U.S. Forest Service and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) scientists have found that rising levels of ozone, a greenhouse gas, may amplify the impacts of higher temperatures and reduce streamflow from forests to rivers, ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Oct 18, 2012 not rated yet 1

Protecting Hawaiian dry forests from invasive species and the risk of wildfire is an on-going challenge for land managers and scientists conducting research on the Island of Hawaii. It is commonly thought that removing the ...

Biology - Ecology

Jul 02, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

A team of scientists from the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW) and two universities will begin research using sophisticated topographic models to identify areas within dry forests that have the ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 24, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0