Results of a new U.S. Geological Survey study conclude that faults west of Lake Tahoe, Calif., referred to as the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone, pose a substantial increase in the seismic hazard assessment for the Lake ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

May 24, 2012 not rated yet 0

Much like the fabled tortoise and the hare, the competition between native and invasive plants growing in deciduous forests in the Eastern United States is all about how the plants cross the finish line in autumn.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 25, 2012 not rated yet 1 |

For more than 30 years, scientists at the Harvard Forest have scaled towers into the forest canopy and measured the trunks of trees to track how much carbon is stored or lost from the woods each year. This treasure trove ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 06, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

University of Birmingham scientists are using parkour athletes - also known as free runners - to discover how orang-utans and other tree-dwelling primates maximise energy efficiency as they move through the forest canopy.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 28, 2012 not rated yet 0

A NASA-led science team has created an accurate, high-resolution map of the height of Earth's forests. The map will help scientists better understand the role forests play in climate change and how their heights ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 20, 2012 5 / 5 (5) 3 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Reduced-impact logging (RIL) in an Amazon rainforest generated profits while emitting a small fraction of carbon compared with total forest clearing, a University at Albany study concludes.

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 18, 2011 not rated yet 0

In Europe forests appear evergreen even in the cloudiest conditions, while the lush interiors of Asian jungles are typically overshadowed by a dense canopy. The ability of trees to adapt to light conditions, and even increase ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 15, 2011 not rated yet 0

Scientists on Wednesday said they had uncovered the secret behind the extraordinary jumping ability of the white-handed gibbon, capable in the wild of leaping across more than 10 metres (33 feet) in gaps in ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Aug 10, 2011 4.6 / 5 (5) 0

The 25-story construction crane used since 1995 to investigate such things as how Pacific Northwest forests absorb carbon dioxide, obtain sufficient water and resist attacks by pests and diseases is being ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 28, 2011 not rated yet 1

The Woods Hole Research Center has released the first hectare-scale maps of canopy height, aboveground biomass, and associated carbon stock for the forests and woodlands of the conterminous United States. ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 20, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists in New Zealand has found the local disappearance of pollinating birds over a hundred years ago is having a detrimental effect on the species they pollinated.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 07, 2011 4.8 / 5 (9) 0 |

Using satellite data, scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map that details the height of the world's forests. Although there are other local- and regional-scale forest canopy maps, the new map is ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jul 20, 2010 5 / 5 (4) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- While it’s well known that wind causes trees to sway, it’s less widely recognized that the movement of the trees in turn affects the wind. Mark Rudnicki, an assistant professor in the ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 29, 2010 5 / 5 (16) 0

The enormous trees forming rainforest canopies bear little resemblance to their seedlings, many described for the first time in the new field guide, "Seedlings of Barro Colorado Island and the Neotropics," ...

Biology - Other

Jun 26, 2009 1 / 5 (1) 0