Two months after visiting Manu National Park in the Peruvian Amazon for Prof. Alex Trillo's tropical terrestrial biology course, a group of Gettysburgians are now in shock.
Earth Sciences
Oct 1, 2019
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A new study mapping the potential scale of forest restoration globally shows that prioritizing 1.5 billion hectares of degraded forest—an area almost the size of Russia—could significantly boost effectiveness of meeting ...
Ecology
Aug 15, 2023
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Cities need to plant more trees. But not just any trees.
Ecology
Dec 27, 2022
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Botanists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that "penny-pinching" evergreen species such as Christmas favourites, holly and ivy, are more climate-ready in the face of warming temperatures than deciduous "big-spending" ...
Environment
Dec 11, 2019
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A new study, published 28 May in the open access journal PLOS Biology, has revealed the potential importance of rare species in the functioning of highly diverse ecosystems. Using data from three very different ecosystems—coral ...
Ecology
May 28, 2013
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Destruction of the forests can be swift. Regrowth is much, much slower.
Environment
Oct 1, 2019
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Survival in the depths of the tropical rainforest not only depends on a species' ability to defend itself, but can be reliant on the type of cooperation researchers discovered between ants and tropical trees. The research, ...
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2011
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Not water, but sunlight is the main factor in determining the growth of the hundreds of tree species in tropical forests. The variation in physiological characteristics between tree species explains how the various species ...
Ecology
Nov 29, 2011
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A new website makes exploring the evolutionary tree of life as easy as using an online mapping service.
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2012
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Flowering plants may be considerably older than previously thought, says a new analysis of the plant family tree.
Plants & Animals
Mar 15, 2010
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