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Researchers identify genetic fingerprints of endangered conifers
Dec 03, 2013 (SPX)
In the tropics and subtropics, many evergreen conifers are endangered. Biologists at the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum (RUB) have collected the world's largest Podoca...
Lowering stand density reduces mortality of ponderosa pine stands
Nov 29, 2013 (SPX)
As trees grow larger in even-aged stands, competition develops among them. Competition weakens trees, as they contend for soil moisture, nutrients, and sunlight...
VTT introduces deforestation monitoring method for tropical regions
Nov 27, 2013 (SPX)
Halting deforestation in tropical regions requires verification of forest conditions. VTT has developed a new satellite image based method for accurate assessme...
Philippines to plant more mangroves in wake of Typhoon Haiyan
Nov 24, 2013 (AFP)
The Philippines said Sunday it will plant more mangrove areas to prevent a repeat of the deadly storm surges that claimed hundreds of lives during Super Typhoon...
Bait research focused on outsmarting destructive beetle
Nov 22, 2013 (SPX)
University of Alberta researchers are closing in on finding an effective bait to get ahead of the destructive spread of mountain pine beetle, which is now killi...
Rising concerns over tree pests and diseases
Nov 22, 2013 (SPX)
New research has found that the number of pests and disease outbreaks in trees and forests across the world has been increasing. The review "The consequences of...
Landsat Data Yield Best View to Date of Global Forest Losses, Gains
Nov 20, 2013 (SPX)
The ravages of deforestation, wildfires, windstorms and insects on global forests during this century are revealed in unprecedented detail in a new study based ...
Has the idea of 'zero deforestation' lost its meaning
Nov 19, 2013 (SPX)
What exactly does "zero deforestation" mean? In an article published in the journal Science, authors Dr. Sandra Brown, of Winrock International, and Dr. Daniel ...
Amazon rainforest more able to withstand drought than previously thought
Nov 19, 2013 (SPX)
New research suggests that the Amazon rainforest may be more able to cope with dry conditions than previously predicted. Researchers at the University of Exeter...
Buried leaves reveal precolonial eastern forests and guide stream restoration
Nov 18, 2013 (SPX)
Sediment behind milldams in Pennsylvania preserved leaves deposited just before European contact that provide a glimpse of the ancient forests, according to a t...
Brazil Amazon deforestation rose 28 pct in past year: official
Nov 14, 2013 (AFP)
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region rose 28 percent over the past year, Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira said Thursday, announcing she was calling an ...
Amazon deforestation could mean droughts for western US
Nov 11, 2013 (SPX)
In research meant to highlight how the destruction of the Amazon rainforest could affect climate elsewhere, Princeton University-led researchers report that the...
Carbon storage recovers faster than plant biodiversity in re-growing tropical forests
Nov 08, 2013 (SPX)
A new study of re-growing tropical forests has concluded that plant biodiversity takes longer to recover than carbon storage following major disturbances such a...
Amazon deforestation could trigger droughts in U.S. West
Nov 07, 2013 (UPI)
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest could affect climate elsewhere, and total deforestation could lead to droughts in the U.S. West, scientists say. A study ...
China slaps dumping penalties on pulp imports
Nov 06, 2013 (AFP)
China will impose punitive measures on certain pulp products from the United States, Canada and Brazil for alleged dumping, it said Wednesday, in the latest tra...
Warm winters let trees sleep longer
Nov 04, 2013 (SPX)
In the temperate zones, vegetation follows the change of the seasons. After a winter pause, plants put out new growth in spring. Research has now brought a new ...
Redwood trees reveal history of West Coast rain, fog, ocean conditions
Oct 31, 2013 (SPX)
Many people use tree ring records to see into the past. But redwoods - the iconic trees that are the world's tallest living things - have so far proven too erra...
Local communities produce high-quality forest monitoring data, rivals that of professional foresters
Oct 31, 2013 (SPX)
As global forest and climate experts gather at the Oslo REDD Exchange 2013 to ramp up international efforts to protect carbon-storing forests in the developing ...
Study of Brazilian Amazon shows 50,000 km of road was built in just three years
Oct 31, 2013 (SPX)
Although road-building is a major contributor to deforestation and habitat loss, the way in which road networks develop is still poorly understood. A new study ...
Gold mining is ravaging Peruvian Amazon: study
Oct 28, 2013 (AFP)
Skyrocketing gold prices have fueled an illegal mining rush that has tripled the rate of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon since 2008, researchers said Monda...
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