Restoring forests 1 tree at a time, to help repair climate
Destruction of the forests can be swift. Regrowth is much, much slower.
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Tree-eating beetle gains ground in US West, raising concerns
Matt Johnson treks along an Arizona riverbank and picks out a patch of yellow-tinged tamarisks. He sweeps a cloth net across the trees, hoping to scoop up beetles that munch on their evergreen-like leaves.
Ecology
Jul 26, 2019
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Picky pathogens help non-native tree species invade
Walk into a forest comprising only native trees, and you probably notice many different tree species around you, with no one species dominating the ecosystem. Such biodiversity—the variety of life and species in the forest—ensures ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 24, 2019
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Iceland tries to bring back trees razed by the Vikings
Before being colonised by the Vikings, Iceland was lush with forests but the fearsome warriors razed everything to the ground and the nation is now struggling to reforest the island.
Environment
Jul 17, 2019
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Chasing the elusive Magellanic Woodpecker
University of North Texas Ph.D. candidate, Amy Wynia, traveled more than 6,000 miles to Navarino Island in southern-most Chile to explore the forests in search of the Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus), the ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 10, 2019
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Nonnative pear trees are showing up in US forests
A popular imported tree that became a neighborhood favorite in the 1990s now threatens to crowd out native trees in some Eastern forests.
Environment
Jun 28, 2019
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Eastern forests shaped more by Native Americans' burning than climate change
Native Americans' use of fire to manage vegetation in what is now the Eastern United States was more profound than previously believed, according to a Penn State researcher who determined that forest composition change in ...
Environment
May 21, 2019
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Intensive silviculture accelerates Atlantic rainforest biodiversity regeneration
An experiment conducted in Brazil in an area of Atlantic Rainforest suggests that intensive silviculture, including the use of herbicide and substantial amounts of fertilizer, is a more effective approach to promoting the ...
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2019
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Are more Aussie trees dying of drought? Scientists need your help spotting dead trees
Most citizen science initiatives ask people to record living things, like frogs, wombats, or feral animals. But dead things can also be hugely informative for science. We have just launched a new citizen science project, ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 27, 2019
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How tree diversity regulates invading forest pests
A national-scale study of U.S. forests found strong relationships between the diversity of native tree species and the number of nonnative pests that pose economic and ecological threats to the nation's forests.
Ecology
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