As deforestation continues to rise in the Amazon rainforest, efforts are ongoing to identify ways to reverse the trend of tree loss in this valuable ecosystem.
Environment
Jun 12, 2020
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Temperate and tropical dry forests—not just rainforests—are home to thousands of unique tree species, a new study reveals.
Ecology
May 6, 2020
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Recent wildfires in Australia torched more than 48,000 square miles of land (for context, Pennsylvania is about 46,000 square miles). The fires impacted ecologically sensitive regions, including an area called the Gondwana ...
Environment
Apr 7, 2020
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A team of researchers from the U.S., Bolivia, Brazil, Sweden, Peru and Colombia has found that most of the road projects currently planned for the Amazon rainforest have not been assessed for environmental or economic impacts. ...
Research conducted in recent decades has shown how the destruction of forests brings about a decline in species diversity. A research group in Brazil led by scientists at São Paulo State University (UNESP) has now reported ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2020
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Hotter and drier El Niño events are having an alarming effect on biodiversity in the Amazon Rainforest and further add to a disturbing global insect collapse, scientists show.
Ecology
Feb 10, 2020
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Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil more than doubled in January compared with the previous year, according to official data published Friday.
Environment
Feb 8, 2020
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In a new article published in Trends in Plant Science, an international team of scientists presents the combined use of dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating and isotopic and genetic analysis as a means of investigating the ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2020
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Tourists today spend thousands of dollars to explore and enjoy the lush and thriving rainforests of Guatemala.
Earth Sciences
Feb 5, 2020
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"Save the rainforests" is a snappy slogan, but it doesn't tell the full story of how complicated it is to do just that. Before conservationists can even begin restoring habitats and advocating for laws that protect land from ...
Plants & Animals
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