A study highlights the importance of spatial aspects of biodiversity for healthy functioning of naturally occurring forests. Biologists determined that tree beta diversity -- a measure of site-to-site ...

An international team of researchers led by Prof. MA Keping from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has shown that forests with higher tree species richness tend to ...

Reforestation projects should include a variety of tree species and ensure genetic diversity within each species to maximize new forests' health and productivity. Reforestation projects should include ...

The temperate rainforests of the Chilean Coast Range are home to a spectacular array of life: iridescent blue lizards, tiny wild cats called kodkods, and curly vines of waxy red bellflowers. Towering ...

Ancient alerce trees may shelter entire underground ecosystems, with vast fungal networks helping forests cycle nutrients and store carbon.

A forest with high tree-species diversity is better at buffering heat peaks in summer and cold peaks in winter than a forest with fewer tree species. This is the result of a study led by researchers ...

Aside from humans, perhaps no other species can modify its surroundings for its own purposes as much as beaver. Throughout much of North America, these busy critters take down trees and dam streams to ...

Each year on March 3, World Wildlife Day draws global attention to the plants and animals that make life on Earth possible.

A Valmiki Tiger Reserve study identified 75 dung beetle species, with 45 taxa examined in depth. Dung beetles drive nutrient ...

The U.S. Forest Service said that more than 90% of the land in the Conecuh National Forest would be available for oil and gas wells.