In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California, trees that have persisted through rain and shine for thousands of years are now facing multiple threats triggered by a changing climate.

UNESCO biosphere reserves serve as learning areas for sustainable development, where preserving ecosystem functionality is an imperative. However, this critical assumption has yet to be thoroughly ...

Forest biodiversity experiments test how species diversity affects forest ecosystem functioning, typically in terms of forest productivity. In this Review, we discuss key findings from these ...

A research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems. The ...

From a biological perspective, it is important for scientists and the general public to understand that organisms do interact with their environment; in this sense, it often incorporates the terms ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thinking through scenarios allows land managers to prepare for many potential outcomes. Benjamin Slyngstad via USGS In Sequoia and ...