegas expand. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jul 10, 2012 14:03 - 0 Comments

How forests store carbon as CO2 rises

INDIANA U. (US) — Rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere affect carbon cycling and speed carbon loss from forest soils, research shows. (more…)

Earth & Environment - May 23, 2012 10:09 - 0 Comments

GPS collars keep track of wild elephants

U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Researchers are using GPS and satellite communication technology to track elephants in Malaysia and to evaluate the government’s conservation efforts. (more…)

Earth & Environment - May 22, 2012 13:13 - 0 Comments

The forest is gone, but where’s the carbon?

UC DAVIS (US) — The volume of greenhouse gas released when a forest is cleared depends on how the trees will be used and in which part of the world the trees are grown. (more…)

Earth & Environment - May 21, 2012 10:19 - 0 Comments

Forest diversity hinges on seedling survival

INDIANA U. (US) — How well tree seedlings survive under their parents is a big influence, on a spatial scale, on a forest’s diversity of species, say biologists. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Apr 10, 2012 9:11 - 2 Comments

Native forests ravaged by bug imports

UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Imported plants, which are now valued at more than $500 million annually, may be a boon for the U.S. economy, but are having a devastating effect on the environment. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 5, 2012 11:37 - 0 Comments

World’s oldest fossil forest unearthed

CARDIFF (UK) — Researchers have unearthed and investigated an entire fossil forest dating back 385 million years. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Feb 15, 2012 12:57 - 0 Comments

Western US is ripe for big fires, study warns

U. OREGON (US) — Wildfire rates are rising, and researchers say conditions in the American West suggest a “perfect storm” for more. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Dec 19, 2011 13:06 - 3 Comments

Maples fight to push through leaf litter

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Acid rain is taking a toll on sugar maples in upper Great Lakes forests that have been largely spared the type of damage seen in mature sugar maples in the Northeast. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Dec 19, 2011 12:52 - 1 Comment

Bad (and good) news for Costa Rican farmers

STANFORD (US) — Knocking down forests to make way for farms and pastures in Costa Rica can drive away the birds that play a crucial role in distributing seeds, controlling insects, and pollinating plants. (more…)

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