News tagged with experimental forest

In forests, past disturbances obscure warming impacts

Past disturbances, such as logging, can obscure the effects of climate change on forest ecosystems. So reports a study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The paper, explor ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Fewer marten detections in California forest linked to decline in habitat

The reclusive American marten is getting even harder to find in the Sierra Nevada, according to a study by a team of researchers from the U.S. Forest Service and Oregon State University. A new study at the Sagehen Experimental ...

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created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Future forests may soak up more carbon dioxide than previously believed

North American forests appear to have a greater capacity to soak up heat-trapping carbon dioxide gas than researchers had previously anticipated.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Managing future forests for water

Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) scientists recently used long-term data from the Coweeta Hydrological Laboratory (Coweeta) in Western North Carolina to examine the feasibility of managing forests ...

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created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Neon blue-tailed tree lizard glides like a feather

Most lacertid lizards are content scurrying in and out of nooks and crannies in walls and between rocks. However, some have opted for an arboreal life style. Neon blue tailed tree lizards (Holaspis guentheri) leap from b ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Forest service carves new experimental forest out of Tongass NF

The USDA Forest Service established a new experimental forest in Alaska on June 25. The 25,000-acre Héen Latinee Experimental Forest is located inside the Tongass National Forest, and is easily accessible ...

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created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0