Urbanization is reshaping soil microbial communities worldwide, driving an unexpected homogenization of bacterial populations ...

Known as “carbon sinks,” mangroves, peatlands and boreal forests have helped cool the Earth for thousands of years. By storing billions of tons of CO2 in their soil and vegetation, and locking ...

A new study has introduced a powerful tool for analyzing satellite imagery of boreal forests (also known as “Taiga” in North America), offering unprecedented insights into the health and dynamics of ...

Forests provide many ecosystem services, including microclimate regulation, biodiversity preservation, air and water ...

Forest ecology is the study of all aspects of the ecology of wooded areas, including rainforest, deciduous and evergreen, temperate and boreal forest. It includes the community ecology of the ...

Fast-growing trees don't always store more carbon. In tough environments, slow but resilient species store more.

Mäkelä, A., Arslan A. N., Black, T. A. & Koponen, S. 2018. Proxy Indicators for Mapping the End of the Vegetation Active Period in Boreal Forests Inferred from Satellite-Observed Soil Freeze and ...

Alpine Non-forest alpine plant communities exist on 11 of the Adirondack’s highest peaks, comprising a total of only 85 acres. Here, scattered amongst exposed rock surfaces encrusted with a wide ...

A new study has introduced a powerful tool for analyzing satellite imagery of boreal forests (also known as ... scientists in the Department of Soils and Agri-Food Engineering at Université ...