ONTONAGON, MI -- Watch your disc sail nearly 500 feet down a black diamond ski hill as you attempt a par three this summer along the Upper Peninsula’s epic disc golf course.

Recently, a research team led by Yan Junhua, a researcher at the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, found that trees in subtropical forests are more capable of coping ...

China’s natural forests play a crucial role in absorbing carbon dioxide and fighting climate change. But how much more carbon can they store? A new study in Forest Ecosystems provides a detailed ...

After decades of plantation agriculture, coconut palms dominate over half of Pacific atoll forests Date: December 5, 2024 Source: University of California - Santa Barbara Summary: Coconut palms ...

Coconut plantations have overtaken native forests on more than 80% of Pacific atolls, with coconut palms now covering over half of their forested areas.

Forests play a crucial role in the global water cycle. However, only a few studies have investigated post-damage radiative forcing of evapotranspiration and its underlying processes in forests.

A rise of 1 degree Celsius above average temperatures from 1979 to 2013 would allow broadleaf forests to further invade the Northwoods.

With a 6 degree Celsius rise, prairie would cover most of Minnesota, with only broadleaf forests surviving in the northeast corner. Minnesota has several major ecological habitats, or biomes.

In Minnesota, Researchers Are Moving Trees Farther North to Save Forests As the world warms, trees in such forests will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted ...

These forests encompass a diverse range of ecosystems, from subtropical broadleaf forests in the south to subalpine forests in the north, supporting a rich tapestry of biodiversity, including rare ...