Forests worldwide may be entering a new phase marked by fewer specialized tree species and more fast-growing generalists.

The upper panel depicts the coastal forest pre-tsunami, while the lower panel illustrates the forest post-tsunami. Each column represents the percentage decrease in coastal tree cover resulting from ...

In the fight against too much carbon in the atmosphere, researchers have found that mixed forests — and specifically mixed European hardwoods — are dramatically better at storing carbon than single ...

Europe's forests have already been severely affected by climate change. Thousands of hectares of trees have already died due to drought and bark beetles. Scientists have now investigated which trees ...

Forests with few tree species pose considerably higher risk of being damaged and especially vulnerable is the introduced lodgepole pine. Forests with few tree species pose considerably higher risk of ...

The Biden administration has published its proposed plan for preserving old-growth trees in national forests across the country, opening another opportunity for public input on conserving ancient ...

Belinda Medlyn receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the NSW government, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Bush Heritage Australia, Arid Recovery, Australian Forest and Wood ...

There has been much global discussion about the best ways to manage Earth's forests in an era of climate change and more ...

A new study explains why Pacific Northwest old forests face growing wildfire risk and how past fire suppression shaped ...

Forests with few tree species pose considerably higher risk of being damaged and especially vulnerable is the introduced lodgepole pine. This is shown in a new study by researchers from Umeå ...