Most of the aspen stands that dotted the Sierra Nevada less than a century ago are gone or in poor health. Aspen stands can increase groundwater, enrich soils…
“By using long-term observed estimates of ocean salinity and temperature changes across the globe, and contrasting these with model simulations, we have…
But the budget has gotten bigger. Over the last five decades, the magnitude of this rise and fall has grown nearly 50 percent in the Northern Hemisphere, as…
In the 1970s, ecologists published results from one of the first whole-forest ecosystem studies ever conducted in Hubbard Brook, New Hampshire. In the paper,…
Museum biological collections are the records of life on Earth and as such, they are frequently used to investigate serious environmental issues. When public…
The research will improve predictions of which plant species will survive the increasingly intense droughts associated with global climate change.
The findings shed new light on the complex interactions between China's development and conservation policies and their impact on the most diverse temperate…
The current issue of the Journal of Mammalogy reports on a study of the bison herd at Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge in north-central Nebraska.
Reserve's borders have erroneously moved 50 kilometers
New species, named after the Luama Katanga Reserve, is now threatened by cattle ranches and forest…
Anew U.S. Geological Survey study predicts where 50 bird species will breed, feed and live in the conterminous U.S. by 2075. While some types of birds, like…
The authors also suggest that scent communication in polar bears may be compromised if climate-change driven sea ice losses in the Arctic intensify. This…
In the Pacific Northwest, young salmon must dodge predatory birds, sea lions and more in their perilous trek toward the ocean. Hydroelectric dams don't make…
A University of Tennessee, Knoxville, study finds that nonprofit organizations aiming to protect biodiversity show little evidence of responding to economic…
Even during summer dry spells, some isolated patches of soil in forested watersheds remain waterlogged.
Planting trees and creating green space in cities is good for attracting species, but it may not be enough to ensure biodiversity in built environments, a…
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), this interplay between Azores High and Icelandic Low, is decisively influencing the winter climate on the Northern…
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