Wildfires raged unchecked throughout California Wednesday, and gusty winds could drive flames into new ferocity, authorities warned.
Environment
Sep 9, 2020
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In 2013 the Rim Fire—the largest fire on record in the Sierra Nevada—burned one third of the potential California Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) habitat in Yosemite National Park. The park provides prime ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2020
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The chirp of cicadas ripples through the pine forest, carried along on the same breeze as the scent of lavender and wild thyme—with nearly no trace of man.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2020
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The lockdown that began in mid-March to contain the coronavirus epidemic had a marked effect on the forest visiting habits of the Swiss population, according to a unique comparison of two surveys conducted by the Swiss Federal ...
Environment
Jun 3, 2020
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Native bees that boost food crops are in decline but changing fire management policies could help them.
Evolution
May 1, 2020
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Land managers are increasingly interested in using lightning-ignited wildfires as a tool to restore forests and reduce fuel loads. But little is known about the effectiveness of managing wildfires to meet restoration goals.
Environment
Apr 24, 2020
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Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Environment recently nominated Finima Nature Park in River State as a Ramsar site: a wetland of international importance.
Ecology
Apr 6, 2020
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Indonesia is home to the third-largest tropical forest after the Amazon and Congo. These forests have high biodiversity values and Indonesia has set aside million of hectares as conservation forests to protect the country's ...
Environment
Apr 2, 2020
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For the first time in more than a century, Vermont and neighboring states are losing forestland to development at a rate of almost 1,500 acres per year. As forest fragmentation gains ground across the New England landscape, ...
Ecology
Apr 1, 2020
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While using large swaths of coarse satellite data can be an effective tool for evaluating forests on a national scale, the resolution of that data is not always well suited to indicate whether or not those forests are growing ...
Environment
Mar 31, 2020
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